| Office | Member of the Senedd for Sir Gaerfyrddin |
|---|---|
| Term start | 8 May 2026 |
| Predecessor | Constituency established |
| Office 1 | Kidwelly Town Councillor for Castle ward |
| Term start 1 | 5 May 2022 |
| Birth name | Gareth David Beer |
| Party | Reform UK |
| Spouse | Michelle Beer |
| Honorific suffix | MS |
Gareth David Beer is a Reform UK Wales politician, who has served as Member of the Senedd for Sir Gaerfyrddin since May 2026. He has also represented the Castle ward on Kidwelly Town Council since May 2022.
Early life and business life
Beer was born in Pontypool and moved to Carmarthenshire in 2001.[1] He worked in telecommunications retail management before creating his own businesses in construction services in 2006.[1]
Political career
Beer was Reform's candidate for the Llanelli Senedd constituency at the 2021 Senedd election. He received 2.2% of the vote.[2]
In 2023 Beer was an active part of the Stradey Park protests against the converting of a hotel in Furnace, Llanelli into accommodation for asylum seekers.[3][4][1]
He further ran for the UK parliament, again to represent Llanelli at the 2024 general election. In this election, he came second, 1504 votes behind Labour's Nia Griffith, with 27.6% of the vote.[5]
Beer took office as a councillor on Kidwelly Town Council representing the Castle Ward in May 2022, following an uncontested election.[6]
Beer was selected as Reform's lead candidate in the Sir Gaerfyrddin constituency at the 2026 Senedd election.[7] He was elected as the second candidate to be assigned a seat.[8]
Personal life
Beer is married to Michelle Beer, who is a Reform councillor on Carmarthenshire County Council.[9] Michelle is the first reform UK councillor elected in Carmarthenshire and was also on the list for the Senedd though wasn't elected being further down than her husband.[10]
They have 4 children.[10]
References
- ^ "Gareth Beer for Sir Gaerfyrddin in the Senedd Cymru elections". whocanivotefor.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ^ Youle, Richard (2021-05-07). "The full Senedd election 2021 result 2021 for Llanelli as Lee Waters wins record majority". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2026-03-27.
- ^ "Stradey Park: Asylum hotel protests cost police £1m". 2024-01-31. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ^ Parsley, David (2024-08-05). "'Gone to the dogs': How desperation in Llanelli boosted Reform". The i Paper. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
- ^ "Llanelli results - 2024 General Election". BBC News. 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2026-03-27.
- ^ "Election of Community Councillors Kidwelly (Castle Ward) - RESULT OF UNCONTESTED ELECTION". Carmarthenshire Council. 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
- ^ John, Lucy (2025-03-25). "Reform UK publishes full list of candidates for Wales' Senedd election". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
- ^ Mosalski, Ruth (2026-05-08). "Sir Gaerfyrddin - election results in full". Wales Online. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
- ^ Sinclair, Tom (2025). "Historic Reform win in Lliedi as Michelle Beer stuns Labour stronghold". Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ^ Youle, Richard (2025-05-30). "Reform UK wins another by election in Wales". Wales Online. Retrieved 2026-05-10.