Vale of Glamorgan Council election, 2012

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2012 election results map, showing numbers of councillors per ward and their party affiliations

The 2012 Vale of Glamorgan Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members of Vale of Glamorgan Council in Wales. This was the same day as other United Kingdom local elections. The previous full council election took place on 1 May 2008 and the next one took place on 4 May 2017.

Vale of Glamorgan Council

The Vale of Glamorgan Council is the governing body for the Vale of Glamorgan, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. It was run by the Conservative Party after the United Kingdom local elections, 2008, taking over the council from no overall control. Following the 2012 elections, it reverted to no overall control, and remained as such following the 2017 elections.

Wales Country in northwest Europe, part of the United Kingdom

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2011 of 3,063,456 and has a total area of 20,779 km2 (8,023 sq mi). Wales has over 1,680 miles (2,700 km) of coastline and is largely mountainous, with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon, its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate.

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Election result

The Conservatives lost control of the council after losing 14 seats. The Labour Party became the largest grouping, but failed to win enough seats for an overall majority. This meant they could either run a minority administration or form a coalition with one of the smaller political groups. [1] Conservative leader of the council, Gordon Kemp, lost his Rhoose seat to an Independent candidate after a recount. He blamed his party's poor performance on the UK Conservative coalition government. [2]

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. The governing party since 2010, it is the largest in the House of Commons, with 313 Members of Parliament, and also has 249 members of the House of Lords, 18 members of the European Parliament, 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 8,916 local councillors.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Rhoose village in United Kingdom

Rhoose is a village and community near the sea in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, near Barry. The wider community includes villages and settlements such as Font-y-Gary, Penmark and Porthkerry.

Vale of Glamorgan Council Election 2012 [1] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 22101+946.834.813,871+8.3
  Conservative 11014-1423.431.112,431-12.3
  Plaid Cymru 600012.715.46,150-5.5
  Independent 330+36.410.24,087+8.7
  Llantwit First Independent 410+18.55.22,068+0.8
  UKIP 110+12.11.6633+0.6
  Green 001.1452N/A
  Liberal Democrat 000.5217-1.6
  Liberal --------0.2

Ward results

WardPolitical groupCouncillor [3] Change from last election
Baruc (Barry) Plaid Cymru Steffan Wiliam Plaid Cymru hold
Plaid Cymru Nicholas Hodges Plaid Cymru hold
Buttrills (Barry) Labour Margaret Alexander Labour hold
Labour Stuart Egan Labour hold
Cadoc (Barry) Labour Anne MooreLabour hold
Labour Fred JohnsonLabour hold
Labour Neil MooreLabour hold
Castleland (Barry) Labour Chris ElmoreLabour hold
Labour Pamela DrakeLabour hold
Cornerswell (Penarth) Labour Rhiannon BirchLabour gain from Conservative
Labour Peter KingLabour gain from Conservative
Court (Barry) Labour Bronwen BrooksLabour hold
Independent Richard Bertin Independent gain from Labour
Cowbridge Conservative Geoffrey CoxConservative hold
Conservative Thomas JarvieConservative hold
Conservative Andrew ParkerConservative hold
Dinas Powys Plaid Cymru Christopher Franks Plaid Cymru hold
Plaid Cymru Valerie Hartrey Plaid Cymru hold
Plaid Cymru Keith HattonPlaid Cymru hold
Plaid Cymru Christopher WilliamsPlaid Cymru hold
Dyfan (Barry) Labour Claire CurtisLabour gain from Conservative
Labour Anthony PowellLabour gain from Conservative
Gibbonsdown (Barry) Labour Rob CurtisLabour hold
Labour Margaret WilkinsonLabour hold
Illtyd (Barry) Labour Howard HamiltonLabour gain from Conservative
Labour John DrysdaleLabour gain from Conservative
Labour Rhona ProbertLabour gain from Conservative
Llandough Labour Kate EdmundsLabour gain from Conservative
Llandow and Ewenny Conservative Ray ThomasConservative hold
Llantwit Major Llantwit First Independent Gwyn John Llantwit First Independent hold
Llantwit First Independent Eric Hacker Llantwit First Independent hold
Llantwit First Independent Edward WilliamsLlantwit First Independent hold
Llantwit First Independent Keith GearyLlantwit First Independent gain from Conservative
Peterson-Super-Ely Conservative Rhodri TraherneConservative hold
Plymouth (Penarth) Conservative Maureen OwenConservative hold
Conservative Clive WilliamsConservative hold
Rhoose Independent Philip ClarkeIndependent gain from Conservative
Conservative Jeff JamesConservative hold
St Athan Conservative John ThomasConservative hold
St Augustine's (Penarth) Labour Lis BurnettLabour gain from Conservative
Labour Gwyn RobertsLabour gain from Conservative
St Brides Major Conservative Audrey PrestonConservative hold
Stanwell (Penarth) Labour Janice BirchLabour hold
Labour Mark WilsonLabour hold
Sully Independent Bob Penrose Independent gain from Conservative
UKIP Kevin Mahoney UKIP gain from Conservative
Wenvoe Conservative Jonathan BirdConservative hold

By-elections 2012-2017

Buttrills (2012)

Caused by the death of Labour councillor Margaret Alexander, the by-election took place on 2 August 2012 [4] with the vacant seat taken from Labour by Plaid Cymru's Ian Johnson. [5]

Llantwit Major (2015)

Caused by the death in January of Llantwit First councillor Keith Geary, [6] the by-election took place on 26 March 2015, with the vacant seat won by 12 votes by Tony Bennett for the Conservatives. [7]

Rhoose (2016)

Caused by the death of Independent councillor Paul Clarke in a motorcycle accident. [8] The by-election, on 30 June 2016, was won by Independent candidate Adam Riley (with the Conservative's ex-council leader Gordon Kemp in second place). [9]

Gibbonsdown (2016)

The by-election in this Barry ward was caused by the resignation of Labour councillor Rob Curtis and took place on 3 November 2016. [10] It was won by Labour candidate Julie Aviet, with 47.9% of the vote. [11]

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Llantwit Major (electoral ward)

Llantwit Major is the name of an electoral ward in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It covers its namesake town of Llantwit Major and neighbouring villages of Llanmaes, Monknash and St Donats. The ward elects four county councillors to the Vale of Glamorgan Council.

Llantwit First Independents are a political party created in 2004 who stand candidates for election in the town of Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Their elected councillors sit on Llantwit Major Town Council and represent the Llantwit Major ward on the Vale of Glamorgan Council.

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Cadoc (electoral ward)

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

Stanwell (Penarth electoral ward)

Stanwell is an electoral ward in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It elects two county councillors to the Vale of Glamorgan Council and three town councillors to Penarth Town Council.

Cornerswell

Cornerswell is an electoral ward in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It elects two county councillors to the Vale of Glamorgan Council and four town councillors to Penarth Town Council.

Court (Barry electoral ward)

Court is the name of an electoral ward in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is represented by councillors on Barry Town Council and the Vale of Glamorgan Council.

Rhoose (electoral ward)

Rhoose is the name of an electoral ward in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, which covers its namesake village, Rhoose, as well as Penmark and the neighbouring community of Llancarfan. The ward elects two county councillors to the Vale of Glamorgan Council.

Llandow/Ewenny

Llandow/Ewenny, also known as Llandow and Ewenny, is the name of an electoral ward in the west of the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It covers its namesake communities of Llandow and Ewenny as well as the neighbouring communities of Colwinston and Llangan. The ward elects a county councillor to the Vale of Glamorgan Council.

References

  1. 1 2 Law, Peter (5 May 2012). "No Tory leader breezing in this time - just one going". South Wales Echo (2012 elections special supplement). p. 3.
  2. ↑ Harris, Sharon (10 May 2012). "Vale of Glamorgan Council elections: Winners and losers". Penarth Times. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  3. 1 2 Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2012: Vale of Glamorgan" . Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  4. ↑ "By-election set for Barry's Buttrills ward". Barry & District News. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  5. ↑ "Buttrills, 2012". WelshElections.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  6. ↑ "Vale councillor dies". Barry & District News. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  7. ↑ "Llantwit Major by-election, 2015 - Conservative gain from Llantwit First". WelshElections.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  8. ↑ "Date set for by-election to replace councillor who died in collision near karting centre". Wales Online. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  9. ↑ Sharon Harris (1 July 2016). "Library campaigner Adam Riley elected in Rhoose by-election". Barry & District News. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  10. ↑ Sharon Harris (11 October 2016). "Your list of Gibbonsdown by-election candidates". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  11. ↑ "Gibbonsdown by-election, 2016". Welshelections.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
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