Vale of Glamorgan (Senedd constituency)

Vale of Glamorgan (Welsh: Bro Morgannwg) is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of eight constituencies in the South Wales Central electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Vale of Glamorgan
Bro Morgannwg
Senedd borough constituency
for the Senedd
Vale of Glamorgan shown within the South Wales Central electoral region and the region shown within Wales
Current Senedd borough constituency
Created1999
PartyWelsh Labour
MSJane Hutt
Preserved countyMid Glamorgan
South Glamorgan

Boundaries

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Map of current boundaries

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Vale of Glamorgan Westminster constituency. It is partly within the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan and partly within the preserved county of Glamorgan.

The other seven constituencies of the region are Cardiff Central, Cardiff North, Cardiff South and Penarth, Cardiff West, Cynon Valley, Pontypridd and Rhondda.

Voting

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In general elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Member of the Senedd for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.

Members of the Senedd

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ElectionMemberPartyPortrait
1999Jane HuttWelsh Labour

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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2021 Senedd election: Vale of Glamorgan[1]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
LabourJane Hutt18,66743.5+4.715,15035.4+5.3
ConservativeMatt Smith15,39735.9-0.815,23235.6+2.8
Plaid CymruRichard Grigg3,6998.6-1.65,29112.4-0.9
AbolishStuart Field1,3943.3New1,8754.4-1.0
GreenAnthony Slaughter1,2622.9+0.81,9364.5+1.9
Liberal DemocratsSally Stephenson9942.3-0.21,1962.8±0.0
PropelJanet Brocklehurst4261.0New4741.1New
Reform UKMichael Hancock4161.0New3700.9New
IndependentAlan Coulthard2370.6New1420.3New
Freedom Alliance (UK)Neill Vasudeo Shah2260.5New1890.4New
GwladKarl-James Langford1740.4New1850.4New
UKIP5621.3-9.2
Workers Party870.2New
Communist670.2±0.0
TUSC600.1-0.2
Majority3,2707.6+5.5
Turnout41,413
Labour holdSwing
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Elections in the 2010s

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2016 National Assembly for Wales election: Vale of Glamorgan
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional[2][3]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
LabourJane Hutt14,65538.8-8.611,34130.1-5.3
ConservativeRoss England13,87836.7+0.712,33832.8-1.1
Plaid CymruIan Johnson3,87110.2-1.95,00213.3+0.9
UKIPLawrence Andrews3,6629.7New3,93310.5+5.1
Liberal DemocratsDenis Campbell9382.5- 2.01,0702.8- 1.4
GreenAlison Haden7942.1New9692.6-1.2
Abolish2,0245.4New
Women's Equality4301.1New
Monster Raving Loony1790.5-0.1
TUSC1060.3±0.0
Independent (John Bishop)1000.3New
Freedom to Choose750.2New
Communist670.2
Majority7772.1-9.3
Turnout41,413
Labour holdSwing
2011 National Assembly for Wales election: Vale of Glamorgan
PartyCandidateConstituency [4]Regional [5]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
LabourJane Hutt15,74647.4+13.211,74635.4+7.0
ConservativeAngela-Jones Evans11,97136.0+2.111,25433.9+0.1
Plaid CymruIan Johnson4,02412.1- 1.84,12212.4-2.6
Liberal DemocratsDamian Chick1,5314.5-6.71,3904.2-3.2
UKIP1,7775.4-0.5
Green1,2533.8+0.4
Socialist Labour6081.8+1.2
BNP5071.5-2.4
Welsh Christian2130.6±0.0
Monster Raving Loony1830.6New
TUSC900.3New
Communist440.1-0.1
Majority3,77511.4+11.1
Turnout33,25446.7-2.2
Labour holdSwing
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Regional ballots rejected at the count: 233[6]

Elections in the 2000s

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Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Vale of Glamorgan
PartyCandidateConstituency [7]Regional[8]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
LabourJane Hutt11,51534.2-9.89,37828.4-0.9
ConservativeGordon C Kemp11,43233.9-0.611,15033.8+0.2
Plaid CymruBarry I Shaw4,67113.9-0.24,94115.0+0.8
Liberal DemocratsMark J. Hooper3,75811.2+3.82,4357.4-0.7
UKIPKevin P Mahoney2,3106.9New1,9385.9+1.7
BNP1,2953.9New
Green1,1083.4+0.6
Socialist Labour2040.6-0.4
Welsh Christian2000.6New
Respect1180.4New
Socialist Alternative920.3New
Communist810.2±0.0
CPA620.2New
Socialist Equality280.1New
Majority830.3-9.2
Turnout33,66848.9+8.2
Labour holdSwing4.56
Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Vale of Glamorgan
PartyCandidateConstituency [9]Regional[10]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
LabourJane Hutt12,26744.0+9.110,06836.3+4.3
ConservativeDavid Melding9,61434.5+2.48,67631.3+0.7
Plaid CymruChris Franks3,92114.1-9.93,94814.2-8.5
Liberal DemocratsNilmini P. De Silva2,0497.4-1.62,2438.1-2.0
UKIP1,1654.2New
Green7772.8Unknown
Socialist Labour2911.0Unknown
New Millennium Bean Partyn1790.6New
Cymru Annibynnol1780.6New
Vote No 2 Stop the War1060.4New
Communist550.2Unknown
ProLife Alliance370.1New
Majority2,6539.5+6.7
Turnout27,85140.7-7.8
Labour holdSwing4.56

2003 Electorate: 68,947
Regional ballots rejected: 172

Elections in the 1990s

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Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Vale of Glamorgan
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
LabourJane Hutt11,44834.9N/A10,41932.0N/A
ConservativeDavid Melding10,52232.1N/A9,96130.6N/A
Plaid CymruChris Franks7,84824.0N/A7,38322.7N/A
Liberal DemocratsFrank Little2,9389.0N/A3,29810.1N/A
Other list parties1,4874.6
Majority9262.8N/A
Turnout32,75648.5N/A
Labour win (new seat)

1999 Electorate: 67,577

References

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  1. ^ [1] Vale of Glamorgan Statement of Persons Nominated
  2. ^ [2] National Assembly – 5 May 2016 - South Wales Central
  3. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Wales elections > Vale of Glamorgan". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales Election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  7. ^ Election results – 2007 Archived 9 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, National Assembly for Wales
  8. ^ "2007 Assembly Election Results (updated) July 2007(Page 78 of the PDF / Page 72 of booklet8)" (PDF). National Assembly for Wales. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Vale of Glamorgan 2003". BBC Wales. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  10. ^ The National Assembly for Wales elections 2003. The Electoral Commission. November 2003. pp. 110–115. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

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