05/08/2026
We are proud to select Joel James as our candidate for the upcoming by election in Llantwit Fardre 💙
𝗟𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘄𝗶𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝘆 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
As many of you will know, my ward colleague, Sam Trask, has recently stepped down from his role after relocating from our community. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Sam for his commitment and service to our area, and wish him and his family every success for the future.
With that in mind, I wanted to congratulate Joel James on being selected to stand as our Welsh Conservatives candidate in the upcoming by-election and ask you kindly to offer him your support.
I’ve known Joel for many years and have seen first-hand his commitment to our local community. 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗿, 𝗝𝗼𝗲𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.
What stands out most about Joel is that he is deeply rooted in the area he wants to represent. A proud Llantwit Fardre resident, he lives here, is raising his young family here, and serves as the Community Councillor for Efail Isaf. He understands the priorities and challenges facing our villages because they are the same ones he and his neighbours experience every day.
Over recent years, Joel has worked alongside me and our local team on issues that matter to residents, including concerns around:
* Home to School Transport arrangements
* Changes to bin collection services
* The future of Garth Olwg Care Home
𝗛𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀, 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀, 𝗚𝗣 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.
At every stage, Joel has focused on what is best for our community—standing up for local services, protecting green spaces, and ensuring residents’ voices are properly heard in decision-making.
That is why I am pleased to support Joel James, and I hope you will consider doing the same. By doing so, you will be electing someone I already have a great relationship with, has a strong delivery record and who has constantly championed our community, and not just when there is an election due.
Together, we can continue to ensure that Llantwit Fardre, Efail Isaf and the surrounding communities are properly represented and that local priorities remain at the heart of future decisions.
𝗔𝘀𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀? 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻?
𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟰 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀!!
Karl
(Still your councillor for Llantwit Fardre and Efail Isaf)
