Claire Johnson-Wood
Claire Johnson-Wood | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2026 | |
| Member of the Senedd for Gwynedd Maldwyn | |
| Assumed office 8 May 2026 | |
| Powys County Councillor for Llanyre with Nantmel Ward[a] | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Reform UK Wales (since 2025) |
Other political affiliations | Independent (2021–2025) Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party (2020–2021) Welsh Conservatives (until 2020) |
Claire Victoria Johnson-Wood (née Mills) is a Reform UK Wales politician, serving as a Member of the Senedd (MS) for Gwynedd Maldwyn since 2026.[1]
Political career
[edit]Johnson-Wood (née Mills) was elected as a Conservative to Powys County Council in 2017, representing the Llanyre ward. In 2020 she defected to Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party.[2] She stood for Abolish in the 2021 Senedd election but was not elected. In 2022 she was re-elected to Powys County Council as an independent, representing the Llanyre with Nantmel ward, and in March 2025 affiliated herself with Reform UK.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ 2017-2022 Term was representing a different form of the ward, called simply Llanyre
References
[edit]- ↑ "Welsh Parliament election results 2026". BBC News. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
- ↑ "Powys councillor chosen as Abolish the Welsh Assembly candidate". County Times. 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
- ↑ Owen, Cathy (2025-03-17). "Reform claims growing representation in Wales with new defections". Wales Online. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
