# 1995 Vale of Glamorgan Council election

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.
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.
47 council seats across 22 electoral wards were up for election. 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. 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 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
| Labour | 36 | +15 | 76.5 |
| Conservative | 6 | -14 | 12.7 |
| Plaid Cymru | 5 | +2 | 10.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 |
| Independent | 0 | -2 | 0.0 |
| Green | 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 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | (Ms) Lorraine Barrett | 2,059 | 34.5 |
| Labour | J. Birch | 1,848 | |
| Labour | P. Gray $^+$ | 1,847 | |
| Labour | (Ms) G. Emmerson | 1,732 | |
| Labour | N. Fogg | 1,649 | |
| Conservative | A. Ernest $^{o+}$ | 1,580 | 28.8 |
| Conservative | A. Wicks $^o$ | 1,357 | |
| Conservative | C. Osborne $^o$ | 1,348 | |
| Conservative | (Ms) D. Turner $^+$ | 1,334 | |
| Independent | M. Cranfield-Adams | 1,300 | 23.7 |
| Conservative | A. Williams $^o$ | 1,282 | |
| Plaid Cymru | D. Harries | 544 | 9.9 |
| Plaid Cymru | (Ms) M. Harries | 514 | |

### Baruc (two seats)

Baruc (Barry) 1995 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Plaid Cymru | Nicholas Hodges | 810 | 35.4 |
| Labour | (Ms) B. Griffiths | 734 | 32.1 |
| Labour | (Ms) B. Sharp | 721 | |
| Plaid Cymru | (Ms) M. Corp | 703 | |
| Conservative | J. Donovan $^+$ | 634 | 27.7 |
| Conservative | B. Edmunds $^o$ | 524 | |
| Conservative | G. Grant $^o$ | 178 | |
| Liberal Democrats | (Ms) S. O'Brien | 111 | 4.8 |

### Buttrills (two seats)

Buttrills (Barry) 1995 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | (Ms) M. Alexander | 907 | 51.4 |
| Labour | S. Egan | 789 | |
| Independent Labour | B. Lane $^+$ | 616 | 24.5 |
| Conservative | J. Connell | 340 | 13.5 |
| Independent | B. Dixon $^o$ | 245 | 9.8 |
| Plaid Cymru | W. Landry | 225 | 9.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | J, Cornwall | 178 | 7.1 |

### Cadoc (three seats)

Cadoc (Barry) 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | F. Johnson $^+$ | 1,273 | 55.5 |
| Labour | (Ms) A. Moore | 1,245 | |
| Labour | N. Moore $^o$ | 1,220 | |
| Independent Labour | S. James | 396 | 17.3 |
| Independent Labour | B. Lewis | 310 | |
| Independent Labour | J. Murphy | 303 | |
| Conservative | A. James | 215 | 9.4 |
| Conservative | W. Nunn | 198 | |
| Plaid Cymru | (Ms) R. Joseph | 188 | 8.2 |
| Conservative | J. Parker | 184 | |
| Plaid Cymru | K. Stockdale | 176 | |
| Plaid Cymru | J. Lawrence | 166 | |
| Green | I. Gooderson | 121 | 5.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Mock | 100 | 4.4 |

### Castleland (two seats)

Castleland 1995 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | M. Sharp $^+$ | 831 | 74.8 |
| Labour | C. Short $^o$ | 815 | |
| Conservative | J. Williams | 148 | 13.3 |
| Conservative | S. Newman | 143 | |
| Plaid Cymru | B. Shaw | 132 | 11.9 |
| Plaid Cymru | A. Dearing | 132 | |

### Cornerswell (two seats)

Cornerswell (Penarth) 1995 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | (Ms) A. Rees $^+$ | 1,196 | 49.8 |
| Labour | N. Gibbs $^o$ | 1,153 | |
| Conservative | J. Flanigan $^o$ | 743 | 31.0 |
| Conservative | K. Land | 482 | |
| Liberal Democrats | D. Elston | 295 | 12.3 |
| Plaid Cymru | G. Ap-Sion | 166 | 4.1 |

### Court (two seats)

Court (Barry) 1995 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Shaun Stringer $^o$ | 1,120 | 65.5 |
| Labour | J. Thompson $^o$ | 1,068 | |
| Plaid Cymru | R. Salter | 217 | 12.7 |
| Conservative | K. Wright | 176 | 10.3 |
| Conservative | R. Suchorzeloski | 144 | |
| Liberal Democrats | (Ms) M. Lupton | 100 | 5.8 |
| Green | (Ms) J. Gooderson A'Court | 96 | 5.7 |

### Cowbridge (three seats)

Cowbridge 1995 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | J. Baty | 1,187 | 45.0 |
| Conservative | R. Davies $^o$ | 1,088 | 41.2 |
| Labour | G. Hughes | 1,042 | |
| Conservative | T. Jarvie $^o$ | 1,041 | |
| Conservative | B. Rees | 955 | |
| Labour | A. Price | 875 | |
| Plaid Cymru | H. Llewellyn-Morgan | 364 | 13.8 |
| Plaid Cymru | H. Lewis | 196 | |

### Dinas Powys (four seats)

Dinas Powys 1995 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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 | |
| Conservative | B. McParlin $^o$ | 987 | 24.0 |
| Labour | (Ms) S. Collins | 981 | 23.8 |
| Labour | (Ms) J. Davies | 951 | |
| Labour | P. Evans | 824 | |
| Labour | J. Harvey | 769 | |
| Conservative | M. Pound | 759 | |
| Conservative | (Ms) C. Wilcock | 591 | |
| Conservative | H. Stephens | 580 | |
| Liberal Democrats | (Ms) C. Southwell | 262 | 6.4 |

### Dyfan (two seats)

Dyfan (Barry) 1995 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | C. Watkins $^+$ | 1,115 | 61.9 |
| Labour | A. Dobbinson $^o$ | 1,073 | |
| Conservative | B. Mepham | 357 | 19.8 |
| Conservative | S. Rogers | 317 | |
| Plaid Cymru | P. Donovan | 194 | 10.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | (Ms) S. Boundy | 135 | 7.5 |
| Plaid Cymru | O. Phillips | 122 | |

### Gibbonsdown (two seats)

Gibbonsdown (Barry) 1995 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | B. Murray $^+$ | 1,168 | 73.3 |
| Labour | R. Wilkinson $^o$ | 1,111 | |
| Plaid Cymru | T. Morgan | 167 | 10.5 |
| Conservative | C. R. Lambert | 153 | 9.6 |
| Conservative | C. E. Lambert | 152 | |
| Liberal Democrats | H. Lupton | 106 | 6.6 |

### Illtyd (three seats)

Illtyd (Barry) 1995 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | C. Dunkley $^o$ | 1,514 | 48.1 |
| Labour | N. Brown $^o$ | 1,438 | |
| Labour | M. Nugent | 1,266 | |
| Conservative | A. Hampton $^o$ | 1,139 | 36.2 |
| Conservative | K. Williams | 911 | |
| Conservative | (Ms) V. Lloyd | 676 | |
| Plaid Cymru | (Ms) S. Baker | 262 | 8.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | A. Matthews | 235 | 7.5 |
| Plaid Cymru | J. Chedgzoy | 233 | |
| Plaid Cymru | D. Roberts | 216 | |

### Llandough (one seat)

Llandough 1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | D. Eastwood | 394 | 60.5 |
| Independent | (Ms) E. Hanley | 141 | 21.7 |
| Conservative | T. Roche | 116 | 17.8 |

### Llandow/Ewenny (one seat)

Llandow/Ewenny 1995 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | R. Thomas $^{o+}$ | 532 | 41.0 |
| Labour | (Ms) C. Price | 505 | 38.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | (Ms) S. Wilson | 93 | 7.2 |
| Independent | (Ms) J. Horton | 87 | 6.7 |
| Plaid Cymru | J. Bellin | 80 | 6.2 |

### Llantwit Major (four seats)

Llantwit Major 1995 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | (Ms) L. Hughes $^{o+}$ | 2,661 | 58.2 |
| Labour | (Ms) J. Pearce $^o$ | 2,118 | |
| Labour | M. Pearce $^o$ | 1,988 | |
| Labour | G. Williams | 1,475 | |
| Conservative | E. Bryant | 826 | 18.1 |
| Conservative | J. Jones | 809 | |
| Conservative | A. Readman | 765 | |
| Conservative | A. Preddy | 621 | |
| Liberal Democrats | (Ms) D. Van-Rooyen | 403 | 8.8 |
| Plaid Cymru | S. Stephens | 380 | 8.3 |
| Green | (Ms) A. Markey | 302 | 6.6 |

### Peterston-super-Ely (one seat)

Peterston-super-Ely 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Williams | 490 | 63.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | (Ms) S. Willey | 285 | 36.8 | |

### Rhoose (two seats)

Rhoose 1995 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | (Ms) H. James $^{o+}$ | 949 | 42.8 |
| Conservative | H. James $^o$ | 616 | |
| Labour | (Ms) R. Bowen | 556 | 25.1 |
| Labour | J. King | 504 | |
| Ind. Conservative | (Ms) A. Matthews | 422 | 19.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | D. Stevens | 167 | 7.5 |
| Plaid Cymru | J. Evans | 122 | 5.5 |

### St Athan (one seat)

St Athan 1995 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | B. Doughty $^+$ | 611 | 60.1 |
| Independent | J. James $^o$ | 293 | 28.8 |
| Conservative | (Ms) V. Rees | 79 | 7.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | B. Van Rooyen | 34 | 3.3 |

### St Brides Major (one seat)

St Brides Major 1995 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | M. Lalis | 589 | 49.6 |
| Conservative | (Ms) A. Preston | 449 | 37.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | A. Wilson | 150 | 12.6 |

### Stanwell (two seats)

Stanwell 1995 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | H. Rees $^+$ | 945 | 62.1 |
| Labour | (Ms) M. Birch $^o$ | 929 | |
| Conservative | D. Webb | 341 | 22.4 |
| Plaid Cymru | N. ap Glyn | 236 | 15.5 |

### Sully (one seat)

Sully 1995 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | R. Cox | 693 | 47.0 |
| Conservative | C. Aynge | 583 | 39.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | B. Southwell | 124 | 8.4 |
| Plaid Cymru | D. Haswell | 74 | 5.0 |

### Wenvoe (one seat)

Wenvoe 1995 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Michael Harvey | 470 | 44.0 |
| Labour | M. Stringer | 268 | 25.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | (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 1993