Vale of Glamorgan (Senedd constituency)
# Vale of Glamorgan (Senedd constituency)

Vale of Glamorgan (Welsh: Bro Morgannwg) is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of eight constituencies in the South Wales Central electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

## Boundaries

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Vale of Glamorgan Westminster constituency. It is partly within the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan and partly within the preserved county of Glamorgan.

The other seven constituencies of the region are Cardiff Central, Cardiff North, Cardiff South and Penarth, Cardiff West, Cynon Valley, Pontypridd and Rhondda.

## Voting

In general elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Member of the Senedd for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.

## Members of the Senedd

| Election | Election | Member | Party | Portrait |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | 1999 | Jane Hutt | Welsh Labour | |

## Elections

### Elections in the 2020s

2021 Senedd election: Vale of Glamorgan :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jane Hutt | 18,667 | 43.5 | +4.7 | 15,150 | 35.4 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | Matt Smith | 15,397 | 35.9 | -0.8 | 15,232 | 35.6 | +2.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Richard Grigg | 3,699 | 8.6 | -1.6 | 5,291 | 12.4 | -0.9 |
| | Abolish | Stuart Field | 1,394 | 3.3 | New | 1,875 | 4.4 | -1.0 |
| | Green | Anthony Slaughter | 1,262 | 2.9 | +0.8 | 1,936 | 4.5 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Stephenson | 994 | 2.3 | -0.2 | 1,196 | 2.8 | ±0.0 |
| | Propel | Janet Brocklehurst | 426 | 1.0 | New | 474 | 1.1 | New |
| | Reform UK | Michael Hancock | 416 | 1.0 | New | 370 | 0.9 | New |
| | Independent | Alan Coulthard | 237 | 0.6 | New | 142 | 0.3 | New |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Neill Vasudeo Shah | 226 | 0.5 | New | 189 | 0.4 | New |
| | Gwlad | Karl-James Langford | 174 | 0.4 | New | 185 | 0.4 | New |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 562 | 1.3 | -9.2 |
| | Workers Party | Workers Party | Workers Party | Workers Party | Workers Party | 87 | 0.2 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 67 | 0.2 | ±0.0 |
| | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | 60 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,270 | 7.6 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,413 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Notes |||||||||

### Elections in the 2010s

2016 National Assembly for Wales election: Vale of Glamorgan :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jane Hutt | 14,655 | 38.8 | -8.6 | 11,341 | 30.1 | -5.3 |
| | Conservative | Ross England | 13,878 | 36.7 | +0.7 | 12,338 | 32.8 | -1.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Ian Johnson | 3,871 | 10.2 | -1.9 | 5,002 | 13.3 | +0.9 |
| | UKIP | Lawrence Andrews | 3,662 | 9.7 | New | 3,933 | 10.5 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denis Campbell | 938 | 2.5 | - 2.0 | 1,070 | 2.8 | - 1.4 |
| | Green | Alison Haden | 794 | 2.1 | New | 969 | 2.6 | -1.2 |
| | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | 2,024 | 5.4 | New |
| | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | 430 | 1.1 | New |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | 179 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | 106 | 0.3 | ±0.0 |
| | Independent (John Bishop) | Independent (John Bishop) | Independent (John Bishop) | Independent (John Bishop) | Independent (John Bishop) | 100 | 0.3 | New |
| | Freedom to Choose | Freedom to Choose | Freedom to Choose | Freedom to Choose | Freedom to Choose | 75 | 0.2 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 67 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 777 | 2.1 | -9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,413 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

2011 National Assembly for Wales election: Vale of Glamorgan :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jane Hutt | 15,746 | 47.4 | +13.2 | 11,746 | 35.4 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative | Angela-Jones Evans | 11,971 | 36.0 | +2.1 | 11,254 | 33.9 | +0.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Ian Johnson | 4,024 | 12.1 | - 1.8 | 4,122 | 12.4 | -2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Damian Chick | 1,531 | 4.5 | -6.7 | 1,390 | 4.2 | -3.2 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 1,777 | 5.4 | -0.5 |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | 1,253 | 3.8 | +0.4 |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 608 | 1.8 | +1.2 |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 507 | 1.5 | -2.4 |
| | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | 213 | 0.6 | ±0.0 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | 183 | 0.6 | New |
| | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | 90 | 0.3 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 44 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,775 | 11.4 | +11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,254 | 46.7 | -2.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Notes |||||||||

Regional ballots rejected at the count: 233

### Elections in the 2000s

Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Vale of Glamorgan :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jane Hutt | 11,515 | 34.2 | -9.8 | 9,378 | 28.4 | -0.9 |
| | Conservative | Gordon C Kemp | 11,432 | 33.9 | -0.6 | 11,150 | 33.8 | +0.2 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Barry I Shaw | 4,671 | 13.9 | -0.2 | 4,941 | 15.0 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark J. Hooper | 3,758 | 11.2 | +3.8 | 2,435 | 7.4 | -0.7 |
| | UKIP | Kevin P Mahoney | 2,310 | 6.9 | New | 1,938 | 5.9 | +1.7 |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 1,295 | 3.9 | New |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | 1,108 | 3.4 | +0.6 |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 204 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | 200 | 0.6 | New |
| | Respect | Respect | Respect | Respect | Respect | 118 | 0.4 | New |
| | Socialist Alternative | Socialist Alternative | Socialist Alternative | Socialist Alternative | Socialist Alternative | 92 | 0.3 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 81 | 0.2 | ±0.0 |
| | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | 62 | 0.2 | New |
| | Socialist Equality | Socialist Equality | Socialist Equality | Socialist Equality | Socialist Equality | 28 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | 0.3 | -9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,668 | 48.9 | +8.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.56 | |

Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Vale of Glamorgan :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jane Hutt | 12,267 | 44.0 | +9.1 | 10,068 | 36.3 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | David Melding | 9,614 | 34.5 | +2.4 | 8,676 | 31.3 | +0.7 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Chris Franks | 3,921 | 14.1 | -9.9 | 3,948 | 14.2 | -8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nilmini P. De Silva | 2,049 | 7.4 | -1.6 | 2,243 | 8.1 | -2.0 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 1,165 | 4.2 | New |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | 777 | 2.8 | Unknown |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 291 | 1.0 | Unknown |
| | New Millennium Bean Partyn | New Millennium Bean Partyn | New Millennium Bean Partyn | New Millennium Bean Partyn | New Millennium Bean Partyn | 179 | 0.6 | New |
| | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | 178 | 0.6 | New |
| | Vote No 2 Stop the War | Vote No 2 Stop the War | Vote No 2 Stop the War | Vote No 2 Stop the War | Vote No 2 Stop the War | 106 | 0.4 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 55 | 0.2 | Unknown |
| | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | 37 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,653 | 9.5 | +6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,851 | 40.7 | -7.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.56 | |

2003 Electorate: 68,947 Regional ballots rejected: 172

### Elections in the 1990s

Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Vale of Glamorgan :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jane Hutt | 11,448 | 34.9 | N/A | 10,419 | 32.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | David Melding | 10,522 | 32.1 | N/A | 9,961 | 30.6 | N/A |
| | Plaid Cymru | Chris Franks | 7,848 | 24.0 | N/A | 7,383 | 22.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Little | 2,938 | 9.0 | N/A | 3,298 | 10.1 | N/A |
| | Other list parties | Other list parties | Other list parties | Other list parties | Other list parties | 1,487 | 4.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 926 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,756 | 48.5 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

1999 Electorate: 67,577

