1995 Vale of Glamorgan Council election

1995 Welsh local government election April 2022 The 1995 Vale of Glamorgan Council election was held on 4 May 1995 to the new Vale of Glamorgan Council unitary authority in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It took place on the same day as other council elections in Wales and England. These were the first elections since the re-organization of local government in Wales. Though the Conservative Party had led the previous council, their representation was decimated at the 1995 election, with Labour winning a majority.Peter Collins Disaster for Tories South Wales Echo 5 May 1995 8 The Conservatives could not have anticipated the anihilation they received at the hands of Labour in the Vale of Glamorgan... The next full elections took place in 1999. Overview These were the first elections held following local government reorganisation, which created new 'super authorities' and would lead to the abolition of South Glamorgan County Council on 1 April 1996. Vale of Glamorgan councillors would act in a shadow capacity to the new Vale of Glamorgan Council, until the following April.Voters go to the polls South Wales Echo 4 May 1995 3 Voters went to the polls today as local government in Wales undergoes its biggest shake up for 21 years. Twenty two new super-councils will take over the functions of 37 district and eight county authorities, which are being abolished from April next year... Until April next year, the councillors will act in a shadow capacity and many will serve on two or three authorities at the same time. 47 council seats across 22 electoral wards were up for election.Vale of Glamorgan Council Election Results 1995-2012 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Vale-of-Glamorgan-1995-2012.pdf The Elections Centre (Plymouth University) 20 July 2019 The ward boundaries for the new authority were based primarily on the previous Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council, though there were some boundary changes. Ewenny transferred to the Vale, with the Llandow ward becoming Llandow/Ewenny. The St Brides Major and Wick communities, was which was previously within the Borough of Ogwr, transferred to become a new Vale ward of St Brides Major, increasing the number of Vale councillors by one. Election result Twenty Conservative councillors had been elected at the 1991 election.Vale of Glamorgan Welsh District Council Election Results 1973-1991 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Vale-of-Glamorgan-1973-1991.pdf The Elections Centre (Plymouth University) 20 July 2019 At the 1995 election their number was reduced to six, in what the South Wales Echo described as an unanticipated "annihilation" at the hands of the Labour Party. All five seats in the previously 'safe' Conservative Alexandra ward were won by Labour, as were two of the three 'safe' Conservative seats in Cowbridge. Plaid Cymru also took seats from the Conservatives, increasing their numbers to five. Vale of Glamorgan Council election result 1995 Labour Party (UK) 36 +15 76.5 Conservative Party (UK) 6 -14 12.7 Plaid Cymru 5 +2 10.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0.0 Independent politician 0 -2 0.0 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0.0 |} Ward results Contests took place in every ward,(a) the first time this had happened in the Vale since 1973. Alexandra (five seats) Alexandra (Penarth) 1995 Welsh Labour Party (Ms) Lorraine Barrett 2,059 34.5 Welsh Labour Party J. Birch 1,848 Welsh Labour Party P. Gray + 1,847 Welsh Labour Party (Ms) G. Emmerson 1,732 Welsh Labour Party N. Fogg 1,649 Welsh Conservative Party A. Ernest o+ 1,580 28.8 Welsh Conservative Party A. Wicks o 1,357 Welsh Conservative Party C. Osborne o 1,348 Welsh Conservative Party (Ms) D. Turner + 1,334 Independent politician M. Cranfield-Adams 1,300 23.7 Welsh Conservative Party A. Williams o 1,282 Plaid Cymru D. Harries 544 9.9 Plaid Cymru (Ms) M. Harries 514 Baruc (two seats) Baruc (Barry) 1995 Plaid Cymru Nicholas Hodges 810 35.4 Welsh Labour Party (Ms) B. Griffiths 734 32.1 Welsh Labour Party (Ms) B. Sharp 721 Plaid Cymru (Ms) M. Corp 703 Welsh Conservative Party J. Donovan + 634 27.7 Welsh Conservative Party B. Edmunds o 524 Welsh Conservative Party G. Grant o 178 Liberal Democrats (UK) (Ms) S. O'Brien 111 4.8 Buttrills (two seats) Buttrills (Barry) 1995 Welsh Labour Party (Ms) M. Alexander 907 51.4 Welsh Labour Party S. Egan 789 Independent Labour B. Lane + 616 24.5 Welsh Conservative Party J. Connell 340 13.5 Independent politician B. Dixon o 245 9.8 Plaid Cymru W. Landry 225 9.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) J, Cornwall 178 7.1 Cadoc (three seats) Cadoc (Barry) 1983 Welsh Labour Party F. Johnson + 1,273 55.5 Welsh Labour Party (Ms) A. Moore 1,245 Welsh Labour Party N. Moore o 1,220 Independent Labour S. James 396 17.3 Independent Labour B. Lewis 310 Independent Labour J. Murphy 303 Welsh Conservative Party A. James 215 9.4 Welsh Conservative Party W. Nunn 198 Plaid Cymru (Ms) R. Joseph 188 8.2 Welsh Conservative Party J. Parker 184 Plaid Cymru K. Stockdale 176 Plaid Cymru J. Lawrence 166 Green Party of England and Wales I. Gooderson 121 5.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Mock 100 4.4 Castleland (two seats) Castleland 1995 Labour Party (UK) M. Sharp + 831 74.8 Labour Party (UK) C. Short o 815 Conservative Party (UK) J. Williams 148 13.3 Conservative Party (UK) S. Newman 143 Plaid Cymru B. Shaw 132 11.9 Plaid Cymru A. Dearing 132 Cornerswell (two seats) Cornerswell (Penarth) 1995 Labour Party (UK) (Ms) A. Rees + 1,196 49.8 Labour Party (UK) N. Gibbs o 1,153 Conservative Party (UK) J. Flanigan o 743 31.0 Conservative Party (UK) K. Land 482 Liberal Democrats (UK) D. Elston 295 12.3 Plaid Cymru G. Ap-Sion 166 4.1 Court (two seats) Court (Barry) 1995 Welsh Labour Party Shaun Stringer o 1,120 65.5 Welsh Labour Party J. Thompson o 1,068 Plaid Cymru R. Salter 217 12.7 Conservative Party (UK) K. Wright 176 10.3 Conservative Party (UK) R. Suchorzeloski 144 Liberal Democrats (UK) (Ms) M. Lupton 100 5.8 Green Party of England and Wales (Ms) J. Gooderson A'Court 96 5.7 Cowbridge (three seats) Cowbridge 1995 Welsh Labour Party J. Baty 1,187 45.0 Welsh Conservative Party R. Davies o 1,088 41.2 Welsh Labour Party G. Hughes 1,042 Welsh Conservative Party T. Jarvie o 1,041 Welsh Conservative Party B. Rees 955 Welsh Labour Party A. Price 875 Plaid Cymru H. Llewellyn-Morgan 364 13.8 Plaid Cymru H. Lewis 196 Dinas Powys (four seats) Dinas Powys 1995 Plaid Cymru Christopher Franks o+ 1,891 45.9 Plaid Cymru M. Thomas o 1,433 Plaid Cymru (Ms) J. Jones o 1,376 Plaid Cymru R. Bowen 1,303 Welsh Conservative Party B. McParlin o 987 24.0 Welsh Labour Party (Ms) S. Collins 981 23.8 Welsh Labour Party (Ms) J. Davies 951 Welsh Labour Party P. Evans 824 Welsh Labour Party J. Harvey 769 Welsh Conservative Party M. Pound 759 Welsh Conservative Party (Ms) C. Wilcock 591 Welsh Conservative Party H. Stephens 580 Liberal Democrats (UK) (Ms) C. Southwell 262 6.4 Dyfan (two seats) Dyfan (Barry) 1995 Welsh Labour Party C. Watkins + 1,115 61.9 Welsh Labour Party A. Dobbinson o 1,073 Welsh Conservative Party B. Mepham 357 19.8 Welsh Conservative Party S. Rogers 317 Plaid Cymru P. Donovan 194 10.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) (Ms) S. Boundy 135 7.5 Plaid Cymru O. Phillips 122 Gibbonsdown (two seats) Gibbonsdown (Barry) 1995 Disaster for Tories - Results South Wales Echo 5 May 1995 8 Welsh Labour Party B. Murray + 1,168 73.3 Welsh Labour Party R. Wilkinson o 1,111 Plaid Cymru T. Morgan 167 10.5 Welsh Conservative Party C. R. Lambert 153 9.6 Welsh Conservative Party C. E. Lambert 152 Liberal Democrats (UK) H. Lupton 106 6.6 Illtyd (three seats) Illtyd (Barry) 1995 Labour Party (UK) C. Dunkley o 1,514 48.1 Labour Party (UK) N. Brown o 1,438 Labour Party (UK) M. Nugent 1,266 Conservative Party (UK) A. Hampton o 1,139 36.2 Conservative Party (UK) K. Williams 911 Conservative Party (UK) (Ms) V. Lloyd 676 Plaid Cymru (Ms) S. Baker 262 8.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Matthews 235 7.5 Plaid Cymru J. Chedgzoy 233 Plaid Cymru D. Roberts 216 Llandough (one seat) Llandough 1983 Welsh Labour Party D. Eastwood 394 60.5 Independent politician (Ms) E. Hanley 141 21.7 Welsh Conservative Party T. Roche 116 17.8 Llandow/Ewenny (one seat) Llandow/Ewenny 1995 Welsh Conservative Party R. Thomas o+ 532 41.0 Welsh Labour Party (Ms) C. Price 505 38.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) (Ms) S. Wilson 93 7.2 Independent politician (Ms) J. Horton 87 6.7 Plaid Cymru J. Bellin 80 6.2 Llantwit Major (four seats) Llantwit Major 1995 Welsh Labour Party (Ms) L. Hughes o+ 2,661 58.2 Welsh Labour Party (Ms) J. Pearce o 2,118 Welsh Labour Party M. Pearce o 1,988 Welsh Labour Party G. Williams 1,475 Welsh Conservative Party E. Bryant 826 18.1 Welsh Conservative Party J. Jones 809 Welsh Conservative Party A. Readman 765 Welsh Conservative Party A. Preddy 621 Liberal Democrats (UK) (Ms) D. Van-Rooyen 403 8.8 Plaid Cymru S. Stephens 380 8.3 Green Party of England and Wales (Ms) A. Markey 302 6.6 Peterston-super-Ely (one seat) Peterston-super-Ely 1995 Welsh Conservative Party A. Williams 490 63.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) (Ms) S. Willey 285 36.8 Rhoose (two seats) Rhoose 1995 Welsh Conservative Party (Ms) H. James o+ 949 42.8 Welsh Conservative Party H. James o 616 Welsh Labour Party (Ms) R. Bowen 556 25.1 Welsh Labour Party J. King 504 Independent Conservative (Ms) A. Matthews 422 19.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) D. Stevens 167 7.5 Plaid Cymru J. Evans 122 5.5 St Athan (one seat) St Athan 1995 Welsh Labour Party B. Doughty + 611 60.1 Independent politician J. James o 293 28.8 Welsh Conservative Party (Ms) V. Rees 79 7.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) B. Van Rooyen 34 3.3 St Brides Major (one seat) St Brides Major 1995 Welsh Labour Party M. Lalis 589 49.6 Welsh Conservative Party (Ms) A. Preston 449 37.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Wilson 150 12.6 Stanwell (two seats) Stanwell 1995 Welsh Labour Party H. Rees + 945 62.1 Welsh Labour Party (Ms) M. Birch o 929 Welsh Conservative Party D. Webb 341 22.4 Plaid Cymru N. ap Glyn 236 15.5 Sully (one seat) Sully 1995 Welsh Labour Party R. Cox 693 47.0 Welsh Conservative Party C. Aynge 583 39.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) B. Southwell 124 8.4 Plaid Cymru D. Haswell 74 5.0 Wenvoe (one seat) Wenvoe 1995 Welsh Conservative Party Michael Harvey 470 44.0 Welsh Labour Party M. Stringer 268 25.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) (Ms) S. Campbell 222 20.8 Plaid Cymru (Ms) E. Jones 108 10.1 (a) Elections Centre source compares the percentage vote of the lead candidate for each party in the ward. It also indicates which candidates are female. o councillor elected to the Borough Council in 1991, standing for re-election + councillor elected to South Glamorgan County Council in 1993South Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1991 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/South-Glamorgan-County-1973-1993.pdf The Elections Centre (Plymouth University) 20 July 2019 References Category:Vale of Glamorgan Council elections Vale of Glamorgan