title: St Athan (electoral ward)
text: # St Athan (electoral ward)
  
  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.
  
  According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 4,495.
  
  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. He became leader of the Council in May 2017.
  
  ## Council elections
  
  ### 2017
  
  2017 Vale of Glamorgan election :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 993 | 38.43% | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### 2012
  
  2012 Vale of Glamorgan election :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 124 | 16.4% | -31.1% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 754 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -15.6% | |
  
  ### 2008
  
  2008 Vale of Glamorgan election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | John Thomas | 701 | 73.9% | +8.0% |
  | | Labour | Gavin Toker | 248 | 26.1% | +3.6% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 453 | 64.7% | +4.5% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 949 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.2% | |
  
  ### 2004
  
  2004 Vale of Glamorgan election :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 393 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 908 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### 1999
  
  1999 Vale of Glamorgan election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | John Thomas | 442 | 51.0% | +10% |
  | | Labour | B. Doughty | 425 | 49.0% | +10.1% |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 867 | | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  
  ### 1995
  
  1995 Vale of Glamorgan election :
  
  | Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 318 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.6% |
  
  Cllr Doughty was previously the county councillor for the ward of St Athan With Boverton on South Glamorgan County Council.
  
  