The Conservatives have suspended a council by-election candidate following "unacceptable comments" on social media.
Laurel Ellis was picked for the Gurnos ward on Merthyr Tydfil council.
She had shared posts critical of Islam and showing Theresa May in Muslim religious dress, which Labour AM Dawn Bowden claimed were Islamophobic.
Ms Ellis said she would not defend the posts and regretted comments she had made about Mrs May on Twitter.
The Conservative Party announced the suspension following inquiries from BBC Wales about the Facebook posts on Wednesday. Despite the party saying she would not be standing for the Tories, nominations have already been published for the poll and she will still appear on the ballot.
Laurel Ellis' Facebook page included one post that suggested Britain was tolerant "until... Muslims marched".
Another, entitled "Sharia May", includes a photo-shopped picture of Theresa May wearing Muslim religious dress.
The posts originally came from other pages on Facebook.
In a Twitter post sent during the Conservative leadership campaign in 2016 which led to Mrs May becoming prime minister, Ms Ellis said: "Theresa May is a front runner really? A leader that supports Islam and is happy to have Sharia Law in our country? [BBC] Read more
