The Aberystwyth Liberal Democrats and particularly its strong and close-knit branch of Young Liberals are in shock today after learning that the incoming Vice-Chair of the Welsh Young Liberals (IR Cymru) Emily Price died in hospital last night.
She had been taken ill after being elected as a Town Councillor in Aberystwyth last week.
On social media, I see her described as beautiful, gentle, kind, funny, someone who was going places – clearly someone who was a popular and well-loved member of her community.
Last Monday she handed in her university dissertation. She had been going to do her Masters in the town next year.
Mark Cole, who’s an Honorary President of IR Cymru, paid tribute to Emily:
Emily’s sudden and tragic loss is incomprehensible.
Emily was a real character and she was a beloved member of the Aberystwyth University students group of which she was until recently the President.
She had helped lead a revitalised society that put so much effort into recent Parliamentary, Assembly and Council campaigns. But she also led a renaissance in the social activities of the group – I haven’t known such a close-knit and family-like group of liberal students in Aberystwyth for many years and Emily was very much the happy matriarch of this growing brood of young liberals.
Follow @libdemvoice.org on Bluesky
Like us on Facebook
Subscribe to our feed
Sign-up for our daily email digest
A new article for Central Bylines: We shouldn't laugh at Ladybird books but celebrate them
Reform's link to Iranian regime revealed
Library reopening - the video
Yes, I'm still in favour of making the House of Lords democratic
Chloe 
David Evans 
Slamdac 
Matt (Bristol) 