During the 2026 Senedd Election, we asked all Senedd candidates to commit to a future where fewer babies die, and all bereaved parents in Wales get the care and support they need.
We asked candidates to sign the following pledge:
Rwy’n ymrwymo i weithio i greu dyfodol lle bydd llai o fabanod yn marw a lle bydd pob rhiant sydd wedi cael profedigaeth yng Nghymru yn cael y gofal a’r cymorth y mae ei angen arnyn nhw.
I commit to working towards a future where fewer babies die and all bereaved parents in Wales get the care and support they need.
There has been no sustained drop in the number of babies being stillborn in Wales since 2018. There has also been a lack of sustained progress in reducing the rate of babies dying shortly after birth in Wales. Our campaign is called for urgent action, targets, and accountability.
The below table lists all the Senedd candidates who signed the pledge. We encouraged candidates from every political party to sign the pledge.
We are pleased to report that more than 120 candidates signed our pledge, from 12 different political parties. In total, more than 170 people took the time to email their Senedd candidates.
Of these candidates, 43 have been elected to the Senedd. This means we have a whole new group of Members of the Senedd that we can work with to save lives and improve care for bereaved parents.
Current pledge signatories
| Name | Party | Constituency |
|---|---|---|
| Alun Cox | Plaid Cymru | Afan Ogwr Rhondda |
| Captain Beany | Independent | Afan Ogwr Rhondda |
| Danny Grehan | Plaid Cymru | Afan Ogwr Rhondda |
| Dean Ronan | Liberal Democrats | Afan Ogwr Rhondda |
| Elyn Stephens | Plaid Cymru | Afan Ogwr Rhondda |
| Kim Isherwood | Heritage Party | Afan Ogwr Rhondda |
| Sera Evans | Plaid Cymru | Afan Ogwr Rhondda |
| Wendy Allsop | Plaid Cymru | Afan Ogwr Rhondda |
| Dyfed Jones | Plaid Cymru | Bangor Conwy Môn |
| Elfed Williams | Plaid Cymru | Bangor Conwy Môn |
| Kathrine Jones | Socialist Labour Party | Bangor Conwy Môn |
| Mair Rowlands | Plaid Cymru | Bangor Conwy Môn |
| Nia Clwyd Owen | Plaid Cymru | Bangor Conwy Môn |
| Rhun Ap Iorwerth | Plaid Cymru | Bangor Conwy Môn |
| Tomos Barlow | Green | Bangor Conwy Môn |
| Catrin Moss | Plaid Cymru | Blaenau Gwent Caerffili Rhymni |
| Charlotte Bishop | Plaid Cymru | Blaenau Gwent Caerffili Rhymni |
| Delyth Jewell | Plaid Cymru | Blaenau Gwent Caerffili Rhymni |
| Lindsay Whittle | Plaid Cymru | Blaenau Gwent Caerffili Rhymni |
| Mike Whatley | Independent | Blaenau Gwent Caerffili Rhymni |
| Niamh Salkeld | Plaid Cymru | Blaenau Gwent Caerffili Rhymni |
| Andrew Jenkins | Plaid Cymru | Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd |
| Beverley Baynham | Independent | Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd |
| Charlotte Ajomale-Evans | Green Party | Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd |
| Dewi Matthew Thomas | Reform UK | Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd |
| Eric Rosoman-Matthews | Green Party | Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd |
| Iain McIntosh | Reform UK | Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd |
| James Evans | Reform UK | Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd |
| Justin Horrell | Plaid Cymru | Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd |
| Nathan Goldup-John | Green Party | Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd |
| Rebeca Phillips | Plaid Cymru | Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd |
| Sioned Williams | Plaid Cymru | Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd |
| Aaeron Giboney | Reform UK | Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf |
| Dafydd Trystan | Plaid Cymru | Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf |
| Dan De'Ath | Welsh Labour | Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf |
| Paul Rock | Green Party | Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf |
| Samantha Chohan | Welsh Conservatives | Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf |
| David Parsons | Reform UK | Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf |
| Valerie Cousins | Reform UK | Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf |
| Zaynub Akbar | Plaid Cymru | Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf |
| Anna Brychan | Plaid Cymru | Caerdydd Penarth |
| Anthony Slaughter | Green Party | Caerdydd Penarth |
| Kiera Marshall | Plaid Cymru | Caerdydd Penarth |
| Matthew Hawkins | Plaid Cymru | Caerdydd Penarth |
| Neil McEvoy | Propel | Caerdydd Penarth |
| Tessa Marshall | Green Party | Caerdydd Penarth |
| Tomos Stokes | Plaid Cymru | Caerdydd Penarth |
| Art Wright | Reform UK | Casnewydd Islwyn |
| John Horan | Open Party | Casnewydd Islwyn |
| John Miller | Welsh Liberal Democrats | Casnewydd Islwyn |
| Jonathan Clark | Plaid Cymru | Casnewydd Islwyn |
| Justna Muhith | Open Party | Casnewydd Islwyn |
| Julie Preston | Reform UK | Casnewydd Islwyn |
| Marie-Claire Les | Reform UK | Casnewydd Islwyn |
| Joshua Rawcliffe | Plaid Cymru | Casnewydd Islwyn |
| Peredur Owen Griffiths | Plaid Cymru | Casnewydd Islwyn |
| Alistair Cameron | Welsh Liberal Democrats | Ceredigion Penfro |
| Amy Nicholass | Green Party | Ceredigion Penfro |
| Anna Nicholl | Plaid Cymru | Ceredigion Penfro |
| Colin Nosworthy | Plaid Cymru | Ceredigion Penfro |
| Elin Jones | Plaid Cymru | Ceredigion Penfro |
| Kerry Ferguson | Plaid Cymru | Ceredigion Penfro |
| Paul Davies | Welsh Conservatives | Ceredigion Penfro |
| Darren Millar | Welsh Conservatives | Clwyd |
| Llyr Gruffydd | Plaid Cymru | Clwyd |
| Becca Martin | Plaid Cymru | Clwyd |
| Rob Redhead | Heritage Party | Clywd |
| Carrie Harper | Plaid Cymru | Fflint Wrecsam |
| Daniel McNay | Social Democratic Party | Fflint Wrecsam |
| Kayleigh Unitt | Plaid Cymru | Fflint Wrecsam |
| Kristina Renshaw | Heritage Party | Fflint Wrecsam |
| Andy Gallanders | Plaid Cymru | Fflint Wrecsam |
| Lee Lavery | Green Party | Fflint Wrecsam |
| Marc Jones | Plaid Cymru | Fflint Wrecsam |
| Aled Davies | Welsh Conservatives | Gwynedd Maldwyn |
| Beca Brown | Plaid Cymru | Gwynedd Maldwyn |
| Jeremy Davies | Gwlad | Gwynedd Maldwyn |
| Karl Lewis | Reform UK | Gwynedd Maldwyn |
| Mabon ap Gwynfor | Plaid Cymru | Gwynedd Maldwyn |
| Elin Hywel | Plaid Cymru | Gwynedd Maldwyn |
| Elwyn Vaughan | Plaid Cymru | Gwynedd Maldwyn |
| Nathan Jarvis | Green Party | Gwynedd Maldwyn |
| Philip Robinson | Reform UK | Gwynedd Maldwyn |
| Sian Gwenllian | Plaid Cymru | Gwynedd Maldwyn |
| Christy Galt | Heritage Party | Gŵyr Abertawe |
| Dafydd Williams | Plaid Cymru | Gŵyr Abertawe |
| Gareth Turner | Reform UK | Gŵyr Abertawe |
| Mike Hedges | Labour | Gŵyr Abertawe |
| Rhiannon Barrar | Plaid Cymru | Gŵyr Abertawe |
| Gareth Thomas | Reform UK | Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg |
| Mark Hooper | Plaid Cymru | Pen-y-Bont Bro Morgannwg |
| Paul Young | Reform UK | Pen-y-Bont Bro Morgannwg |
| Angela Karadog | Green Party | Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr |
| Beth Winter | Community Independent | Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr |
| David Hughes | Reform UK | Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr |
| Heledd Fychan | Plaid Cymru | Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr |
| Jason O'Connell | Reform UK | Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr |
| John Ball | Reform UK | Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr |
| Joseph Biddulph | Independent | Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr |
| Lisbeth McLean | Plaid Cymru | Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr |
| Lloyd Watkins | Labour | Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr |
| Ioan Bellin | Plaid Cymru | Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr |
| Martim Roberts | Reform UK | Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr |
| Sara Crowley | Plaid Cymru | Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr |
| Jamie Loftus | Reform UK | Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr |
| Mark Lawrence | Reform UK | Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr |
| Huw Evans | Plaid Cymru | Sir Fynwy Tofraen |
| Donna Cushing | Plaid Cymru | Sir Fynwy Torfaen |
| Kevin Wilkins | Welsh Liberal Democrats | Sir Fynwy Torfaen |
| Ian Chandler | Green Party | Sir Fynwy Torfaen |
| Jayne Israel | Plaid Cymru | Sir Fynwy Torfaen |
| Loti Glyn | Plaid Cymru | Sir Fynwy Torfaen |
| Matthew Jones | Plaid Cymru | Sir Fynwy Torfaen |
| Owen Lewis | Independent | Sir Fynwy Torfaen |
| Peter Fox | Conservative Party | Sir Fynwy Torfaen |
| Welsh Pool | Independent | Sir Fynwy Torfaen |
| Abi Thomas | Plaid Cymru | Sir Gaerfyrddin |
| Cefin Campbell | Plaid Cymru | Sir Gaerfyrddin |
| Jason Barker | Heritage Party | Sir Gaerfyrddin |
| Nick Pearce | Green Party | Sir Gaerfyrddin |
| Rob James | Green Party | Sir Gaerfyrddin |
| Mari Arthur | Plaid Cymru | Sir Gaerfyrddin |
| Nerys Evans | Plaid Cymru | Sir Gaerfyrddin |