Amy Kitcher is a Welsh politician for the Liberal Democrats

Liberal Democrats

The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...

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Personal life

Kitcher was raised in Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil is a town in Wales, with a population of about 30,000. Although once the largest town in Wales, it is now ranked as the 15th largest urban area in Wales. It also gives its name to a county borough, which has a population of around 55,000. It is located in the historic county of...

, and she still lives in the Pentrebach

Pentrebach

Pentrebach is a village in the County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It lies on the east side of the River Taff opposite Abercanaid, South of Merthyr and North of Troedyrhiw. To the east of the village lies the Mynydd Cilfach-yr-Encil which rises up to 445 m...

 area of the town with her family.

Political career

In 2008 Kitcher became Merthyr Tydfil's youngest ever female councillor. In 2007, she was the Liberal Democrats' candidate for the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (National Assembly for Wales constituency)

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales. It elects one Assembly Member by the first past the post method of election...

 in the National Assembly for Wales election

National Assembly for Wales election, 2007

The 2007 National Assembly election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the National Assembly for Wales. It was the third general election. On the same day local elections in England and Scotland, and the Scottish Parliament election took place...

, where she polled 15.2% of the vote, seeing her come second to Huw Lewis

Huw Lewis

Huw Lewis AM is a Welsh Labour Co-operative politician. Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Lewis has represented the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency since the National Assembly for Wales was established in 1999.-Early life:...

 of Labour Co-operative

Labour Co-operative

Labour and Co-operative describes those candidates in British elections standing on behalf of both the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party, based on a national agreement between the two parties....

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In 2010, Kitcher was the Liberal Democrats' candidate for the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (UK Parliament constituency)

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.- Boundaries :The main towns are Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney...

 constituency in the United Kingdom general election in which she came second to Dai Havard

Dai Havard

David Stuart Havard is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney since 2001. Before then, he had been a secretary of the MSF union.-External links:...

 of the Labour Party

Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...

but with a 17% swing to her.

External links

• http://merthyrlibdems.co.uk/pages/Amy-biog.html
• http://en-gb.facebook.com/amykitcher
• http://liberallight.blogspot.com/