Ten existing Vale of Glamorgan councillors will not seek re-election in May 5's council elections. In the Vale, 170 candidates have put their names forward to try win one of the 54 seats on the county council.
Most of the currently serving 47 councillors have chosen to stand again for election, but 10 have decided not to run, including four independents, three Labour councillors, and three Conservative councillors. Independent councillors not standing again are Owen Griffiths in Buttrills, Anthony Hampton in Illtyd, Bob Penrose in Sully and Jonathan Bird and Wenvoe.
Cllr Griffiths left Labour last year accusing the local party of a “toxic and bullying environment”, particularly during internal debates over the Black Lives Matter movement. Also last year, Cllr Hampton, a former Conservative, was found not guilty of six charges of indecently assaulting children.
