Cornerswell

Cornerswell is an electoral ward in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It elects two county councillors to the Vale of Glamorgan Council and four town councillors to Penarth Town Council.

Electoral wards of Penarth, with Cornerswell towards the northwest

Description

The Cornerswell ward covers the residential area west of Penarth town centre including Cogan and the area of Penarth north of Cornerswell Road. The St Augustine's ward lies to the east, Stanwell to the south and Llandough to the north.[1] Two county councillors are elected from Cornerswell to the Vale of Glamorgan Council [2] and four town councillors to Penarth Town Council.[3]

According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 5,353 (with 658 being able to read, speak or write Welsh).[4]

Election results

Town Council

Three Labour councillors (including Rhiannon Birch who was also a county councillor for the ward) and one Conservative councillor were elected to Penarth Town Council at the May 2017 elections.[3]

County Council

At the May 2017 Vale of Glamorgan council elections both seats were won by Welsh Labour.[5] Councillors Rhiannon Birch and Peter King had represented the ward since 2012 (Cllr Birch had also represented the ward between 2004 and 2008). Between 1995 and 2012 Cornerswell had elected a mixture of Labour and Conservative councillors to the county council.[6]

Representation 1995 – date [6]
Election Conservative    Labour   
2017 0 2
2012 0 2
2008 2 0
2004 0 2
1999 1 1
1995 0 2

References
  1. Election maps, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  2. The County Borough of The Vale of Glamorgan (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. Statutory Instruments. 6 December 2002. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  3. Sharon Harris (5 May 2017) "Town Council election results", Penarth Times. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  4. "Cornerswell - Key Stats". UKcensusdata.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  5. "Vale of Glamorgan council: These are the people you have chosen to run your local authority". Wales Online. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  6. "Vale of Glamorgan Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
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