Janet Finch-Saunders

[3] In the 2003 Senedd election, Janet stood unsuccessfully as the Conservative candidate for Wrexham and was third on the regional party list.

[5] During her time as a Councillor, Janet was Chair of the Principal Scrutiny Committee and Leader of the Welsh Conservative Group.

[9] In the 2016 Senedd election, she retained her seat, becoming the first person to be re-elected consecutively since the constituency's inception.

[16] In the 2021 Senedd election, Janet held the seat with an increased majority of 3,336 and securing 41.69% of the vote.

She is also a member of cross party groups on the Active Travel Act, Biodiversity, Clean Air, Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency, Hospice and Palliative Care, North Wales, Older People and Aging, Renewable and Low Carbon Energy, and Small Shops.

As a consequence, WalesOnline journalist, Will Hayward, now keeps a running tally of when Janet begins hiring again on the Senedd website on his X (formerly Twitter) account.

Aberconwy vote count at the 2016 Assembly election (L-R: Finch Saunders, Sarah Lesiter-Burgess, Petra Haig, Mike Priestley, Trystan Lewis)