Casnewydd Islwyn

1) Mike Hamilton

Dr Mike Hamilton has had a varied career, beginning in the Merchant Navy as an Engineering Officer, before doing an archaeology degree and Ph.D. at Cardiff. He has excavated in the Balkans, as well as Wiltshire, Wales, and the Outer Hebrides. He lectured for a decade at Newport University. He has been a Newport councillor, cabinet member and deputy leader of Newport City Council. One of the most active LibDem campaigners in the region. He has stood for parliament and the Senedd on three occasions, and achieved the best LibDem result in Wales when he stood for the Police and Crime Commissioner in 2024.

2) John Miller

John has lived in Newport for 16 years. He was employed by the steel stock-holding industry

primarily in a sales role. He stood as a Parliamentary Candidate in the past two general

Elections.

He is a keen football fan & plays tennis locally. His party exist to build a fair, free, open society, seeking to balance liberty, equality & community, where no one shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity.

4) Nurul Islam

Nurul Islam has lived in Newport for 20 years. He is self-employed. Nurul has established his own business as Travel Agent in the

Civil Aviation industry as a Managing Director.

He stood as a Ward Councillor Candidate in the past local elections. He has a profound interest in social works and politics. The Liberal Democrat Party exists to build a fair, free, open society, seeking to balance liberty, equality & community, where no one shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity.

6) Mary Lloyd

Mary Lloyd is a former member of the Royal Air Force. She moved to Wales twenty-five years ago when she transferred to work at the BT telephone exchange in Newport, and she and her husband have lived in the area ever since. Mary’s family heritage spans several European countries.