Alexandra (Penarth electoral ward)

Alexandra was an electoral ward in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It elected county councillors to the Vale of Glamorgan Council at the 1995 and 1999 local elections.

Post-2004 county electoral wards in Penarth. Alexandra became Plymouth and St Augustine's, which had previously been community wards

The Alexandra ward covered a large area of Penarth including the town centre and the more affluent southern part. Five county councillors were elected from the ward to the Vale of Glamorgan Council. For elections to Penarth Town Council it was divided into the Plymouth and St Augustine's community wards.

1983–1996

The ward elected councillors to the Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council from 1983. Five Conservative councillors were elected at the 1983, 1987 and 1991 elections.[1]

1983 Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council election [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative A. Ernest * 2,098
Conservative P. Davies 2,003
Conservative D. Leddington * 1,993
Conservative R. Parsons * 1,715
Conservative A. Wicks 1,334
Alliance J. Sibert 1,244
Alliance J. Janes 1,008
Labour E. Davies 945
Ind. Conservative H. Reynolds * 927
Labour L. Hales 911
Alliance E. Hill 911
Alliance F. Rattray 899
Labour J. Birch 879
Alliance P. Dresser 872
Plaid Cymru S. Fford 860
Labour C. Couper 847
Ind. Conservative T. Waugh * 774
Plaid Cymru A. Packer 167
Plaid Cymru R. Maccarthy 154

* existing councillor, standing for re-election

Post-1996

At the 1995 county elections to the new Vale of Glamorgan Council unitary authority, Alexandra elected five Labour Party councillors, in what the South Wales Echo described as a "rout". There were no Conservative councillors left in Penarth.[2]

1995 Vale of Glamorgan Council election [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour (Ms) L. J. Barrett 2,059
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
Conservative A. Wickes o 1,357
Conservative C. Osborne o 1,348
Conservative (Ms) D. Turner 1,334
Independent M. Cranfield-Adams 1,300
Conservative A. Williams o 1,282
Plaid Cymru D. Harries 544
Plaid Cymru (Ms) M. Harries 515

o existing councillor, elected in 1991 to the VoG borough council, standing for re-election

At the following 1999 elections, four of the five seats were won back by the Conservative Party.[3]

Following The County Borough of The Vale of Glamorgan (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 Alexandra was divided into two, with the existing town wards of Plymouth and St Augustine's becoming county wards electing two councillors each to the county council. The change was effective from October 2003 for preliminary electoral proceedings but fully effective at the May 2004 Vale of Glamorgan Council elections.[4]

In 2017 town councillors asked South Wales Police why they were still using the Alexandra ward as an area of Penarth for their crime statistics. The police blamed this on an overseas software update.[5]

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References
  1. "Vale of Glamorgan Welsh District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. Peter Collins (5 May 1995). "Vale of Glamorgan - Disaster for Tories". South Wales Echo. p. 8.
  3. "Vale of Glamorgan Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  4. The County Borough of The Vale of Glamorgan (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. Statutory Instruments. 6 December 2002. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  5. "Penarth Councillors Criticise Police On Latest Crime Figures". Penarth Daily News. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
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