Sully and Lavernock ( cy, Sili a Larnog) is a

community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, villag ...

on the coast of the

Vale of Glamorgan The Vale of Glamorgan ( cy, Bro Morgannwg ), often referred to as The Vale, is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It borders Bridgend County Borough to the west, Cardiff to the east, Rhondda Cynon Taf to the north, and the Bristol ...

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, stretching from Sully to

Lavernock Lavernock ( cy, Larnog) is a hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, lying on the coast south of Cardiff between Penarth and Sully, and overlooking the Bristol Channel. Marconi and the first radio messages across open sea Following over ...

Description

The community includes the village of Sully and the coastal hamlets of

Swanbridge Sully Island ( cy, Ynys Sili) is a small tidal island and Site of Special Scientific Interest at the hamlet of Swanbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, off the northern coast of the Bristol Channel, midway between the towns of Penarth and Barry and sout ...

and

. At the

2001 UK Census A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194. The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for National ...

the population of Sully and Lavernock was 4,240 rising to 4,543 in 2011. It also includes the Cosmeston area of

. The community has a library based in Sully, Sully and Lavernock Community Library, which has been run by volunteers since 2016. Notable buildings include the 1930s Sully Hospital, which is Grade II* listed. Sully's St John the Baptist church, the centre of the old village, is Grade II listed, as is Lavernock's Church of St Lawrence.

Governance

Community Council

The community is represented at the local level by Sully and Lavernock Community Council comprising nine councillors elected from the community wards of Sully (7), and Lavernock (2). In 2017 and 2018 the council experienced problems including the suspension of and investigation into the conduct of the council clerk in September 2017. Other problems includes an out-of-date asset list and loss of insurance paperwork. Local residents called for the council to be disbanded at a public meeting in April 2018. The suspension of the clerk on full pay, for alleged misuse of his work computer, was said to be on the verge of bankrupting the council by early 2019. A by-election took place on 15 March 2018 following the resignation of a councillor. It was won by retired police officer, Steve Oaten. Councillor Oaten became chairman of the community council, but resigned in February 2019 citing "the overbearing conduct and behaviour" of some councillors and saying the council needed "a few new faces".

Vale of Glamorgan Council

Sully and Lavernock is in the electoral ward of Sully for elections to the

Vale of Glamorgan Council The Vale of Glamorgan Council is the governing body for the Vale of Glamorgan, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. It was run by the Conservative Party after the 2008 United Kingdom local elections, taking over the council from no overall cont ...

. Two county councillors are elected.

Cardiff RDC

Prior to 1974, Sully and Lavernock was a ward to

Cardiff Rural District Cardiff Rural District was a second tier local government district of Glamorgan, Wales until 1974. It covered the more rural areas to the west and north of the city of Cardiff. Background Cardiff Rural District was preceded by the Llandaff and ...

Council, electing one councillor. At the May 1970 elections it re-elected

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councillor, Mrs P. M. W. Winn-Jones.

References

External links

Sully and Lavernock Community Council
{{coord missing, Glamorgan Communities in the Vale of Glamorgan Populated coastal places in Wales