What it takes: your voice

Use our e-action tool to find and email your local candidates. The tool includes a template introductory email we've prepared for you that you can update to include your own personal story. You can also find your local candidates on political party websites, social media or on leaflets that come through your door.

Many candidates will never have met anyone with blood cancer or understand its impact. This election is a chance to introduce them to blood cancer. Sharing your story can be a powerful way of engaging with candidates - particularly if you've faced challenges with your diagnosis, treatment or care within the constituency they want to represent. In our template email, there's space for you to share your story. It is entirely up to you if you choose to do this.

If you feel comfortable talking to your candidates face-to-face, you can ask them to meet you. Candidates and their campaigners might knock on your door to ask you if you'll be voting in the election and what issues matter to you. This is a chance to share your concerns, including about how their party will address the challenges of blood cancer in Wales if they form the next Welsh Government.

We've prepared some questions for you, as we know it can be hard to think of questions on the spot. You can also meet candidates by requesting a meeting or they may hold public meetings (hustings) where members from different political parties respond to questions from local residents.

Charities need to stay neutral in election campaigns, so it's important for any campaigning you do with Blood Cancer UK that you keep it politically impartial.

Many candidates will be active on social media during the election period. Re-share posts from Blood Cancer UK on your social media to reach them.

It's useful for us to have a record of which candidates have been spoken to about blood cancer in the run up to the election. If they're elected, this will help us to build up our support base in the Senedd. Similarly, if you get a written response back from one of your candidates, we would love to see it. Please keep Blood Cancer UK's Policy and Influencing team updated by including [email protected] in any emails you send or forward us responses you've received.