A husband and wife have both been elected in one city in the 2022 Wales local election. Tim Harvey, 58, and Debbie Harvey, 57, have been married 37 years and were both elected in the Alway ward in Newport on Friday, May 6 on a day which saw Labour increase their majority in the city to 35. Tories saw their number of seats almost halved in the city, while Newport also elected its first Green Party councillor. Read the full results from Newport here.
Mr Harvey was a first-time candidate and said the feedback had been "great" while knocking on doors with his wife over the past few weeks. "The amount of steps we've covered has been incredible," he said. "I've been involved in Labour for a while but this was my first time running.
"I'm from Alway and have always lived here, so it's great to represent the area. I already know what it is like - when you are married to a councillor, you hear about everything anyway! It does give me a foot up and it will help a lot."
