Vale of Glamorgan Council - Wards and Councillors

Welsh council · Wales · 54 seats in 24 wards · All seats elected every five years · Next election 6 May 2027

Vale of Glamorgan Council is run by a Labour / Independent coalition. The council has 54 councillors in 24 wards. Seats by party: Labour 24, Conservative 13, Plaid Cymru 8, Other 8, Restore Britain 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

Control

Seats by party

Labour / Independent Coalition

54 seats - 28 for a majority

Labour 24Conservative 13Plaid Cymru 8Restore Britain 1Other 8

Seat changes since the 5 May 2022 election Restore Britain +1 Labour −1

Vote share at the 5 May 2022 election (54 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Labour32.1%25

Conservative27.4%13

Other17.8%8

Plaid Cymru14.5%8

Green6.3%0

Lib Dem1.5%0

Reform0.4%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 54 seats up, then every five years

Largest party

Labour 24

4 short of the 28 needed for a majority

Closest result

Rhoose

Conservative won the last seat by 4 votes over another Conservative candidate, 5 May 2022

Latest by-election

Baruc

Plaid Cymru hold, 9 July 2026 (2 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

49%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativePlaid CymruIndependentOther

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 24 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Baruc Shirley Ann Hodges, Steffan Wiliam, Nic Hodges	5 May 2022 Plaid Cymru 36.5% lead 11.5 pts
Buttrills Susan Lloyd-Selby, Ian Johnson	5 May 2022 Plaid Cymru 39.4% lead 0.1 pts
Cadoc Ewan Goodjohn, Catherine Iannucci-Williams, Gareth Ball, Helen Payne	5 May 2022 Labour 43.1% lead 9.2 pts
Castleland Amelia Collins, Pamela Drake	5 May 2022 Labour 43.6% lead 4.3 pts
Cornerswell Rhiannon Birch, Ian Buckley	5 May 2022 Labour 49.6% lead 28.2 pts
Court Sandra Perkes, Bronwen Brooks	5 May 2022 Labour 48.3% lead 16.5 pts
Cowbridge Robert Fisher, Nicholas Wood, Charles Champion	5 May 2022 Conservative 25.0% lead 4.1 pts
Dinas Powys Christopher Franks, Marianne Cowpe, Vincent Driscoll, Anne Asbrey	5 May 2022 Plaid Cymru 38.5% lead 7.0 pts
Dyfan Emma Goodjohn, Belinda Loveluck-Edwards	5 May 2022 Labour 47.2% lead 10.2 pts
Gibbonsdown Julie Aviet, Margaret Wilkinson	5 May 2022 Labour 61.1% lead 43.7 pts
Illtyd Brandon Dodd, Naomi Marshallsea, Janice Charles	5 May 2022 Labour 40.5% lead 11.2 pts
Llandough George Carroll	5 May 2022 Conservative 72.9% lead 45.8 pts
Llandow Christine Cave	5 May 2022 Conservative 55.5% lead 25.0 pts
Llantwit Major Edward Williams, Gwyn John, Jayne Norman, Sally Hanks	5 May 2022 Llantwit First Independents 46.9% lead 25.8 pts
Peterston-super-Ely Michael Morgan	5 May 2022 Independent 59.1% lead 37.4 pts
Plymouth Rhys Thomas, Anthony Ernest	5 May 2022 Conservative 25.8% lead 2.3 pts
Rhoose Samantha Campbell, William Hennessy, Gillian Bruce	5 May 2022 Conservative 23.3% lead 0.5 pts
St Athan Julie Lynch-Wilson, Stephen Haines	5 May 2022 Conservative 33.9% lead 0.7 pts
St Augustine's Ruba Sivagnanam, Neil Thomas, Elliot Penn	5 May 2022 Labour 44.5% lead 20.4 pts
St Bride's Major Joanna Protheroe, Carys Stallard	5 May 2022 Labour 38.9% lead 6.1 pts
St Nicholas and Llancarfan Ian Perry	5 May 2022 Independent 53.5% lead 7.0 pts
Stanwell Mark Wilson, Lis Burnett	5 May 2022 Labour 74.8% lead 49.6 pts
Sully Kevin Mahoney, Wendy Gilligan	5 May 2022 Independent 49.2% lead 23.0 pts
Wenvoe Russell Godfrey	5 May 2022 Conservative 58.8% lead 17.6 pts

Baruc

Nic Hodges Plaid CymruShirley Ann Hodges Plaid CymruSteffan Wiliam Plaid Cymru

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Plaid Cymru36.5%

Labour25.0%

Conservative20.4%

Green18.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Nic Hodges Elected	Plaid Cymru	1,122
Steffan Wiliam Elected	Plaid Cymru	1,118
Mark Hooper Elected	Plaid Cymru	978
Emily Warren	Labour	770
Pierre Codron	Labour	751
Ziad Adel Assayed	Labour	654
Victoria Roberts	Conservative	628
Harrison Gould	Conservative	580
Aoife Blight	Green	556
Ethan Shaun Harvey	Conservative	544
Hugh Stephen Thomas	Green	425
Lynden Mack	Green	365

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 9 July 2026

Plaid Cymru47.7%

Reform23.9%

Conservative12.2%

Labour10.0%

Green5.0%

Lib Dem1.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Shirley Ann Hodges Elected	Plaid Cymru	856	47.7%
Sarah Roderick	Reform	429	23.9%
Chelsea Cottle	Conservative	219	12.2%
Trevor Durham	Labour	179	10.0%
Lynden Mack	Green	90	5.0%
Gabriela Ferguson	Lib Dem	23	1.3%

Buttrills

Ian Johnson Plaid CymruSusan Lloyd-Selby Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Plaid Cymru39.4%

Labour39.3%

Conservative14.1%

Green7.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ian James Johnson Elected	Plaid Cymru	643
Susan Lloyd-Selby Elected	Labour	641
Philip Robert Johns	Labour	615
Nadine Marshall	Plaid Cymru	572
Martin Drew	Conservative	231
Neil Workman	Conservative	218
Katrin Munro	Green	118

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Cadoc

Catherine Iannucci-Williams LabourEwan Goodjohn LabourGareth Ball LabourHelen Payne Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

Labour43.1%

Conservative33.9%

Plaid Cymru13.7%

Green9.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Gareth Michael Ball Elected	Labour	1,101
Catherine Iannucci Elected	Labour	1,090
Helen Mary Payne Elected	Labour	1,086
Ewan Goodjohn Elected	Labour	1,077
Rachel Nugent-Finn	Conservative	867
Mandy Ewington	Conservative	764
Nathan Colin James Powell	Conservative	740
David Jonathan Green	Conservative	727
Gina Darling	Plaid Cymru	351
Calum Rhys Grant	Plaid Cymru	299
Paul King	Plaid Cymru	273
Keira Barker	Green	236
Byron Bowen Lewis	Plaid Cymru	234

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Castleland

Amelia Collins Plaid CymruPamela Drake Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour43.6%

Plaid Cymru39.3%

Conservative10.2%

Green6.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Pamela Drake Elected	Labour	524
Millie Collins Elected	Plaid Cymru	472
Mark Goodjohn	Labour	445
Barry Ian Shaw	Plaid Cymru	430
Thomas Anthony Browne	Conservative	123
Amy Greenfield	Green	83
Rose Paine	Conservative	82

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Cornerswell

Ian Buckley LabourRhiannon Birch Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour49.6%

Conservative21.4%

Plaid Cymru16.6%

Independent12.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ian Buckley Elected	Labour	1,012
Rhiannon Mary Birch Elected	Labour	1,003
Chris Sharp	Conservative	436
Richard Stewart Gow	Conservative	388
David Rhys Wilton	Plaid Cymru	338
Jemma Louise Angove	Independent	254

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Court

Bronwen Brooks LabourSandra Perkes Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour48.3%

Plaid Cymru31.8%

Conservative12.8%

Green7.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Bronwen Ellen Brooks Elected	Labour	509
Sandra Davies Perkes Elected	Labour	462
Stuart Paul Burnell	Plaid Cymru	335
Dennis Alan Clarke	Plaid Cymru	327
Michael Llewllyn Simmonds	Conservative	135
David James Dutch	Conservative	127
Elin Mai Blakemore	Green	75

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Cowbridge

Charles Champion ConservativeNicholas Wood ConservativeRobert Fisher Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Conservative25.0%

Labour20.9%

Independent15.4%

Independent13.8%

Independent10.4%

Independent10.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Charles Edward Alexander Champion Elected	Conservative	1,104
Nicholas James Wood Elected	Conservative	975
Robert Louis Charles Fisher Elected	Conservative	960
Paul Eldridge	Labour	925
Alec Trousdell	Independent	679
Geoff Cox	Independent	611
Hunter Jarvie	Independent	461
Andrew Carey Parker	Independent	448
Mike Hancock	Reform	190

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Dinas Powys

Anne Asbrey Plaid CymruChristopher Franks Plaid CymruMarianne Cowpe Plaid CymruVincent Driscoll Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

Plaid Cymru38.5%

Conservative31.5%

Labour21.2%

Lib Dem8.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Chris Franks Elected	Plaid Cymru	1,674
Anne Asbrey Elected	Plaid Cymru	1,466
Vince Driscoll Elected	Conservative	1,370
Marianne Cowpe Elected	Plaid Cymru	1,273
Steve Griffiths	Conservative	1,248
Richard Grigg	Plaid Cymru	1,217
Robert Crowley	Conservative	1,197
Andy Robertson	Conservative	1,156
Andrew Lamb	Labour	923
Trevor Saunders	Labour	921
Barry Charles Southwell	Lib Dem	380

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Dyfan

Belinda Loveluck-Edwards LabourEmma Goodjohn Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour47.2%

Conservative37.0%

Plaid Cymru9.9%

Green5.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Emma Jane Goodjohn Elected	Labour	774
Belinda Loveluck-Edwards Elected	Labour	740
Vincent Bailey	Conservative	607
Leighton Rowlands	Conservative	572
John McAllister	Plaid Cymru	163
Timothy Patrick Johnson	Plaid Cymru	136
Sharon Catherine Richards	Green	96

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Gibbonsdown

Julie Aviet LabourMargaret Wilkinson Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour61.1%

Conservative17.4%

Plaid Cymru11.1%

Green6.4%

Propel4.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Julie Aviet Elected	Labour	674
Margaret Wilkinson Elected	Labour	600
Rhian Cummings	Conservative	192
Benjamin Lloyd Driscoll	Conservative	168
Janet Mary Johnson	Plaid Cymru	122
David Ian Weston	Plaid Cymru	103
Paul Granjon	Green	71
Nicola Suzanne Reekie	Propel	44

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Illtyd

Brandon Dodd Restore BritainJanice Charles ConservativeNaomi Marshallsea Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour40.5%

Conservative29.3%

Plaid Cymru18.1%

Green12.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Naomi Marshallsea Elected	Labour	1,317
Howard Hamilton Elected	Labour	1,177
Janice Charles Elected	Conservative	953
Oliver Batt	Conservative	894
Harry Driscoll	Conservative	819
Taif Ball	Plaid Cymru	589
Julie Ann McKinney	Plaid Cymru	403
Rachel Knox	Green	396
Tim McKinney	Plaid Cymru	285
Don Reynolds	Green	236

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 11 September 2025

Reform31.3%

Plaid Cymru28.2%

Conservative19.1%

Labour17.8%

Green3.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Brandon William Dodd Elected	Reform	729	31.3%
Taif Ball	Plaid Cymru	657	28.2%
Vincent Bailey	Conservative	445	19.1%
Aled Blake	Labour	414	17.8%
Aoife Blight	Green	85	3.6%

Llandough

George Carroll Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative72.9%

Labour27.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George Carroll Elected	Conservative	720	72.9%
Jo Byworth-Morgan	Labour	268	27.1%

Llandow

Christine Cave Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative55.5%

Labour30.5%

Plaid Cymru13.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Christine Ann Cave Elected	Conservative	466	55.5%
Huw James Powell	Labour	256	30.5%
Arthur Andrew Murphy	Plaid Cymru	117	13.9%

Llantwit Major

Edward Williams Llantwit First IndependentsGwyn John Llantwit First IndependentsJayne Norman Llantwit First IndependentsSally Hanks Llantwit First Independents

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

Llantwit First Independents46.9%

Labour21.1%

Conservative19.1%

Green7.0%

Plaid Cymru5.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Gwyn John Elected	Llantwit First Independents	2,008
Sally Margaret Hanks Elected	Llantwit First Independents	1,795
Jayne Margaret Norman Elected	Llantwit First Independents	1,459
Eddie Williams Elected	Llantwit First Independents	1,443
Bryan Godsell	Labour	902
Tracy Hickson	Labour	824
Bob Gant	Conservative	819
Lorna McCourt	Labour	742
Gordon Wilkie	Conservative	725
Trevor Neatherway	Labour	684
John Arthur Moisan	Conservative	650
Andy Montgomery	Conservative	635
Charlotte Alexandra Richards	Green	302
David Heald	Plaid Cymru	254

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Peterston-super-Ely

Michael Morgan Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent59.1%

Conservative21.7%

Labour19.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Michael Morgan Elected	Independent	486	59.1%
Gary John Allman	Conservative	178	21.7%
Eleri Cubbage	Labour	158	19.2%

Plymouth

Anthony Ernest ConservativeRhys Thomas Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Conservative25.8%

Labour23.5%

Independent14.4%

Independent13.1%

Lib Dem12.2%

Plaid Cymru11.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Rhys Thomas Elected	Conservative	882
Anthony Ernest Elected	Conservative	864
Richard Cox	Labour	803
Kathryn Frances McCaffer	Independent	490
Ben Gray	Independent	447
Alex Wilson	Lib Dem	417
Adrian Roper	Plaid Cymru	375

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Rhoose

Gillian Bruce ConservativeSamantha Campbell IndependentWilliam Hennessy Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Conservative23.3%

Independent22.8%

Labour17.8%

Plaid Cymru12.9%

Green12.2%

Abolish The Welsh Assembly Party11.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Gillian Bruce Elected	Conservative	915
Samantha Campbell Elected	Independent	895
William Hennessy Elected	Conservative	837
Kyle Bulley	Conservative	833
Mark Lloyd-Selby	Labour	697
Shirley Ann Hodges	Plaid Cymru	505
Jane Allely	Green	477
Stuart Field	Abolish The Welsh Assembly Party	430

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

St Athan

Julie Lynch-Wilson LabourStephen Haines Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Conservative33.9%

Labour33.2%

Independent32.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Stephen James Haines Elected	Conservative	484
Julie Lynch-Wilson Elected	Labour	474
John William Thomas	Independent	468
Chloe Louise Marie Hunt	Conservative	402

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

St Augustine's

Elliot Penn LabourNeil Thomas LabourRuba Sivagnanam Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour44.5%

Conservative24.1%

Green18.2%

Plaid Cymru13.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ruba Sivagnanam Elected	Labour	1,178
Elliot Penn Elected	Labour	1,136
Neil Christopher Thomas Elected	Labour	1,024
Jeff Tree	Conservative	638
Robin Jonathan Smith	Conservative	620
Rod Thomas	Conservative	598
Anthony Slaughter	Green	481
Sian Rees	Plaid Cymru	351
Christine Glossop	Green	332
Rhodri Davies	Plaid Cymru	323
Tom Blenkinsop	Green	253
Matthew Hutchinson	Plaid Cymru	169

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

St Bride's Major

Carys Stallard LabourJoanna Protheroe Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour38.9%

Conservative32.8%

Green19.1%

Plaid Cymru9.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Carys Stallard Elected	Labour	764
Jo Protheroe Elected	Labour	735
Paul Silcox	Conservative	643
Robert Tate	Conservative	607
Emma Hayhurst	Green	375
Tim Ruscoe	Plaid Cymru	180

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

St Nicholas and Llancarfan

Ian Perry Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent53.5%

Conservative46.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ian Anthony Neil Perry Elected	Independent	460	53.5%
Gordon Kemp	Conservative	400	46.5%

Stanwell

Lis Burnett LabourMark Wilson Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour74.8%

Conservative25.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lis Burnett Elected	Labour	1,068
Mark Robert Wilson Elected	Labour	1,033
Steve Morgan	Conservative	359
Anthony John Sawyer	Conservative	345

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Sully

Kevin Mahoney IndependentWendy Gilligan Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Independent49.2%

Labour26.2%

Conservative24.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kevin Phillip Mahoney Elected	Independent	1,113
Wendy Gilligan Elected	Labour	593
Matthew Stuart Hall	Conservative	557
Kel Alderman	Conservative	552

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Wenvoe

Russell Godfrey Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative58.8%

Labour41.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Russell Edward Godfrey Elected	Conservative	602	58.8%
Charlotte Louise Davies	Labour	421	41.2%

Councillors

Changed party since the election

1 councillor now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Illtyd	Brandon Dodd	Reform 2025	Restore Britain

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

2 by-elections since July 2021, 1 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
9 July 2026	Baruc	Plaid Cymru hold	47.7%
11 September 2025	Illtyd	Reform gain from Labour	31.3%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Vale of Glamorgan	71%	Labour	Conservative 27%
Cardiff South and Penarth	29%	Labour	Labour 32%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Vale of Glamorgan

131,946 residents in 57,458 households

Voted Leave in 2016

49% 3 below GB

Degree or higher

37% 3 above GB

No qualifications

16% 2 below GB

Own their home

72% 11 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

12% 5 below GB

Rent privately

16% 4 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

26% 5 below GB

Aged 65 and over

27% 5 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.