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The 2017 Vale of Glamorgan Council election took place on Thursday 4 May 2017 to elect members of
Vale of Glamorgan Council The Vale of Glamorgan Council is the governing body for the Vale of Glamorgan, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. It was run by the Conservative Party after the 2008 United Kingdom local elections, taking over the council from no overall contr ...
in
Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
. There were 47 council seats available, across 23
wards Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a priso ...
. This was the same day as other
United Kingdom local elections There are five types of elections in the United Kingdom: elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (commonly called 'general elections' when all seats are contested), elections to devolved parliaments and assemblies, local electi ...
. The previous full council election took place on 3 May 2012, with the next full council election due to take place on 5 May 2022.


Election result

In winning 23 seats the
Conservatives Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...
had a surprising resurgence, taking back the council from the previous coalition of
Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
councillors and
Llantwit First Independents Llantwit First Independents () are a political party created in 2004 who stand candidates for election in the town of Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Their elected councillors sit on Llantwit Major Town Council and represent the Llan ...
. The Conservatives were one seat short of an overall majority. Labour-held wards such as
Barry Barry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Barry (name), including lists of people with the given name, nickname or surname, as well as fictional characters with the given name * Dancing Barry, stage name of Barry Richards (born c. 19 ...
's Dyfan and Illtyd were taken by the Tories, as was the previous
Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru ( ; ; officially Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales, often referred to simply as Plaid) is a centre-left to left-wing, Welsh nationalist political party in Wales, committed to Welsh independence from the United Kingdom. Plaid wa ...
stronghold of
Dinas Powys Dinas Powys (; also spelt "Dinas Powis" in English) is a small town and community (Wales), community in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. Its name means "fort of the provincial place" and refers to the Dinas Powys hillfort, Iron Age hillfort wh ...
.


Ward overview

/sup> Plaid Cymru had won a seat from Labour at a by-election on 2 August 2012
/sup> The Conservatives had won a seat from the Llantwit First Independents at a by-election on 26 March 2015
/sup> Cllr Mahoney was elected in 2012 for UKIP but re-designated himself as Independent in February 2016


Ward results

These are the full results.


Baruc (two seats)


Buttrills (two seats)


Cadoc (two seats)


Castleland (two seats)


Cornerswell (two seats)


Court (two seats)


Cowbridge (three seats)


Dinas Powys (four seats)


Dyfan (two seats)


Gibbonsdown (two seats)


Illtyd (three seats)


Llandough (one seat)


Llandow/Ewenny (one seat)


Llantwit Major (four seats)


Peterston-super-Ely (one seat)


Plymouth (two seats)


Rhoose (two seats)


St Athan (one seat)


St Augustine's (two seats)


St Brides Major (one seat)


Stanwell (two seats)


Sully (two seats)


Wenvoe (one seat)


References

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