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.
Val Lloyd | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Official portrait, 2007 | |
| Member of the Welsh Assembly for Swansea East | |
| In office 27 September 2001 – 5 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Val Feld |
| Succeeded by | Mike Hedges |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Swansea, Wales |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Swansea University |
Education
editBorn in the Townhill area of Swansea, Glamorgan, Lloyd was educated at Swansea High School for Girls and at the Swansea University.[1]
Professional career
editLloyd 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.[2][3] Before joining the National Assembly for Wales, Lloyd worked as a senior lecturer in nursing at the School of Health Science in Swansea University.[3][4]
Political career
editLloyd sought selection as the candidate for Swansea East in the new National Assembly for Wales, in a close selection battle with Val Feld.[5] Lloyd was elected to City and County of Swansea Council in May 1999, representing Morriston ward.[6] 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.[7]
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.[4][8] She was elected with 58% of the vote.[9] Prior to the election, she promised to resign as Morriston Councillor if elected to the Assembly.[8][10] 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.[11] Lloyd resigned as councillor in March 2003, in the run up to the 2003 National Assembly for Wales election.[12] In May 2003, the by-election prompted by her resignation was held, and won by the Labour candidate.[13] Lloyd herself was re-elected as the Assembly Member for Swansea East, with a majority of 3,997 votes.[14]
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.[15][1] Lloyd chaired the All Party Group on Waterways and the All Party Group on Nursing.[3]
In 2009 she decided that at the next election she would have served for ten years and she decided to not be a candidate.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "About Val". vallloyd.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 March 2005. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ a b WalesOnline (25 July 2009). "AM Val Lloyd to stand down". Wales Online. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "About Val". vallloyd.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Walters, Brian (20 January 1999). "Tough contest for women at the top: Meet Labour Party Assembly hopefuls". South Wales Evening Post. p. 12.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Walters, Brian (13 April 1999). "Rivals ready to attack Labour: Sitting councillors brace themselves as battle commences". South Wales Evening Post. p. 4.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Election results for Swansea East, 27 September 2001". business.senedd.wales. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Dicks, Matt (13 December 2001). "Freemasons hoping rule will be scrapped". South Wales Evening Post. p. 8.
- ^ "Lloyd rejects". South Wales Evening Post. 4 May 2002. p. 11.
- ^ "Two jobs jibe as parties squabble". South Wales Evening Post. 13 March 2003. p. 4.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2003 | Swansea East". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Welsh smoking ban: getting around lack of powers". Local Government Chronicle. 11 November 2004.