The Liberal Democrats\u00a0have defended their decision to only stand male candidates in three wards in the Cardiff Council elections in May.<\/p>\n
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The Liberal Democrats have put up all male candidates\u00a0in Adamsdown, Penylan and Plasnewydd.<\/p>\n
But the prospective Liberal Democrat candidate for Plasnewydd, Cadan ap Tomos, says the line-up is inclusive.<\/p>\n
“I\u2019ve fought my whole life against prejudiced views like sexism and misogyny. Over the years I\u2019ve been dismissed with various ageist and homophobic comments, so, as a young gay person, to be selected to represent my community is a huge honour.”<\/p>\n
Mr Tomos says it is “ridiculously offensive” for Labour to dismiss the barriers he has had to overcome to run in the upcoming election.<\/p>\n
“Young people are one of the most underrepresented groups in elected political life, yet in a community with very high numbers of students and young professionals Labour haven\u2019t put up a single young candidate.”<\/p>\n
He\u00a0says the Liberal Democrats are standing two young candidates, as well as two who are LGBT+ and one of an ethnic minority in the Plasnewydd election.<\/p>\n
Sarah Merry, Labour Councillor for Cathays, says she is annoyed there is a lack of women Liberal Democrat candidates as they should be fairly represented.<\/p>\n
“In the Labour party we have a system where we try and have equal representation. So if there are four candidates we expect two of them to be women.<\/p>\n
“The fact is, women are 50% of the population and the council is making important decisions that impact women’s lives.<\/p>\n
“I think it’s quite shoddy for the party not to see it is an issue.\u00a0The idea that the voice of 50% of the population just shouldn’t be heard is a complete nonsense.”<\/p>\n
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