Vale of Glamorgan (Senedd constituency)

The Vale of Glamorgan is a constituency of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) created in 1999. It elects one Member of the Senedd (MS) by the first past the post electoral system. It is one of nine constituencies within the South Wales Central electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSs, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Boundaries

The constituency covers the majority of the Vale of Glamorgan local authority area, excluding the areas of Penarth and Dinas Powys, which are included in the Cardiff South and Penarth constituency. It includes towns such as Barry, Cowbridge, Llantwit Major, and Rhoose.

History

The Vale of Glamorgan constituency was created for the first Senedd election in 1999, with the same boundaries as the former Vale of Glamorgan Westminster constituency.

Voting System

As with all Senedd constituencies, the Vale of Glamorgan elects its MS using the first past the post system. Voters mark an "X" on their ballot paper next to their preferred candidate. The candidate with the most votes wins.

Current MS

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Election Results

A table of historical election results could be included here, displaying the year, winning candidate, party, and vote share for each Senedd election held in the constituency. (Example: | Election | Winner | Party | Vote Share | |---|---|---|---| | 1999 | Jane Hutt | Labour | 38.2% | | 2003 | Jane Hutt | Labour | 42.1% | | 2007 | Jane Hutt | Labour | 35.5% | | 2011 | Jane Hutt | Labour | 38.8% | | 2016 | Jane Hutt | Labour | 34.4% | | 2021 | [Name] | [Party] | [Vote Share] | )

See also

• Senedd
• South Wales Central (electoral region)
• Vale of Glamorgan (UK Parliament constituency)
• Politics of Wales