Cadoc (electoral ward)

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Cadoc
Electoral ward
Electoral wards in the town of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan.jpg
Electoral wards of Barry
with Cadoc to the northeast
Population10,002 (2011 census)
Community
Principal area
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors4 (County), 3 (Town)
List of places
UK
Wales
Vale of Glamorgan

Cadoc is an electoral ward in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It elects four county councillors to the Vale of Glamorgan Council and three town councillors to Barry Town Council.

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Description

The Cadoc ward covers the northeast area of Barry including the neighbourhoods of Cadoxton (named after Saint Cadoc) and Palmerstown. [1] Three county councillors are elected from the ward to the Vale of Glamorgan Council and three town councillors to Barry Town Council. [2]

According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 10,002. [3]

Election results

Town Council

Three Labour councillors were elected to Barry Town Council at the May 2017 elections. Long serving councillor (and former Labour leader and town mayor) Jane Andrews died in January 2018 [4] leading to a by-election on 24 May 2018.

County Council

At every county election since 1995 the Cadoc ward elected three Labour Party councillors to the Vale of Glamorgan Council. [5] In May 2017, reflecting the growth in the Conservative vote in the county, one of the seats was won by the Conservative Party. [6]

In 2022 the number of county councillors was increased to four, as a result of recommendations from the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales. [7]

2017 Vale of Glamorgan Council election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anne Moore * 966
Labour Neil Moore * 928
Conservative Rachel Nugent-Finn 912
Conservative Corrie Driscoll895
Labour Michaela Richardson894
Conservative Howard Wright778
Plaid Cymru Larry Bufton437
Plaid Cymru Matthew Morgan364
Plaid Cymru Janet Johnson357
Independent Ade Pitman118
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

At the 1985, 1989 and 1993 county elections, Cadoc elected a county councillor to South Glamorgan County Council. The Labour candidate won each of these elections. [9]

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References

  1. Election maps, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  2. Local Councillors Archived 14 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine , Barry Town Council. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  3. "Cadoc - Key Stats". UKcensusdata.com. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  4. "Tributes paid following death of former Barry mayor, Cllr Jane Andrews". Barry & District News. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  5. "Vale of Glamorgan Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  6. "Conservative surge in Vale local elections". The Glamorgan Gem. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  7. "Vale of Glamorgan's ward boundaries redrawn as council gets seven more councillors". Penarth Times. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  8. "Cadoc - Declaration Of Results Of Poll (2017)" (PDF). Vale of Glamorgan Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  9. "South Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Election Centre. Retrieved 19 February 2019.