HERE are the election candidates for Monmouth:

Plaid Cymru – Jonathan T Clark

Jonathan was born in 1966, brought up in Newport and educated at St Julian’s Comprehensive School, the University of Wales gaining a BA (Hons) History and an MA in Celto-Roman Studies.

He has recently completed a Research MPhil at Cardiff University in Roman Archaeology. He works in information technology at the University of South Wales and is a keen hill walker and supporter of Newport County and Newport Gwent Dragons.

Jonathan previously contested Monmouth constituency in the Westminster Elections in 2005 and 2010. He contested the Monmouth constituency seat at the National Assembly Election in May 2007 and in 2011 was fourth on the SE Wales Regional List. He is married to Maria and lives in Newport.

Email - jonathanclark@plaid.cymru

Conservatives – David Davies

David was born in 1970 and educated at Bassaleg Comprehensive School in Newport.

After leaving school, he spent several years working abroad, mainly in Australia. Returning to the UK, he was a continental lorry driver before stepping in to manage the family haulage business. David was elected as the MP for Monmouth in 2005.

Prior to this, he was elected as Welsh Assembly Member for Monmouth in 1999.

In June 2010, David was appointed Chairman of the Welsh Affairs Committee.

He also serves as a Special Constable with the British Transport Police and is a member of the UK delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

He is a fluent Welsh speaker. David married his Hungarian girlfriend Aliz in October 2003. They live in Monmouth with their three children

Email - david.davies.mp@parliament.uk

UKIP – Gareth Dunn

South Wales Argus:

Gareth has lived in Monmouth for 10 years and is a physics teacher. Previously, he was a geophysicist working on seismic survey vessels in the Atlantic and travelled widely in Africa and South America. He then worked in the UK as a software engineer in military radar systems before deciding to change careers and complete a postgraduate certificate in education.

Gareth has stood for UKIP in the 2003 Scottish Parliamentary elections, the 2010 general election, the Welsh Assembly elections in 2011 and finally in the 2014 European elections.

Gareth believes the case for leaving the EU is unanswerable. "Democracy is bled away, our money squandered, our laws brushed aside, our borders opened and our ability to trade worldwide restricted. The old parties are culpable, remote and arrogant. Only UKIP can bring them to account."

Email - gareth.dunn@ukiplocal.org

Liberal Democrats – Veronica German

Veronica has been campaigning in the Monmouth area for the last 30 years and lives in the constituency.

As the Assembly Member for South Wales East, which includes the Monmouth constituency, Veronica held the roles of the shadow minister for Health, Local Government and Equalities.

As an experienced county councillor in Torfaen and previously in Newport, Veronica always spoke up for more power to be given to local communities.

Veronica continues to campaign for the scrapping of the Severn Tolls and improved transport links across South East Wales to boost the local economy and will encourage local businesses to take on more apprentices.

Veronica is currently the Chief Executive of Dolen Cymru, the Wales-Lesotho Link - a charity working with partners in Lesotho in southern Africa, which has been devastated by the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

Email - veronica@veronicagerman.org.uk

Labour – Ruth Jones

Ruth Jones is a physiotherapist with the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

As a former President of the Wales TUC and a trade union representative, Ruth has always worked to help people get a fair deal.

She wants to bring the same sense of fairness to the wider society. In the Monmouth Constituency, Ruth is concerned about bringing more jobs to the area.

She would like more affordable housing and better public services. She wants to campaign for a living wage and the end of zero-hours contracts.

Email - ruth.jones@monmouthlabour.org

English Democrats – Stephen Morris

Stephen is 49 years old, married to Val and has three children.

Having been a manager in retail for 15 years he switch career to public transport in 2000.

In 2003, he became a branch secretary of Transport and General Workers' Union but having become disillusioned with the union, joined the Workers of England Union in 2010.

"The English Democrats do not have the party whip system, as such I am free to look after the interest of local people and not the interest of the party leader.

"We can no longer idly sit by and let successive governments take billions of our tax money and use it to give better benefits to other countries whilst people in the UK are deprived of life saving medication, poor standards of education, poor public transport, lack of care for our elderly."

Email - stephenmorris@engdem.org

Green – Christopher Were

I am standing because I feel that mainstream British politics lacks a true progressive option for voters.

I fully support the Green policies we've decided to campaign on here in Wales which include, but are certainly not limited to, addressing pay inequality between men and women, a reformed benefits system which can help people both in and out of work, a strong mandate for renewable energy and the de-criminalisation of cannabis.

Email - christopherwere@walesgreenparty.com