Swansea Green Party has announced that Ashley Wakeling will be standing in the upcoming Uplands by-election.
In response to this decision he said, 'Swansea Green Party has grown by over 50% in the last year and now includes a rapidly expanding Young Greens group based on the University Campus. I will be standing in the upcoming Uplands by-election with a view to represent the 23,000 students that live within Swansea, alongside independent businesses, struggling to survive the continual growth of multinational corporations, and everyday, hard-working people who seem to lack a voice on our city council. As co-chair of the local party and leader of Wales Young Greens I believe it is key for communication between the people of Uplands, and their councillor to be paramount. Therefore, I vow, if elected, to hold quarterly annual meetings to make sure your voices are heard. More of the same politics is not the answer in Swansea, it is time to be part of something exciting, it is time to turn to a new party of representation, equality, and progress.'