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Branwen Jones

An 18-year-old was elected as a councillor in the Vale of Glamorgan alongside his mum but his dad missed out

A mum and son will both join the same council after being elected, but Emma Goodjohn's husband and Ewan's dad narrowly missed out on making it a full family affair.

Labour's Emma and Ewan Goodjohn each managed to get a seats in the Dyfan and Cadoc wards of the Vale of Glamorgan respectively. Emma’s husband and Ewan’s dad, Mark Goodjohn also ran for a seat in the Castleland ward, but narrowly missed out after coming third behind Labour’s Pamela Drake and Plaid Cymru’s Millie Collins but he said he was proud of everything the family had achieved.

Cllr Emma Goodjohn, alongside fellow Labour candidate, Belinda Loveluck-Edwards, took seats from Tory councillors Vincent Bailey and Leighton O. Rowlands in the Dyfan ward. Emma Goodjohn received 774 votes and Loveluck-Edwards got 740 votes.

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