@WelshLabour & @WalesCoopParty Police & Crime Commissioner for South Wales. From South Wales. 20+ years working in the Criminal Justice System.

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We did it! For everybody in South Wales. I am so grateful for all those who voted in the election and for all the support during this campaign. The journey has only just begun. I'm taking a few days to let everything sink in until I start the role next Thursday. Diolch, Emma.
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That's my vote cast at my local polling station and many thanks to the staff there, and all over South Wales, for their hard work and time! Diolch yn fawr iawn. EW I voted @WelshLabour of course ✖️😄
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Proud to be standing as @WelshLabour and @WalesCoopParty candidate for the South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner election on 2nd May 2024. In the coming weeks I will set out my vision for policing and criminal justice in South Wales.
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It’s ten o’clock and the polling stations have now closed. Whoever you voted for, thank you for voting and many thanks to all the officials and volunteers involved. I am going to take a wee break from social media until the results tomorrow. Good night and thank you❤️
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🌹Proud to be standing as @WelshLabour and @WalesCoopParty candidate for the South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner election on 2nd May 2024✔️ Promoted by Alvin Shum on behalf of Emma Wools at Welsh Labour, 1 Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF11 9HA
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Delighted to have been part of @WelshLabour Six Steps for change launch event today, alongside @Keir_Starmer, @PrifWeinidog and so many labour colleagues. 🌹
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Delighted to be out on the doorstep yesterday with @PrifWeinidog and @GrangetownLAB promoting Waheeda Abdul Sattar @WelshLabour candidate for Grangetown by-election. Thanks to those who pledged their support for both of us.
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I'd like to share with you some more information about me and my priorities as the @WelshLabour candidate to become your Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales👇
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I'd like to share with you some more information about me and my priorities as the @WelshLabour candidate to become your Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales👇
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Please use your vote today ✖️ Every single vote is crucial. I have over 20 years experience within the Criminal Justice System. I am only standing for election because I am truly passionate about this role and I know I can make a real difference – no other reason, just that!
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Every single vote will be crucial tomorrow. Please use yours🙏 I have over 20 years experience within the Criminal Justice System. I am only standing for election because I am truly passionate about this role and I know I can make a real difference – no other reason.
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🙏A HUGE Thanks to team @WelshLabour Cardiff South & Penarth for your support. Very much appreciated🌹 See you soon. EW 😍
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Weather just about held off earlier in #Swansea and #Pontardawe. Massive thank you to @carolynharris24 MP, Cllr @MatthewDorrance and all those who helped! See you soon. EW
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👍It was great being out and about with @WelshLabour parliamentary candidate @KanishkaNarayan (Vale of Glamorgan) and the @ValeofGlamLab team in Barry this afternoon, ahead of the Police and Crime Commissioner and General elections! Great chats and support on the doorsteps.🌹
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A bit more about me and my priorities... 1 of 2
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An amazing week across South Wales! Many more places to visit and people to speak to.. #Tonyrefail #Cardiff #Barry #Bridgend #Swansea #Aberdare #Brackla #Cowbridge #Ystradowen @GeraldJonesLAB @RhonddaBryant @buffywills @alunmichael @vaughangething @CPJElmore @carolynharris24

ALT Images of Emma Wools across South Wales.

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Thank you @Mikedurke, @Cllr_robstewart and the whole of the @WelshLabour team in #Swansea who came out to help with my campaign. Really appreciated and loving the feedback. EW #LabourDoorstep
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Thanks to all at @TigerBayABC for letting me visit & talk about the value of sport & what it means to young people. It’s such a shining example of what can be achieved through sport & community leadership. PS Thanks for the session on the pads. I think I need more training 😂👊
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Thank you @GeraldJonesLAB MP and the @WelshLabour team for your help and support tonight in Aberdare. So many lovely people with so many ideas, opinions and suggestions ahead of the Police & Crime Commissioner election and the General Election. #AberdareRocks #VoteWelshLabour
The rain didn't dampen this evening's campaign session in Aberdare. Thanks to everyone who took time to chat. And to @Emma_Wools, Labour’s Police and Crime Commissioner candidate, & the @WelshLabour team for their help! To join us, visit: join.labour.org.uk
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🗳️With 5⃣ days to go until polling stations open to elect your new Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales, dont forget you will need Photo ID to vote!
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🧵Here are my top five priorities if I am elected to become the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales. EW. In no particular order, this is1⃣
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🥳Thank you Dan @DeAthCardiff and the whole @WelshLabour team in #Grangetown 🌹 An amazing turnout and very much appreciated. EW #Cardiff #labourdoorstep
Another strong response on the doors in #Grangetown for Waheeda Sattar & @Emma_Wools this evening - lots of residents supporting @WelshLabour for the @cardiffcouncil by-election on April 25th and the South Wales Police & Crime Commissioner election on May 2nd 🗳️ 🌹
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Thank you Professor @UzoIwobi for your trust. I truly appreciate your support🙏
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✔️One of my five priorities: 👮👮‍♀️👮‍♂️Community policing 🌹
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✔️One of my five priorities: 🛑Preventing crime🌹
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Thank you all! It was a great being in Swansea and speaking to so many people about the things that matter to them. Diolch pawb / Thanks all!
Our Police & Crime Commissioner Candidate - @Emma_Wools joined us in #Swansea this weekend! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌹 🏘️ Great response on the #LabourDoorstep with volunteers listening to residents concerns. 🪪 Don’t forget you need ID to vote in PCC and General Elections! 🗳️
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👏Massive thank you to Cllr @LauraW2659 and the @WelshLabour team for supporting my campaign in the Margan and Taiback wards! Very appreciated🌹
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🗳️With 6⃣ days to go until polling stations open to elect your new Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales, dont forget you will need phot ID to vote!
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✔️One of my five priorities: 🛜Protecting the vulnerable, supporting victims and communities, including those online🌹
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A bit more about me and my priorities... 2 of 2
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Out with the @WelshLabour team in #Butetown this today. Big "thank you" to all the local residents who took time to speak to us. EW
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👏Thank you so very much @MoultrieJess! A great afternoon's work and great to remind people of the Police and Crime Commissioner election next month! 🌹
Lovely afternoon on the Bridgend Labour doorstep. Lots of support for @CPJElmore and @Emma_Wools. Remember police and crime commissioner elections is the 2nd of May!
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Hi @cerysfurlong I totally recognise the need for a different approach to communication. Not a policing priority, but if elected I am looking to directly address the communications approach of the office. Thank you. EW
I guess the point still stands that when standing for election behind the scenes work, however valuable still needs to be communicated to voters so that they can make informed decisions about who to vote for
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👏Thanks @JoStevensLabour for the reminder and link! Please ✔️ on May 2nd. 🌹
There’s still time to #RegisterToVote ahead of the upcoming Police & Crime Commissioner Elections. Make sure your voice is heard by registering today 👇 gov.uk/register-to-vote
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Only 2⃣days to go until polling stations open to elect your new Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales. 📸Remember, you will need Photo ID to vote and you can vote from 7am until 10pm.
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Congratulations @WelshLabour Waheeda (Abdul) Sattar on such an outstanding victory in yesterdays Grangetown by-election. 🗳️🌹🥇You’ll be a great @GrangetownLAB councillor. Well done to all those involved in what was such a well run and energetic campaign, led by @AshL93 👏👏👏
Grangetown by-election results: Ahmed Abdillahi Abdi Samater (Ind) 205 James Bear (Lib Dem) 123 Andrew Hovord (Ind) 44 Kirstie Kopetzki (Plaid Cymru, Green Party, Common Ground) 573 Sash Patel (Propel) 292 Waheeda Abdul Sattar (Labour)1,470 ELECTED Zak Weaver (Conservative) 387
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👍Thank you so much @JaneHutt MS for the invitation to attend this great event this morning. ❗️Violence against women and girls is highlighted in my Police and Crime Commissioner campaign here in South Wales. See you soon. EW🌹 #VAWG
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Thank you soooo much @swanseawestclp AMAZING! #LabourDoorStep
Great response for @Emma_Wools in the Hafod this morning! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌹 #LabourDoorstep
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With 1⃣ week to go until polling stations open to elect your new Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales, dont forget you will need phot ID to vote!
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👋Congratulations @sarah4bridgend on your election to this very important role. EW
Congratulations to Sarah Murphy MS on her election as the new Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee. We would like to welcome Sarah and look forward to working with her in her new role as @SeneddLJC Chair.
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❗️Deadline for a postal vote is tomorrow for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections on 2 May. 📸Photo ID is needed if you vote at a polling station🌹
✔️The deadline to apply for a postal vote for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections on Thursday 2 May is 5pm on Wednesday 17 April. 🗳️You must also be registered to vote by 11:59pm on Tuesday 16 April🌹 #VoteEarlyVoteLabour
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1/5 Here's a bit of a 🧵 📰Wales Online interviewed me recently. I could only give up to 150 word answers... Here they are👇
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❗️Remember, if you are attending a polling station for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections next month, you MUST take photo ID with you or you won't be able to vote✔️ Warning voter ID could hurt police elections' turnout👇 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-poli…
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Couldn’t agree more! The action in Grangetown today for @WelshLabour Waheeda (Abdul) Sattar has been amazing! Matched by the fantastic support from voters. It was a pleasure to be out in Grangetown with you all today. Not long to go now….Very best of Luck, Waheeda. 🌹
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🙏Thank you so much Cllr Margaret Lewis (@magstt2513) for this lovely support and endorsement. Really appreciated. EW
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Hi all, on Thursday 2 May, let’s make history and turn the PCC Wales map red in South Wales (@Emma_Wools), Gwent (@CllrJaneMudd), Dyfed Powys (Philippa Thompson) and North Wales (@acdunbobbin) Find your local polling station at electoralcommission.org.uk/i… 7am – 10pm – with Photo ID
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Good luck to all @UKLabour candidates up for election today. And, a special shout out to my @WelshLabour friends in Wales, @acdunbobbin in North Wales, @CllrJaneMudd in Gwent and Philippa Thompson in Dyfed Powys! Emma.
Best of luck to our Labour candidates across the UK today! Let’s show this Tory Government that the British Public are ready for change!
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Thank you @MoultrieJess for this wonderful endorsement. Powerful words! EW
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👏Thank you so much @MoultrieJess. I loved seeing this😍 EW
Postal vote off! Of course I voted for @Emma_Wools for the next police and crime commissioner for South Wales. 🌹 She is passionate about tackling violence against women and girls, which has been systematically neglected by 14 years of Tory rule.
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Thank you @DilwarAliLAB I really do appreciate your vote and support. EW
Just posted my postal vote for @Emma_Wools @WelshLabour candidate for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections on Thursday 2 May.
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Appreciate the time staff gave me at #Fairwater yesterday to speak about retail crime. Helpful conversations with staff about their experiences working frontline in retail. #EndRetailCrime #SaferHighStreets
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Thank you @MoultrieJess. Very much appreciated.
It is important to get your free voter ID card so you can vote for @Emma_Wools for police and crime commissioner! I have heard Emma speak about her experience and her vision if she is police and commissioner, and I think she is the right candidate for the job!
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Thank you @vaughangething, @carolynharris24, @CPJElmore and all those who helped in Bridgend! Really appreciated. EW
It was a pleasure to spend this morning in Brackla with my good friend @carolynharris24, knocking on doors for @CPJElmore and @Emma_Wools. People here in Bridgend are telling us that they want a UK Labour Government to work with their Welsh Labour Government.
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Amazingly productive morning in Pontypridd, meeting with @AlexDaviesJones and lots of people. Topped off with a fantastic lunch at the legendary Prince’s cafe and a nice chat with the owner, William.
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✔️One of my five priorities: 💪Making policing fit for the future🌹
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Only 4⃣days to go until polling stations open to elect your new Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales 🗳️Remember, you will need Photo ID to vote!
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👏Thank you so much Baroness Louise Casey for this amazing endorsement and support!
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Thank you to all at the Al-Ikhlas Centre for inviting us to join you for Iftar.
It was a pleasure to be at the Al-Ikhlas Centre for Iftar, the moment at the end of a day of fasting when people come together to share a meal. Thank you for your kind hospitality. #Ramadan
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Thank you @katecarrcdf Really appreciated! EW
Emma's intelligence, compassion and experience means she will be an excellent police and crime commissioner for South Wales. Remember to vote early and vote @EmmaWoolsDPCC in tomorrow's election. May 2nd
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👏Absolute pleasure @GeraldJonesLAB and @CllrRoberts, @CllrScottThomas and the @WelshLabour team! Thank you all. 🌹A very rewarding #LabourDoorstep evening. 👍See you all soon. EW
An excellent response on the #LabourDoorstep in Merthyr Vale this evening. Thanks to @Emma_Wools, Labour's Police and Crime Commissioner candidate, @CllrRoberts, @CllrScottThomas & the @WelshLabour team for their help. To join us visit 👇 Join us: join.labour.org.uk
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Thank you @DeAthCardiff and the team! I had a great time and it was so lovely to hear from those we spoke with! 🗳️🌹 See you soon. EW
Big team out door knocking in #Grangetown for Waheeda Sattar ahead of the @cardiffcouncil by-election on April 25th and @Emma_Wools for the South Wales Police & Crime Commissioner election on May 2nd 🗳️ 🌹
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👉A big #FollowFriday to my colleagues and fellow @WelshLabour Police and Crime Commissioner candidates on this platform @acdunbobbin and @CllrJaneMudd🌹 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Great candidates for the role!
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Thank you soooo much @swanseawestclp and @MikeHedgesAM 🌹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 👍I am so grateful to you all! EW #LabourDoorstep
Out in Cwmbwrla Ward on the #LabourDoorstep with @MikeHedgesAM! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌹 Delivering leaflets for @Emma_Wools and talking to residents about local issues and the upcoming PCC election.
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🙏Thank you @sarah4bridgend for this. 🌹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿See you soon. EW
🗳️ Across #Bridgend, you will have received your polling card for the Police and Crime Commissioner election on 2nd May. 🌹@Emma_Wools is standing for Labour in South Wales, and is experienced and committed to working with our community. Find out more about Emma's priorities 👇
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👏Thank you all @swanseawestclp and @SwanseaLabour! Always a pleasure and I'll be back soon🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌹 EW #LabourDoorstep
Our PCC candidate @Emma_Wools was out in Uplands Ward with @SwanseaLabour this weekend! 🏘️ ⏰ The deadline to register to vote for this election is Tuesday - we’ve been talking to students in #swansea applying for a Postal Vote 📮 🪪 Don’t forget you need Photo ID to vote 🗳️
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Thank you so much @swanseawestclp for you hard work and support. Very much appreciated. See you all soon. EW
Our weekend volunteers on the #LabourDoorstep in Townhill Ward!
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I'm really looking forward to this. See you soon. EW
This Wednesday is your chance to meet Labours PCC candidate for South Wales, Emma Wools. It's a great opportunity with more details below. 🌹
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All the very best to my @WelshLabour friends around Wales Andy @acdunbobbin in North Wales, Jane @CllrJaneMudd in Gwent and Philippa Thompson in Dyfed Powys🌹🌹🌹
Tomorrow, voters across Wales head to the polls to elect Police and Crime Commissioners. These elections are your chance to vote for safer streets, for all of us. From 7am until 10pm, cast your vote for Welsh Labour.
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1/5 🧵Last month, WalesOnline interviewed me and here it is! Each answer was limited to 150 words. 👉A little bit about who I am and my thoughts on the role and work of the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales.
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Thank you @thoyles EW
Last knock of the day in #Barry with @chris_binding @alunmichael, Ewan and the force of nature that is @Emma_Wools; she’s going to make an excellent PCC
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Thank you Team @swanseawestclp for earlier. Really appreciated! EW
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📨Thank you so much @LynnGlaister for your vote, support and lovely post of a very impressive postbox!!! EW
@Emma_Wools just cast my vote for you in a beautiful postbox @WelshLabour
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Also visited and spoke with staff at #TaffsWell yesterday abour retail crime. Fantastic chats and very much appreciated. EW #EndRetailCrime #SaferHighStreets
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🙏Amazing turn out and thank you to @SDoughtyMP, @JoStevensLabour, Waheeda (Abdul) Sattar and the entire @WelshLabour #Grangetown and #Cardiff team. 👀Eye spy a #ClarksPie 🥧in the background! EW #VoyeLabour 🌹🗳️
Teams out all across #Grangetown #Cardiff today supporting Waheeda (Abdul) Sattar @GrangetownLAB for the council by-election on 25 April and @Emma_Wools for the PCC election on 2 May. Thanks to @JoStevensLabour for joining us! #VoteLabour 🗳️ 🌹 ❤️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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👍Thank tyou @SKinnock and the team for a great #LabourDoorstep session at SandfieldsWest🌹 🌞The weather was amazing and we met and chatted with some wonderful people. EW
Blue skies and great doorstep conversations in #SandfieldsWest. Lots of support for @Emma_Wools our brilliant candidate to be the next #Labour Police & Crime Commissioner for South Wales. Remember to vote for Emma on Thursday 2 May!!
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👍Thank you so much Cllr Lee Bridgeman @09bridgey (@LlanrumneyLab) for your valued support and endorsement. ❗️Child criminal exploitation is a very serious issue that needs to be addressed in many communities throughout South Wales. 📸Glad you are taking Photo ID with you too!
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Here we are folks… Polling day! Polling station are open until 10pm tonight and you must have Photo ID. Please use your vote! Emma x
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Thank you @AlexDaviesJones MP the pleasure was all mine. Your thoughts and ideas for Pontypridd are excelllent and, if elected, I look forward to working with you. EW
It was a pleasure to meet with @Emma_Wools the Labour candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales today. It was a pleasure to discuss the advancements needed in Pontypridd. Be sure to cast your vote on May 2nd!
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Only 3⃣days to go until polling stations open to elect your new Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales 🗳️Remember, you will need Photo ID to vote!
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Thank you for your support @CPJElmore MP and the fab @WelshLabour team in #Bridgend. EW
Great to be joined by our brilliant @WelshLabour candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner @Emma_Wools as we get out the vote across #Bridgend.🗳️🌹
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I cannot thank you enough @GeraldJonesLAB, @MTR_LabourParty and the whole @WelshLabour team! Amazing work. EW
Great to be out on the #LabourDoorstep in a windy #Trefechan this morning with @MTR_LabourParty Labour Councillors and the @WelshLabour team. Lots of positive support for @Emma_Wools and Labour. #VoteLabour
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Cllr @HelenLloydJones (Radyr and Morganstown) thank you ever so much for your kind support and for you much-valued vote. Appreciated. EW
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✔️One of my five priorities: ⚖️Delivering justice to those who commit crime and reducing reoffending🌹
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Thank you so much @PEBradbury 🙏

ALT Diolch / Thank you

Voted for @Emma_Wools via post today. Good luck Emma
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🙏Thank you so much @Dawn_Bowden. Your vote means a lot, as does the support you have given me and my campaign🌹 EW
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During my campaign, I’ve met many shopworkers across South Wales. Action is needed to tackle shoplifting, abuse and violence towards retail owners and staff. If elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales, this is an issue that will be addressed! #EndRetailCrime
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Love it @swanseawestclp. Thank you all SOOOOO much! EW
Our midweek team out in Uplands, door knocking for @Emma_Wools 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌹 📆 We’ve been reminding residents to vote on Thursday 2nd May 🪪 That they need photo ID to vote 📮 To fill out and return their postal ballot if they have one ❌ And to vote @WelshLabour & @WalesCoopParty
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👏Thank you @stewartowadally for your kind words. Very much appreciated! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿I have loved being out and about across South Wales meeting such wonderful people who are full of kindness, ideas and suggestions! 👍Nice to see this online too. EW
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Thank you all @swanseawestclp so very much! EW
Great response for @Emma_Wools in the Hafod this morning! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌹 #LabourDoorstep
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Congratulations @MoultrieJess on your election success!🌹 EW
The results are out! Congratulations to the newly elected Young Labour Committee for 2024/26!🌹
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That, there was! Thanks again @carolynharris24. See you soon. Emma
And there was a cuppa in one lovely #frostys cafe in Pontardawe. Xx
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Thank you @GeraldJonesLAB 🌹
👮 Labour Police & Crime Commissioners keep our streets safe. It’s just one week until crucial elections – I’m backing @jane_mudd and @Emma_Wools. Find out more and make your plan to vote 👇 iwillvote.org.uk/
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A great achievement being elected to this role. Congratulations @buffywills 👍
Congratulations to Buffy Williams on her election as the new Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee. Buffy has been a dedicated Member on the Committee over the years, and we look forward to working with her in her new role on the Committee.
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✔️The deadline to apply for a postal vote for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections on Thursday 2 May is 5pm on Wednesday 17 April. 🗳️You must also be registered to vote by 11:59pm on Tuesday 16 April🌹 #VoteEarlyVoteLabour
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Tomorrow, vote for safer streets! #YourVoteYourVoice
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👍@Mikedurke your support and endorsement is greatly appreciated🌹 ✔️If elected, I will serve all communities and all those who live in South Wales. Diolch. EW
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That is so lovely to read @CharlotteCymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Thank you for your vote and support. Always appreciated. EW🌹
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Thank you @MickAntoniw1. I really do appreciate this. EW.
Good Luck Emma! You have my full support. Look forward to working with you
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👏Thank you David @DRC1649. This means a lot. Appreciated. EW
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