Heledd Fychan

Heledd Fychan (born 20 September 1980) is a Welsh politician and a former director of Policy and Political Education[1] for Plaid Cymru. In May 2017, she was elected for Pontypridd Town ward on Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council and also Pontypridd Town Council.[2] She was the second candidate for the party's North Wales Regional Constituency at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election. She also stood as a candidate for Montgomeryshire in the 2010 United Kingdom general election.

Heledd Fychan
Born (1980-09-20) September 20, 1980
Bangor, Wales
NationalityWelsh
OccupationCouncillor, Politician
Years active2007–present
Websitehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/heledd-fychan-2150b72b/

As a local councillor, Fychan has been a vocal community activist. In 2017 she successfully campaigned to reopen Mill Street Post Office[3][4] and in 2018 she campaigned to save the Muni Arts Centre in Pontypridd, of which she was a volunteer trustee.[5] In 2020 she dealt with severe flooding in Pontypridd[6] and led calls for an Independent Inquiry.[7]

Fychan was selected in May 2020 to be the Plaid Cymru candidate for the Pontypridd constituency for the 2021 Senedd election, due to be held in May 2021.[8]

References
  1. "Anglesey can become proud of itself again". IWA. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  2. "Cllr. FychanYCHAN Heledd". Rhondda Cynon Taf. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  3. December 28, 2017, Posted on; Pm, 5:59. "Mill Street Post Office Closure". The Party of Wales Pontypridd. Retrieved 2019-06-11.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. February 08 2018, Posted on; Am, 10:08. "Post Office - Success". The Party of Wales Pontypridd. Retrieved 2019-06-11.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. Thomas, Huw (21 January 2019). "Council 'could rescue shut arts centre'". BBC News. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  6. Republic, Studio. "Pontypridd after the flood". CIWEM. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  7. Lewis, Anthony (2020-07-28). "Calls for an independent inquiry into the flooding in RCT". walesonline. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  8. May 23, 2020, Posted on; Pm, 2:43. "2021 Campaign Launch". The Party of Wales Pontypridd. Retrieved 2020-06-23.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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