A GWENT council leader has been shortlisted as a candidate in a key seat for next year’s Senedd elections.

Councillor Anthony Hunt, who has led Torfaen Borough Council since December 2016, is one of six candidates who will be competing for the second position on Labour’s list of candidates behind Lynne Neagle.

Three members of the Labour cabinet that leads Monmouthshire County Council have also been shortlisted as has Peter Jones who is a member of the Torfaen cabinet led by Cllr Hunt who is also a member of Welsh Labour’s national executive committee.

As the sitting Member of Senedd for Torfaen Ms Neagle, who also serves as education secretary, is guaranteed the top spot on Welsh Labour’s list.

The election will be the first to the expanded Senedd, which will have 96 rather than 60 members, and for the May 2026 poll 16 super constituencies, created by pairing the 32 Westminster seats in Wales, have been created to each elect six Members of Senedd.

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