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Vale of Glamorgan (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 51°25′44″N 3°21′04″W / 51.429°N 3.351°W / 51.429; -3.351
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Not to be confused with Vale of Glamorgan (Assembly constituency).

51°25′44″N 3°21′04″W / 51.429°N 3.351°W / 51.429; -3.351

Vale of Glamorgan
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Vale of Glamorgan in Wales
Preserved countySouth Glamorgan
Electorate71,585 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsBarry, Llantwit Major, Cowbridge
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentAlun Cairns (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromBarry
Overlaps
SeneddSouth Wales Central

Vale of Glamorgan (Welsh: Bro Morgannwg) is a county constituency in South Wales, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post voting system.

It was created in 1983.

Boundaries

This marginal constituency to the west of Cardiff takes in the Labour-voting seaside resort of Barry and a number of Conservative villages and small towns. There have been some close shaves for both parties here in the past: Conservative Walter Sweeney got home by a mere 19 votes in 1992; and John Smith (namesake of the late previous Labour leader) had a majority of under 2,000 in 2005. John Smith stood down from Parliament due to ill health, and the seat went Conservative at the 2010 election.

Vale of Glamorgan CC consists of the divisions of the Vale of Glamorgan council of Baruc, Buttrills, Cadoc, Castleland, Court, Cowbridge , Dinas Powys, Dyfan, Gibbonsdown, Illtyd, Llandow/Ewenny, Llantwit Major, Peterston-super-Ely, Rhoose, St. Athan, St. Bride's Major, and Wenvoe.

Proposed changes

As part of the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which commenced in 2011, the Boundary Commission for Wales has proposed[2] a modified constituency to be renamed as "The Vale of Glamorgan"[3], that is with the formal addition of 'the' to its name as well as modification of its boundaries.

The change of boundaries would see Sully added to the constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election Member[4] Party
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1983 Sir Raymond Gower Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1989 by-election John Smith Labour
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1992 Walter Sweeney Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1997 John Smith Labour
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 2010 Alun Cairns Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Vale of Glamorgan [5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alun Cairns 20,341 41.8 +4.4
Labour Alana Davies 16,034 32.9 −7.8
Liberal Democrats Eluned Parrott 7,403 15.2 +2.0
Plaid Cymru Ian James Johnson 2,667 5.5 +0.3
UKIP Kevin Mahoney 1,529 3.1 +1.4
Green Rhodri Thomas 457 0.9 +0.9
Christian John Harrold 236 0.5 +0.5
Majority 4,307 8.8
Turnout 48,667 69.3 +0.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 6.1%

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Vale of Glamorgan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Smith 19,481 41.2 −4.2
Conservative Alun Cairns 17,673 37.3 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Hooper 6,140 13.0 +0.8
Plaid Cymru Barry Shaw 2,423 5.1 −1.2
UKIP Richard Suchorzewski 840 1.8 +0.8
Liberal Karl-James Langford 605 1.3 +1.3
Socialist Labour Paul Mules 162 0.3 +0.3
Majority 1,808 3.8
Turnout 47,324 68.9 +2.2
Labour hold Swing -3.3
General Election 2001: Vale of Glamorgan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Smith 20,524 45.4 −8.5
Conservative Susie Inkin 15,824 35.0 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Dewi Smith 5,521 12.2 +3.0
Plaid Cymru Chris Franks 2,867 6.3 +3.8
UKIP Niall Warry 448 1.0 N/A
Majority 4,700 10.4
Turnout 45,184 66.7 −13.3
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Vale of Glamorgan[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Sweeney 24,220 44.3 −2.4
Labour John Smith 24,201 44.3 +9.6
Liberal Democrats DK Davies 5,045 9.2 −7.4
Plaid Cymru DBL Haswell 1,160 2.1 +0.3
Majority 19 0.0 −12.0
Turnout 54,626 81.9 +2.6
Conservative hold Swing −6.0

Elections in the 1980s

Vale of Glamorgan by-election, 1989
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Smith 23,342 48.9 +14.2
Conservative Rod Richards 17,314 36.3 −10.5
SLD F. Leavers 2,017 4.2 −12.5
Plaid Cymru A. Dixon 1,672 3.5 +1.7
SDP D. Davies 1,098 2.3 N/A
Green M. Wakefield 971 2.0 N/A
Protect the Health Service C. Tiarks 847 1.8 N/A
Monster Raving Loony Screaming Lord Sutch 266 0.5 N/A
Independent Welsh Socialist E. Roberts 148 0.3 N/A
Corrective Party Lindi St Claire 39 0.1 N/A
Christian Alliance D. Black 32 0.1 N/A
Majority 6,028 12.6 N/A
Turnout 47,746 70.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing −12.4

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Beyond 20/20 WDS - Table view". 2011 Electorate Figures. StatsWales. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. ^ 2013 Review Proposals Boundary Commission for Wales
  3. ^ Proposed map Boundary Commission for Wales
  4. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "V"
  5. ^ Vale of Glamorgan, Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council - candidates - Vale of Glamorgan
  6. ^ Vale of Glamorgan BBC Election - Vale of Glamorgan
  7. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.


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