St Augustine's (electoral ward)

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St Augustine's ward location in Penarth

St Augustine's is an electoral ward in the town of Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It covers Penarth Head and Penarth Marina northeast of the town centre, including the parish church of St Augustine's. The ward elects three county councillors to Vale of Glamorgan Council and five councillors to Penarth Town Council. The ward is currently represented by the Labour Party.

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According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 6,478. [1]

Llandough Grangetown, Cardiff Butetown, Cardiff
Cornerswell St Augustine's
Stanwell Plymouth

Background

Following The County Borough of The Vale of Glamorgan (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 the county ward of Alexandra was divided to become St Augustine's and Plymouth wards, effective from October 2003 for preliminary electoral proceedings but fully effective at the May 2004 Vale of Glamorgan Council elections. However, St Augustine's had been a community ward for elections to Penarth Town Council prior to this. [2]

In 2022 the number of county councillors was increased from two, to three. [3]

County council elections

Vale of Glamorgan Council

On 4 May 2017 Labour held on to their two seats they'd won from the Conservatives at the 2012 county council election. [4] Sitting councillor Lis Burnett decided to stand in the neighbouring ward of Stanwell, while Cllr Gwyn Roberts decided not to stand for re-election (though stood in the election for the town council). [5]

Vale of Glamorgan Council election, May 2017 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ruba Sivagnanam967
Labour Neil Christopher Thomas827
Conservative Martin James Turner737
Conservative Wendy van den Brom633
Green Anthony Slaughter436
Independent Paul Church312
Plaid Cymru Anne Greagsby288
Plaid Cymru Aled Thomas217
Independent Graham Humphries186
Green Gareth Snaith157
Liberal Democrats Robin Lynn138
Liberal Democrats Heath John Marshall121

South Glamorgan County Council

At the 1985, 1989 and 1993 county elections, St Augustine's elected a county councillor to South Glamorgan County Council. The Labour candidate won each of these elections. [7]

Town Council elections

At the Penarth Town Council election on 4 May 2017 the Conservatives regained a seat they'd lost at the 2012 election. The former Mayor of Penarth, Gwyn Roberts, lost his seat by three votes. [8]

Penarth Town Council election, May 2017 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Yvonne Clare Murphy1134
Labour Liz Fahy1126
Labour Mike Cuddy1119
Labour Nigel Humphrey1003
Conservative Gary Allman943
Labour Gwyn Roberts940
Green Anthony Slaughter916
Conservative Simon Stranks903
Plaid Cymru Anne Greagsby667
Plaid Cymru Aled Thomas620

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References

  1. ↑ "St Augustine's - Key Stats". UKcensusdata.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. ↑ The County Borough of The Vale of Glamorgan (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 (PDF). Statutory Instruments. 6 December 2002. Retrieved 5 May 2018.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ "Vale of Glamorgan's ward boundaries redrawn as council gets seven more councillors". Penarth Times. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Local Election Results 2012 - Bro Morgannwg/Vale of Glamorgan". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Cllr Lis Burnett Quits St Augustine's Ward To Stand In Stanwell". Penarth Daily News. 18 March 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "St Augustines - Declaration Of Results Of Poll (2017)" (PDF). Vale of Glamorgan Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "South Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Election Centre. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Labour Resumes Control Of Penarth Town Council". Penarth Daily News. 5 May 2017. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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