Senedd election hopefuls for the Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd constituency have a week to get their nomination papers in to Powys County Council for the forthcoming election on May 7.

The Senedd elections, which will see voters go to the polls on Thursday, May 7 is vastly different this time around.

The number of Senedd members is increased from 60 members to 96 with fewer and larger constituencies created by pairing up Wales’ 32 Westminster seats into 16 super constituencies.

This means that the seat of Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe has been paired with Neath and Swansea East to create the Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd constituency, which encompasses a large swathe of Mid and South Wales.

It runs from Knighton right on the border with England down to Crickhowell and from the Powys county toe of Llandrindod Wells across to Llanwrtyd Wells.

The new constituency includes the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park and runs above and across the South Wales Valleys before dipping down to Ystradgynlais, Ystalyfera, Neath and on to Llansamlet and Llandarcy on the eastern edge of Swansea.

Powys County Council is managing the election with the count to be held on Friday, May 8, at the Royal Welsh Showground in Llanelwedd.

The returning officer is Emma Palmer, the chief executive of Powys County Council.

Nomination papers can be obtained from the office of the constituency returning officer, at County Hall, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 5LG or electronically via [email protected]

Nomination papers must be delivered by prior appointment to the constituency returning officer at County Hall, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 5LG between the hours of 9am and 4pm on any working day up to 4pm on April 9, or electronically by email to [email protected]

So far there are 40 potential candidates ready to contest Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd and they are.

Conservative: Tyler Chambers, Liz Hill O’Shea, Jane Lyons, Mathew Gilbert, Hannah Jarvis, Amanda Davies

Green: Nathan Goldup-John, Charlotte Ajomale-Evans, Ami Dhaliwal, Eric Rosoman Matthews, Kathy Oakwood, Imogen da Silva

Gwlad: Phillip Owen

Heritage: Jennifer Roberts

Labour: Mahaboob Basha, Alex Sims, Sarah Thomas, Elliot Wigfall, Cyriac George, Chelsea Edwards, Morgan Pritchard

Liberal Democrats: Jane Dodds, William Powell, Jackie Charlton, Phoebe Jenkins, Susan Grounds, William Lloyd, Peter Chapman

Plaid Cymru: Sioned Williams, Rebecca Phillips, Andrew Jenkins, Justin Horrell, Kate Heneghan, Chris Williams

Reform UK: James Evans, Iain McIntosh, David Mills, Stephanie Charles, Dewi Thomas, Celfyn Furlong