Llantwit Major (electoral ward)


Llantwit Major is the name of an electoral ward in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It covers its namesake town of Llantwit Major and neighbouring villages of Llanmaes, Monknash and St Donats. The ward elects four county councillors to the Vale of Glamorgan Council.
According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 10,621.

Election results

2017 Vale of Glamorgan

At the May 2017 County Council elections all four seats were won by candidates standing as Llantwit First Independents, increasing their numbers by one.

2012 Vale of Glamorgan/2015 by-election

Following the 2012 election Llantwit First Independent councillor Eric Hacker was elected as mayor of the county council for the ensuing 12 months. Llantwit First Independents supported the minority Labour Group to give Labour a majority control of the county council. Councillor Keith Geary died on 4 January 2015, leaving a seat vacant.
At the by-election on 26 March 2015 the vacant seat was won by Tony Bennett for the Conservatives, by 12 votes.

2008 Vale of Glamorgan

* = sitting councillor prior to the election

1973–1996

Between 1973 and 1996 Llantwit Major was a ward to the Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council, electing 3 councillors initially, then 4 councillors from 1983. The ward was represented by a mixture of Labour and Conservative councillors.