Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council


The Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council was a local authority in South Glamorgan, Wales, which was replaced in 1996 by the Vale of Glamorgan Council unitary authority. The Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council was created in 1974, composed of representatives elected from wards in the Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan. It was a second tier authority to South Glamorgan County Council.

Background

Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council and Cardiff City Council were created as district authorities, upon the creation of the county of South Glamorgan on 1 April 1974. They replaced nine district councils which existed prior to 1974. Prior to 1974 the eight councils governing the area which became the Vale of Glamorgan included Cardiff Rural Council, Barry Borough Council, Penarth Urban Council, Cowbridge Urban Council and Cowbridge Rural Council.

Composition

In 1973, 41 councillors were elected from fourteen wards, in preparation for the new council. This increased to 49 councillors elected from 18 wards at the next election, in 1976.
At the 1983 election, the number of councillors reduced to 46 though the number of wards increased to twenty-one.
The council elected a mayor annually.
The Conservative Party had a strong majority on the council throughout its existence.

Electoral divisions

As a result of The Borough of Vale of Glamorgan Order 1982, between 1983 and 1996 the borough was divided into 21 electoral wards returning 46 councillors:
WardCouncillorsCommunities/wards included
Alexandra5Plymouth and St Augustines
Baruc2Baruc
Buttrills2Buttrills
Cadoc3Cadoc
Castleland2Castleland
Cornerswell2Cornerswell
Court2Court
Cowbridge3
Dinas Powys4
Dyfan2Dyfan
Gibbonsdown2Gibbonsdown
Illtyd3Illtyd
Llandough1Llandough
Llandow1
Llantwit Major4
Peterston-super-Ely1
Rhoose2
St Athan1St Athan
Stanwell2Stanwell
Sully1Sully
Wenvoe1Wenvoe