Vale of Glamorgan Council

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

[edit] Electoral divisions

The county is divided into 23 electoral wards returning 47 councillors. Some of these wards are coterminous with communities (parishes) of the same name. Other wards may encompass several communities and in some cases communities can encompass more than one ward. The following table lists council wards, communities and associated geographical areas. Communities with a community council are indicated with a '*':

Ward	Communities (Parishes)	Other geographic areas
Baruc	Barry Town* (Baruc ward)	The Knap, Garden Suburb, Barry Island
Buttrills	Barry Town* (Buttrills ward)
Cadoc	Barry Town* (Cadoc ward)	Cadoxton, Palmerstown
Castleland	Barry Town* (Castleland ward)	Bendricks
Cornerswell	Penarth Town* (Cornerswell ward)	Cogan
Court	Barry Town* (Court ward)
Cowbridge	Cowbridge with Llanblethian Town* Llanfair* Penllyn*	Aberthin, City, Craig Penllyn, Llanblethian, Llandough, Llansannor, Penllyn, Pentre Meyrick, St Mary Church, St. Hillary, Trehyngyll, Ystradowen
Dinas Powys	Dinas Powys* Michaelston*	Eastbrook, Leckwith, Michaelston le Pit, Murch, St Andrew's Major, Westra
Dyfan	Barry Town* (Dyfan ward)	Colcot, Highlight Park
Gibbonsdown	Barry Town* (Gibbonsdown ward)	Merthyr Dyfan
Illtyd	Barry Town* (Illtyd ward)	Cwm Talwg
Llandough	Llandough*
Llandow/Ewenny	Colwinston* Ewenny* Llandow* Llangan*	Colwinston, Corntown, Llysworney, Ruthin, St. Mary Hill, Sigingstone, Troes,
Llantwit Major	Llan-maes* Llantwit Major Town* St. Donats*	Boverton, Llanmaes, Monknash
Peterston-super-Ely	Pendoylan* Peterston-super-Ely* St. Georges-super-Ely* Welsh St. Donats*	Clawdd Coch, Downs, Drope, Gwern y Steeple, Hensol, Pendoylan, St. Brides-super-Ely, St. George's
Plymouth	Penarth Town* (Plymouth ward)	Lower Penarth
Rhoose	Llancarfan* Rhoose	East Aberthaw, Fonmon, Font-y-gari, Llanbethery, Llancadle, Llancarfan, Llantrithyd, Moulton, Penmark, Porthkerry, Tredogan, Walerston,
St Athan	St. Athan*	Flemingston, Gileston, West Aberthaw,
St. Augustine's	Penarth Town* (St. Augustine ward)	Headlands, Penarth Marina,
St. Bride's Major	St. Bride's Major* Wick*	Boughton, Ogmore, Ogmore-by-Sea, Southerndown
Stanwell	Penarth Town* (Stanwell ward)
Sully	Sully*	Cog, Cosmeston, Lavernock, Swanbridge
Wenvoe	Wenvoe*	Bonvilston, Dyffryn, St. Lythans, St. Nicholas