Recall Petition

The recall petition closed on Thursday. This is the mechanism by which constituents can petition for their MP to step down, thus forcing a by-election. It's quite a rare procedure, and the requirement is that 10% of the electorate must sign for the recall to go ahead. In Brecon and Radnor, this was 5,053 people. In the end, 10,005 people signed the petition, which is 19% of the electorate.
The Lib Dems have already been campaigning - I've had several leaflets from them - for their candidate Jane Dodds, who is the Lib Dem party leader in Wales, and there are discussions on Facebook suggesting that the Brexit Party might field a candidate.
So, at the moment, the Brecon and Radnor constituency does not have an MP - until the by-election happens.
I was quite surprised to see that Chris Davies intends to stand as the Conservative candidate in the by-election.
The Labour candidate is Tom Davies who is presently a Brecon town councillor.