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Wales election 2021: Parties standing for election

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    22 April 2021
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This is a list of parties with candidates standing in the Wales election on 6 May 2021.

The policies of the main parties are compared in our guide.

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Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party, external

Communist Party of Britain, external

Freedom Alliance, external

Gwlad, external

Llais Gwynedd, external

No More Lockdowns, external

Plaid Cymru, external

Propel, external

Reform UK, external

Socialist Party of Great Britain, external

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, external

UK Independence Party, external

Wales Green Party, external

Welsh Christian Party, external

Welsh Conservative Party, external

Welsh Labour Party, external

Welsh Liberal Democrats, external

Workers Party of Britain, external

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