A final list of local election candidates for Penarth has been published today (April 6).

For this election, 54 councillors in total will be elected across the 24 wards in the Vale of Glamorgan.

The council is made up of 15 Conservative councillors, 14 Labour councillors, four Plaid Cymru councillors, eight Vale Independent councillors, four Llantwit First councillors, and two Independent councillors.

Vale of Glamorgan Election Candidates: 2022

Here are the candidates for this year's election in Penarth

St Augustines

1. Thomas Geoffrey Blenkinsop – Green Party
2. Rhodri Davies – Plaid Cymru
3. Christine Glossop – Green Party
4. Matthew Hutchinson – Plaid Cymru
5. Elliot Penn – Welsh Labour
6. Sian Rees – Plaid Cymru
7. Sivaruby (Ruba) Sivagnanam – Welsh Labour
8. Anthony David Slaughter – Green Party
9. Robin Jonathan Smith – Welsh Conservative Party
10. Rod Thomas – Welsh Conservative Party
11. Neil Christopher Thomas – Welsh Labour
12. Jeff Tree – Welsh Conservative Party

Cornerswell

1. Jemma Louise Angove – Independent
2. Rhiannon Birch – Welsh Labour
3. Ian Buckley – Welsh Labour
4. Richard Stewart Gow – Welsh Conservative Party
5. Chris Sharp – Welsh Conservative Party
6. David Wilton – Plaid Cymru

Stanwell

1. Lis Burnett – Welsh Labour
2. Steve Morgan – Welsh Conservative Party
3. Anthony John Sawyer – Welsh Conservative Party
4. Mark Robert Wilson – Welsh Labour

Plymouth

1. Richard Cox – Welsh Labour
2. Anthony Monroe Ernest – Welsh Conservative Party
3. Ben Gray – Independent
4. Kathryn McCaffer – Independent
5. Adrian Roper – Plaid Cymru
6. Rhys Thomas – Welsh Conservative Party
7. Alex Wilson – Welsh Liberal Democrats

Here are the previous councillors for each of the four wards in Penarth:

St Augustines

1. Sivaruby (Ruba) Sivagnanam, Welsh Labour

Council roles: vice-chair of the Appeals Committee; Equalities Consultative Forum; vice-chair of Environment and Regeneration Scrutiny Committee; Corporate Performance and Resources Scrutiny Committee.

Champions: diversity, equality, and anti-poverty

Contact: [email protected]

Twitter: @rubasiva

1. Neil C. Thomas, Welsh Labour

Council roles: chair of Early Retirement/Redundancy committee; vice-chair of Healthy Living and Social Care Scrutiny Committee; Learning and Culture Scrutiny Committee; Planning Committee; Joint Consultative Forum; Democratic Services Committee.

Contact: [email protected]

Plymouth

1. Benjamin T. Gray, Vale Independents Group

Council roles: vice-chair of Planning Committee; Cabinet Member for Social Care and Health; Standards Committee; Standards Committee Appointment Committee.

Champions: Safeguarding and older people.

Contact: [email protected]

1. Kathryn F. McCaffer, Vale Independents Group

Council roles: Cabinet Member for Leisure, Arts and Culture; Voluntary Sector Joint Liaison Committee; Democratic Services Committee; Standards Committee Appointment Panel; Early Retirement/Redundancy Committee; Statutory Licensing Committee; Equalities Consultative Forum; Public Protection Licensing Committee; Governance and Audit Committee.

Champions: Time to Change Wales; youth.

Contact: [email protected]

Cornerswell

1. Rhiannon Birch, Welsh Labour

Council roles: deputy mayor of the Vale of Glamorgan Council; chair of the Voluntary Sector Joint Liaison Committee; vice-chair of the Community Liaison Committee; Standards Committee Appointment Committee; vice-chair of the Learning and Culture Scrutiny Committee; Standards Committee; Planning Committee.

Contact: [email protected]

1. Peter G. King, Welsh Labour

Council roles: Cabinet Member for Neighbourhood Services and Transport; Shared Regulatory Services Joint Committee.

Contact: [email protected]

Twitter: @CllrKing

Stanwell

1. Lis Burnett, Welsh Labour

Council roles: deputy leader and cabinet member for Education and Regeneration; Central South Consortium Joint Education Service Joint Committee; vice-chair of Senior Management Appointment Committee; chair of Appointment of Local Authority Governors Advisory Panel; vice-chair of the Investigating Committee; Glamorgan Heritage Coast Advisory Group.

Contact: [email protected]

Twitter: @lisburnett

1. Mark R. Wilson, Welsh Labour

Council roles: chair of the Welsh Church Act Estate Committee; Community Liaison Committee; vice-chair of the Trust Committee; chair of the Corporate Performance and Resources Scrutiny Committee; Planning Committee; Democratic Services Committee; chair of the Investigating Committee; Governance and Audit Committee.

Champions: Scrutiny

Contact: [email protected]

Twitter: @mwilson43 Below is the final count of councillors to be elected for every ward in the Vale:

1. Baruc Ward - 3
2. Illtyd Ward - 3
3. Dyfan Ward - 2
4. Gibbonsdown Ward - 2
5. Buttrills Ward - 2
6. Castleland Ward - 2
7. Court Ward - 2
8. Cadoc Ward - 4
9. St.Augustines Ward - 3
10. Plymouth Ward - 2
11. Cornerswell Ward - 2
12. Stanwell Ward - 2
13. Llandough Ward -1
14. Sully Ward - 2
15. Dinas Powys Ward - 4
16. Wenvoe Ward - 1
17. St Nicholas & Llancarfan Ward - 1
18. Peterston-Super-Ely Ward - 1
19. Rhoose Ward - 3
20. Cowbridge Ward - 3
21. Llandow Ward - 1
22. Llantwit Major Ward - 4
23. St.Athan Ward - 2
24. St.Brides Major Ward - 2

The final deadline for nomination papers to be submitted by local election candidates was yesterday (April 5) at 16:00. People must register to vote by Tuesday, April 14. Just click here to fill out your details. The postal vote deadline is 17:00 on Tuesday, April 19. Would you like to do work experience at Penarth Nub News and help cover the local election? Click here to get in touch.