St Athan (electoral ward)

St Athan
Electoral ward
Population	4,495 (2011 census)
Community	St Athan
Principal area	Vale of Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	CF62
Dialling code	01446
UK Parliament	Vale of Glamorgan
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Vale of Glamorgan
Councillors	1 (County)
List of places UK Wales Vale of Glamorgan

St Athan is the name of the electoral ward, coterminous with the community of St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It elects one county councillor to the Vale of Glamorgan Council. ^[1]

According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 4,495. ^[2]

The current county councillor, Cllr John Thomas, has been the incumbent since the 1999 election when he beat the sitting Labour councillor by only 17 votes. ^[3] He became leader of the Council in May 2017.

Council elections

2017

2017 Vale of Glamorgan election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Thomas	566	56.9%	−1.4%
	Labour	Julie Lynch-Wilson	349	35.1%	−6.6%
	Pirate	David A Elston	75	7.6%	New
	Spoilt Ballots		3	0.3%
Majority
Turnout			993	38.43%
	Conservative hold		Swing

2012

2012 Vale of Glamorgan election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Thomas	435	58.3%	−15.6%
	Labour	Sandra Toker	311	41.7%	+15.6%
	Spoilt Ballots		8	1.1%
Majority			124	16.4%	−31.1%
Turnout			754
	Conservative hold		Swing	-15.6%

2008

2008 Vale of Glamorgan election ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Thomas	701	73.9%	+8.0%
	Labour	Gavin Toker	248	26.1%	+3.6%
Majority			453	64.7%	+4.5%
Turnout			949
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.2%

2004

2004 Vale of Glamorgan election ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Thomas	598	65.9%	+14.9%
	Labour	Dennis Harkus	205	22.6%	−26.4%
	Plaid Cymru	Mark Roberts	105	11.6%	+11.6%
Majority			393
Turnout			908
	Conservative hold		Swing

1999

1999 Vale of Glamorgan election ^{[8] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Thomas	442	51.0%	+10%
	Labour	B. Doughty	425	49.0%	+10.1%
Majority			17
Turnout			867
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1995

1995 Vale of Glamorgan election ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Doughty	611	60.1%
	Independent	J. James	293	28.8%
	Conservative	Ms. V. Rees	79	7.8%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Van Rooyen	34	3.3%
Majority			318
Turnout				44.6%

Cllr Doughty was previously the county councillor for the ward of St Athan With Boverton on South Glamorgan County Council. ^[10]

References

1. The County Borough of The Vale of Glamorgan (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Statutory Instruments. 6 December 2002. Retrieved 25 May 2019.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
2. "St Athan - Key stats". UKcensusdata.com. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
3. "These are the people who want to lead the Vale of Glamorgan council after May's local elections". Wales Online. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
4. "Election Results 2017" (PDF). Vale of Glamorgan Council. Vale of Glamorgan Council Returning Officer. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
5. "St Athan".
6. "Local Election Results 2008 - Vale of Glamorgan". Local Elections Archive Project (Andrew Teale). Retrieved 25 May 2019.
7. "Local Election Results 2004 - Vale of Glamorgan". Local Elections Archive Project (Andrew Teale). Retrieved 25 May 2019.
8. "Thomas, John W."
9. "Vale of Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Election Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 25 May 2019.
10. "South Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Election Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 25 May 2019.