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Jane Mudd

Jane Mudd

Welsh politician

Jane Mudd (born October 1968) is a Welsh politician for the Labour and Co-operative Party, serving as Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner since 2024,[1] and Newport City Councillor for Malpas since 2012. She is also the outgoing Leader of Newport City Council,[2] having announced she will resign at the Council's AGM on 21 May 2024.[3]

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Political career

Mudd supported Jeremy Miles in the 2024 Welsh Labour leadership election.[4]

Local government

In 2012, Mudd was first elected to represent Newport's Malpas ward.[5]

Mudd is the Welsh Local Government Association spokesperson on Community Safety[6] and co-chairs the Wales Community Safety Board.

In 2019, she was selected as Leader of Newport City Council, following the elevation of Baroness Debbie Wilcox to the House of Lords.[2]

Police and crime commissioner

In November 2023 it was announced that Jeffrey Cuthbert would not be seeking relection to the role of Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent.[7] Mudd was simultaneously announced to have been selected to be the Labour party candidate for the role, by a closed party process, prompting allegations of a 'stitch-up'.[8][9] In May 2024, Mudd was elected to the role, becoming the first woman to be elected to the role of police and crime commissioner in Wales.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Williams, Rhys (3 May 2024). "Labour's Jane Mudd elected police and crime commissioner for Gwent". Caerphilly Observer. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Newport council leader confirms she will quit if she is elected as Gwent's PCC". South Wales Argus. 29 November 2023.
  3. [3]
    Thomas, Nicholas (4 May 2024). "Change at top of Newport City Council after Labour's PCC election win". Herald.Wales. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  4. [4]
    Price, Emily (16 February 2024). "Jeremy Miles asks members to back inclusive leadership as ballot papers drop". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  5. [5]
    "Local Elections Archive Project — Malpas Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  6. [6]
    "Jane Helen Mudd". Choose My Police and Crime Commissioner. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  7. [7]
    Service, Nicholas Thomas-Local Democracy Reporting (16 November 2023). "Gwent's police and crime commissioner Jeff Cuthbert to step down at next election". Caerphilly Observer. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  8. [8]
    "Welsh Labour police commissioner hopefuls selected without members' vote". BBC News. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  9. [9]
    Mansfield, Mark (17 November 2023). "Labour accused of 'stitching up' PCC candidate selections in Wales". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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