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British politician (born 1943)

Val Lloyd
Official portrait, 2007
Member of the Welsh Assembly
for Swansea East
In office
27 September 2001 – 5 May 2011
Preceded byVal Feld
Succeeded byMike Hedges
Personal details
BornSwansea, Wales
Political partyLabour
Alma materSwansea University

Valerie "Val" Lloyd (born 16 November 1943) is a Welsh Labour politician. She represented the constituency of Swansea East at the National Assembly for Wales from 2001 to 2011.

Education

Born in the Townhill area of Swansea, Glamorgan, Lloyd was educated at Swansea High School for Girls and at the Swansea University.

Professional career

Lloyd had a career as a nurse working in the primary and secondary health care sectors in Swansea, London and Zambia, and then later as a teacher, which took her to places such as Bahrain. Before joining the National Assembly for Wales, Lloyd worked as a senior lecturer in nursing at the School of Health Science in Swansea University.

Political career

Lloyd sought selection as the candidate for Swansea East in the new National Assembly for Wales, in a close selection battle with Val Feld. Lloyd was elected to City and County of Swansea Council in May 1999, representing Morriston ward. Her husband, Bob Lloyd, was Lord Mayor from 1999-2000, marking the first time that the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress had both been sitting councillors.

After Val Feld died in July 2001, Lloyd was selected as the Labour candidate in the first National Assembly for Wales by-election, the 2001 Swansea East by-election. She was elected with 58% of the vote. Prior to the election, she promised to resign as Morriston Councillor if elected to the Assembly. However, she did not do so, stating that she had intended to resign after completing a project within the council. In early May 2002, she stated she would resign by mid-May 2002. Lloyd resigned as councillor in March 2003, in the run up to the 2003 National Assembly for Wales election. In May 2003, the by-election prompted by her resignation was held, and won by the Labour candidate. Lloyd herself was re-elected as the Assembly Member for Swansea East, with a majority of 3,997 votes.

In the National Assembly, Lloyd chaired the Assembly Member Labour Party Group and Legislation Two Committee. She was also a member of the Legislation One Committee and a member of the Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee. Lloyd chaired the All Party Group on Waterways and the All Party Group on Nursing.

In 2009 she decided that at the next election she would have served for ten years and she decided to not be a candidate.

References

  1. ^ "About Val". vallloyd.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 March 2005. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ WalesOnline (25 July 2009). "AM Val Lloyd to stand down". Wales Online. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  3. ^ "About Val". vallloyd.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  4. ^ Turner, Robin (13 August 2001). "Labour selects prospective candidate; Swansea East: 'I am privileged to follow Val Feld, she left very firm foundations'". Western Mail. p. 3.
  5. Walters, Brian (20 January 1999). "Tough contest for women at the top: Meet Labour Party Assembly hopefuls". South Wales Evening Post. p. 12.
  6. "Election results for Morriston - Local Government Election - Thursday, 6 May 1999". democracy.swansea.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  7. Walters, Brian (13 April 1999). "Rivals ready to attack Labour: Sitting councillors brace themselves as battle commences". South Wales Evening Post. p. 4.
  8. ^ Auty, Richard (13 August 2001). "AM hope vows to 'build on legacy' Labour chooses city councillor to fight poll". South Wales Evening Post. p. 2.
  9. "Election results for Swansea East, 27 September 2001". business.senedd.wales. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  10. Dicks, Matt (13 December 2001). "Freemasons hoping rule will be scrapped". South Wales Evening Post. p. 8.
  11. "Lloyd rejects". South Wales Evening Post. 4 May 2002. p. 11.
  12. "Two jobs jibe as parties squabble". South Wales Evening Post. 13 March 2003. p. 4.
  13. "Declaration of poll result - Morriston" (PDF). swansea.gov.uk. 1 May 2003. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  14. "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2003 | Swansea East". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  15. "Welsh smoking ban: getting around lack of powers". Local Government Chronicle. 11 November 2004.

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Preceded byVal Feld Assembly Member for Swansea East
2001–2011 		Succeeded byMike Hedges
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