Peterston-super-Ely (electoral ward) explained

Official Name:Peterston-super-Ely
Country:Wales
Type:Electoral ward
Static Image Name:Vale of Glamorgan UK ward location - Peterston-super-Ely.png
Static Image Caption:Location of the (pre-2022) Peterston-super-Ely ward
in the Vale of Glamorgan
Static Image Width:260px
Population:2,289
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Unitary Wales:Vale of Glamorgan
Community Wales:Pendoylan, Peterston-super-Ely, St Georges super Ely and Welsh St Donats
Constituency Westminster:Vale of Glamorgan
Constituency Welsh Assembly:Vale of Glamorgan
Councillors:1 (County)
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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 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]

In 2022 St Georges super Ely was transferred from Peterston-super-Ely to a new ward, as a result of recommendations from the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales.[2]

County councillors

The ward elects one councillor to the Vale of Glamorgan Council.

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.[3] The ward was then represented by Rhodri Traherne for the Conservatives.

In 2017 Michael Morgan was elected for the Conservatives. However, in May 2019 he moved to the Vale Independents Group along with several other Conservative councillors.[4] In the 2022 election Morgan held the ward as an independent, although his share of the vote dropped by 19.0% on 2017.

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.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ward population 2011 . UKcensusdata.com. 2017-11-23.
  2. News: Vale of Glamorgan’s ward boundaries redrawn as council gets seven more councillors . Penarth Times . 13 February 2021 . 7 May 2022 .
  3. News: Sharon Harris. Tributes paid following death of former Vale council deputy leader and wife . Barry & District News. 22 June 2017 . 2017-11-23.
  4. News: Discombe . Matt . Tory rebels pledge support to Labour in shock council twist . 2 June 2019 . walesonline . 15 May 2019.
  5. News: How The Voting Went . . 13 . 8 May 1970 .