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Laura Anne Jones
Laura Anne Jones (born 21 February 1979) is a Welsh politician who has been the Member of the Senedd (MS) since 2020, first for the South Wales East electoral region since July 2020, and since May 2026 for Sir Fynwy Torfaen, having previously held the same seat as an Assembly Member (AM) in the National Assembly for Wales between 2003 and 2007.
She defected to Reform UK in July 2025, having previously represented the Welsh Conservatives. Jones also served as a county councillor for the Wyesham ward in Monmouthshire County Council from 2017 to 2022.
The daughter of a farmer and a lecturer, Jones was born in Newport and brought up in Monmouthshire. She attended the University of Plymouth, where she studied politics.
She joined the Conservatives in 1996 at age 16, and was involved in Conservative Future, the party's youth wing.[citation needed]
Jones contested the South Wales East list and the Caerphilly constituency at the 2003 Welsh Assembly elections. She came third in Caerphilly, with 10.1% of the vote, but was elected to represent South Wales East, as the third Conservative on the list. Two Conservatives were elected to represent the seat, and the seat's top candidate, David T. C. Davies was elected to represent the Monmouth constituency, meaning Jones was elected from third place. She was the youngest member of the Second Assembly, and the joint-first Welsh Conservative female AM. She said to the BBC at the time that she was "completely shocked" to have been elected. She was appointed as the Conservative spokeswoman on sport, and sat on the Culture, Sport and Welsh Language, and Local Government and Public Services committees.
During her time as Welsh Conservative Sports Spokesperson she criticised the Welsh Government's plans to provide free summertime swimming in 2003, arguing that free swimming lessons would have been a better use of money.
Her profile was increased when she appeared on the BBC television programme Question Time in February 2004.
Jones attempted to gain the nomination to replace David TC Davies as candidate for the Monmouth constituency, after Davies was elected to the UK Parliament. She did not receive the seat, with Nick Ramsay, then a party staffer in the Assembly, being selected. Jones lost her seat in the Assembly in the 2007 Assembly election when Plaid Cymru gained one seat in the South Wales East region at the expense of the Conservatives.
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Laura Anne Jones
Laura Anne Jones (born 21 February 1979) is a Welsh politician who has been the Member of the Senedd (MS) since 2020, first for the South Wales East electoral region since July 2020, and since May 2026 for Sir Fynwy Torfaen, having previously held the same seat as an Assembly Member (AM) in the National Assembly for Wales between 2003 and 2007.
She defected to Reform UK in July 2025, having previously represented the Welsh Conservatives. Jones also served as a county councillor for the Wyesham ward in Monmouthshire County Council from 2017 to 2022.
The daughter of a farmer and a lecturer, Jones was born in Newport and brought up in Monmouthshire. She attended the University of Plymouth, where she studied politics.
She joined the Conservatives in 1996 at age 16, and was involved in Conservative Future, the party's youth wing.[citation needed]
Jones contested the South Wales East list and the Caerphilly constituency at the 2003 Welsh Assembly elections. She came third in Caerphilly, with 10.1% of the vote, but was elected to represent South Wales East, as the third Conservative on the list. Two Conservatives were elected to represent the seat, and the seat's top candidate, David T. C. Davies was elected to represent the Monmouth constituency, meaning Jones was elected from third place. She was the youngest member of the Second Assembly, and the joint-first Welsh Conservative female AM. She said to the BBC at the time that she was "completely shocked" to have been elected. She was appointed as the Conservative spokeswoman on sport, and sat on the Culture, Sport and Welsh Language, and Local Government and Public Services committees.
During her time as Welsh Conservative Sports Spokesperson she criticised the Welsh Government's plans to provide free summertime swimming in 2003, arguing that free swimming lessons would have been a better use of money.
Her profile was increased when she appeared on the BBC television programme Question Time in February 2004.
Jones attempted to gain the nomination to replace David TC Davies as candidate for the Monmouth constituency, after Davies was elected to the UK Parliament. She did not receive the seat, with Nick Ramsay, then a party staffer in the Assembly, being selected. Jones lost her seat in the Assembly in the 2007 Assembly election when Plaid Cymru gained one seat in the South Wales East region at the expense of the Conservatives.
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