Dinas Powys is an electoral ward in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It covers its namesake community of Dinas Powys and the neighbouring Michaelston-le-Pit and Leckwith to the north. The ward elects four county councillors to the Vale of Glamorgan Council.
According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 7,799.[1]
Election results
editAt the May 2017 County Council elections all four seats were won by the Conservative Party.[2] One of the losing councillors was Plaid Cymru's Chris Franks, who had represented the ward since 2001 and had been leader of the Plaid Cymru group on the County Council.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Crowley | 1425 | |||
| Conservative | Vince Driscoll | 1420 | |||
| Conservative | Steve Griffiths | 1385 | |||
| Conservative | Andy Robertson | 1303 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Chris Franks * | 1270 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Val Hartrey * | 1100 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Keith Hatton * | 909 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Richard Grigg | 806 | |||
| Labour | Jill Davies | 565 | |||
| Independent | Christopher John Williams * | 507 | |||
| Independent | John Maitland-Evans | 438 | |||
| Labour | Trevor George Robert Saunders | 431 | |||
| Labour | Anthony Lewis | 413 | |||
| Labour | John Boddy | 366 | |||
| Independent | Thomas Maitland-Evans | 365 | |||
| Green | Hilary May | 323 | |||
Prior to May 2017 the ward was known as "The People’s Republic of Plaid", having been represented by three Plaid Cymru councillors and one Independent[4] (Christopher Williams had been elected initially for Plaid Cymru but changed to Independent in 2014).[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Christopher Franks | 1515 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Valerie Hartrey * | 1418 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Keith Hatton * | 1265 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Christopher Williams * | 1223 | |||
| Conservative | Vince Driscoll | 1122 | |||
| Conservative | Robert Foxwell | 1035 | |||
| Conservative | Nigel Streeter | 1007 | |||
| Conservative | Andrew Robertson | 970 | |||
| Labour | Jill Davies | 602 | |||
| Labour | Terry Davies | 537 | |||
| Labour | Wendy Gilligan | 522 | |||
| Labour | John Williams | 499 | |||
* = sitting councillor prior to the election
Plaid Cymru had held all four county council seats since 1995.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Dinas Powys - Key Stats". UKcensusdata.com. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ Anthony Lewis (5 May 2017). "LOCAL ELECTIONS: New Vale councillors are confirmed". Penarth Times. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Dinas Powys - Declaration Of Results Of Poll" (PDF). Vale of Glamorgan Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Conservative surge in Vale local elections". The Barry Gem. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Independents to stand in Dinas Powys". The Cowbridge Gem. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Vale of Glamorgan Council elections 2012: Results". Barry & District News. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ Vale of Glamorgan Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre. Retrieved 2018-04-08.