Dinas Powys (electoral ward)

Dinas Powys is the name of 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

At 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.

2017 Vale of Glamorgan Council election [3]
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]

2012 Vale of Glamorgan Council election [6]
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
  1. "Dinas Powys - Key Stats". UKcensusdata.com. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
  2. Anthony Lewis (5 May 2017). "LOCAL ELECTIONS: New Vale councillors are confirmed". Penarth Times. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  3. "Dinas Powys - Declaration Of Results Of Poll" (PDF). Vale of Glamorgan Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  4. "Conservative surge in Vale local elections". The Barry Gem. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  5. "Independents to stand in Dinas Powys". The Cowbridge Gem. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  6. "Vale of Glamorgan Council elections 2012: Results". Barry & District News. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  7. Vale of Glamorgan Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
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