Rhoose (electoral ward)

Rhoose is an electoral ward in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, which covers its namesake village, Rhoose, as well as Penmark and the neighbouring community of Llancarfan. The ward elects three county councillors to the Vale of Glamorgan Council.^[1]

Rhoose
Electoral ward
Location of the (pre-2022) Rhoose ward in the Vale of Glamorgan
Population	6,907 (2011 census)
Community	Llancarfan, Rhoose[1]
Principal area	Vale of Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Vale of Glamorgan
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Vale of Glamorgan
Councillors	3 (County)
List of places UK Wales Vale of Glamorgan

According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 6,907.^[2]

2022 ward changes

In 2022 the community of Llancarfan was transferred to a new ward as a result of recommendations from the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales. Despite the area of the Rhoose ward halving, it gained an additional county councillor.^[3]

County council elections

2022 election (3 seats)

Rhoose

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gillian Bruce	915	52.2
	Independent	Samantha Campbell	895	51.1
	Conservative	William Hennessy	837	47.7
	Conservative	Kyle Bulley	833	47.5
	Labour	Mark Lloyd-Selby	697	39.8
	Plaid Cymru	Shirley Ann Hodges	505	28.8
	Abolish	Stuart James Field	430	24.5
	Green	Jane Allely	147	8.4
Turnout
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Independent win (new seat)

2019 by-election

A by-election was due to take place on 14 February 2019 following the resignation of Councillor Matthew Lloyd over the council's plans to move Llancarfan Primary School to a new building in Rhoose.^[4] Candidates included the sitting Conservative Wales Assembly Member, Andrew RT Davies.^[5] Davies won the election and pledged to oppose the plans of his fellow Conservative councillors to close the local Llancarfan Primary School. He had no plans to stand down from his Assembly seat.^[6]

2019 Rhoose local by-election^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew RT Davies	1,140	61.5%	+27.7%
	Labour	John Hartland	368	19.9%	+1.8%
	Independent	Samantha Campbell	345	18.6%	+1.2%
Majority			772	41.6%
Turnout			1853
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

2017 Vale of Glamorgan Council Election

Longstanding Conservative councillor Jeff James, who had first been elected as a councillor in 1979 to the Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council, decided to retire before the May 2017 election. He had also been leader of the Vale of Glamorgan Council for seven years from 1999.^[8] Both seats were taken by the Conservatives, beating the recently elected Independent councillor into third place.

2017 Rhoose Local Election^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Lloyd	1097
	Conservative	Gordon Kemp	1067
	Independent	Adam Peter Riley	809
	Labour	Graham Matthew Loveluck-Edwards	587
	Independent	Samantha Angela Campbell	565
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel David Parrott	187
Turnout				%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

2016 By-election

Following the death of Cllr Philip Clarke on 31 March 2016 after a motor cycle accident,^[10] a by-election took place on 30 June 2016.^[11] It was won by Independent candidate Adam Riley.

2016 Rhoose Local By-Election^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Adam Riley	598	29.2%
	Conservative	Gordon Kemp	520	25.4%
	Labour	Graham Loveluck-Edwards	401	19.6%
	Independent	Rachel Banner	399	19.5%
	Plaid Cymru	Ian Perry	104	5.1%
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Lynn	24	1.2%
	Pirate	James Fyfe	4	0.2%
Turnout			2050	%
	Independent hold		Swing

2012 Vale of Glamorgan Council Election

2012 Rhoose Local Election^[13][14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Philip Clarke	882	36.7%
	Conservative	Jeff James	810	33.7%
	Conservative	Gordon Kemp	727	%
	Labour	Damian Faulkner	713	29.6%
Majority				%
Turnout				%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Independent win

2008 Vale of Glamorgan Council Election

2008 Rhoose Local Election^[13][15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeff James	1169	41.8%
	Conservative	Gordon Kemp	1143	%
	Plaid Cymru	Philip Clarke	556	19.9%
	Liberal Democrats	Eluned Parrott	552	19.7%
	Labour	Clifford Darlington	520	18.6%
Majority				%
Turnout				%
	Conservative hold		Swing

2004 Vale of Glamorgan Council Election

2004 Rhoose Local Election^[13][16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Haydn James	1240	63.0%
	Conservative	Gordon Kemp	1085	%
	Labour	Clifford Darlington	729	37.0%
Majority				%
Turnout				%
	Conservative hold		Swing