The Vale of Glamorgan,locally referred to as The Vale,is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It borders Bridgend County Borough to the west,Cardiff to the east,Rhondda Cynon Taf to the north,and the Bristol Channel to the south. With an economy based largely on agriculture and chemicals,it is the southernmost unitary authority in Wales. Attractions include Barry Island Pleasure Park,the Barry Tourist Railway,Medieval wall paintings in St Cadoc's Church,Llancarfan,Porthkerry Park,St Donat's Castle,Cosmeston Lakes Country Park and Cosmeston Medieval Village. The largest town is Barry. Other towns include Penarth,Llantwit Major,and Cowbridge. There are many villages in the county borough.
Hywel Rhodri Morgan was a Welsh Labour politician who was the First Minister of Wales and the Leader of Welsh Labour from 2000 to 2009. He was also the Assembly Member for Cardiff West from 1999 to 2011 and the Member of Parliament for Cardiff West from 1987 to 2001. He remains the longest-serving First Minister of Wales,having served in the position for 9 years and 304 days. He was Chancellor of Swansea University from 2011 until his death in 2017.
John William Patrick Smith is a Welsh Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Vale of Glamorgan from the 1989 by-election to 1992 and from 1997 to the 2010 general elections.
Julie Morgan is a Welsh Labour Party politician,who has been a Member of the Senedd for Cardiff North seat in the Senedd since the 2011 election. She was previously Member of Parliament (MP) for Cardiff North from 1997 until 2010.
Barry is a town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan,Wales. It is on the north coast of the Bristol Channel approximately 9 miles (14 km) south-southwest of Cardiff. Barry is a seaside resort,with attractions including several beaches and the resurrected Barry Island Pleasure Park. According to Office for National Statistics 2021 estimate data,the population of Barry was 56,605.
Cardiff South and Penarth is a constituency created in 1983 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2012 by Stephen Doughty,a Labour Co-op MP. It was the largest constituency in Wales,with an electorate of 75,175 and one of the most ethnically diverse.
Cardiff West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Alex Barros-Curtis of the Labour Party.
Vale of Glamorgan is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Kanishka Narayan,a Labour MP.
Madeleine Moon is a British Labour Party politician,who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bridgend from 2005 to 2019,when she lost her seat to the Welsh Conservative candidate Jamie Wallis.
Dinas Powys is a town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan,South Wales. Its name means "fort of the provincial place" and refers to the Iron Age hillfort which overlooks the village. Dinas Powys is 5.6 miles (9.0 km) south-west of the centre of Cardiff and is situated on the A4055 road from Cardiff to Barry,making it a popular dormitory village for city commuters. It neighbours the larger town of Penarth.
Sir Herbert Raymond Gower,FInstD was a British Conservative Party Member of Parliament for over 37 years,representing seats in Glamorgan from 1951 to his death in 1989. He was also a journalist and broadcaster.
South Glamorganshire was a parliamentary constituency in Glamorganshire,Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom,elected by the first past the post system.
Alun Hugh Cairns is a Welsh Conservative politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Vale of Glamorgan from 2010 to 2024. He served as Secretary of State for Wales from 2016 to 2019.
Christopher Paul Franks is a Plaid Cymru Politician. He was a member of the National Assembly for Wales between 2007 and 2011 for the South Wales Central constituency,and Vale of Glamorgan councillor for Dinas Powys from 2004-2017 and 2017-present. He has previously led the Plaid Cymru group on the council.
Politics of Cardiff refers to the political representation of the city of Cardiff,capital of Wales. Cardiff is represented politically at a local,Wales and United Kingdom level and previously at the European level.
Stephen John Doughty is a Welsh Labour Co-op politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cardiff South and Penarth since 2012. He has served as Minister of State for Europe,North America and Overseas Territories since July 2024.
Joanna Meriel Stevens is a Welsh politician serving as Secretary of State for Wales since 2024. A member of the Labour Party,she has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 2015,representing Cardiff East since 2024,having previously represented Cardiff Central.
The Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party,or in Wales,simply Abolish,is a registered single issue political party in Wales. It campaigns for the abolition of the Senedd,formerly known as the "National Assembly for Wales",the devolved legislature of Wales. Abolish advocates that devolved powers be returned to the Secretary of State for Wales within the UK Central Government and the Parliament of the United Kingdom at Westminster.
Christopher Philip James Elmore is a Welsh Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bridgend,previously Ogmore,since 2016. He has been Comptroller of the Household since 10 July 2024.
The 2024 general election was held on Thursday,4 July 2024. Thirty-two seats were up for election in Wales as the general election occurred after the recently completed boundary review took effect. The Labour Party won a landslide victory of Welsh MPs,gaining six seats for a total of 27. Both Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats made gains,taking them to four seats and one seat respectively. The Conservatives lost all thirteen seats they had held previously,leaving the party without Westminster representation from Wales for the first time since 2005.
