Peterston-super-Ely (electoral ward)

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Peterston-super-Ely
Electoral ward
Vale of Glamorgan UK ward location - Peterston-super-Ely.png
Location of the Peterston-super-Ely ward
in the Vale of Glamorgan
Population2,289 (2011 census)
Community
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
  • Vale of Glamorgan
Councillors1 (County)
List of places
UK
Wales
Vale of Glamorgan

Peterston-super-Ely is the name of an electoral ward in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, which covers its namesake village of Peterston-super-Ely and the neighbouring communities of St Georges super Ely, Pendoylan and Welsh St Donats. The ward elects a county councillor to the Vale of Glamorgan Council.

According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 2,289.[1]

County councillors[]

The ward elects one councillor to the Vale of Glamorgan Council. It is currently represented by which Michael Morgan moved to in May 2019, having been elected in 2017 as a member of the Welsh Conservative Party.[2]

2017 Vale of Glamorgan Council election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Morgan, Michael John Griffith 734 77.7
Labour Cubbage, Eleri 206 21.8
2012 Vale of Glamorgan Council election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Traherne, Rhodri 653 74.2
Labour Gilhooly, Eileen 223 25.3

A. J. (Tony) Williams represented Peterson-super-Ely for the Conservative Party until 2007. He had been a local government councillor since before the 1974 local government reorganisation. He and his wife were found dead at their Cowbridge home in June 2017.[5]

Cardiff Rural District Council[]

Prior to 1974, Peterson-super-Ely was a ward to Cardiff Rural District Council, electing one councillor. In 1970 it elected an Independent councillor, W. J. Meredith.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ward population 2011". UKcensusdata.com. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  2. ^ Discombe, Matt (15 May 2019). "Tory rebels pledge support to Labour in shock council twist". walesonline. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Peterston-super-Ely - Declaration Of Results Of Poll" (PDF). Vale of Glamorgan Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Vale of Glamorgan Council elections 2012: Results". Barry & District News. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  5. ^ Sharon Harris (22 June 2017). "Tributes paid following death of former Vale council deputy leader and wife". Barry & District News. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  6. ^ "How The Voting Went". South Wales Echo. 8 May 1970. p. 13.
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