Vale of Glamorgan: Final Recommendations

The Commission has published its Final Recommendations for the future electoral arrangements for the County Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan and submitted them to Welsh Government Ministers on 29 January 2026.

It is now for Welsh Government and its Ministers to decide how to proceed. Ordinarily they will make an Order.

The Final Recommendations Report contains all of the Commission’s recommendations for the County Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan. Where it has made changes to the existing arrangements a description of the change, the representations it has received, the reasons for any change and a map of the proposals are contained in the report.

The Commission would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who took the time to make representations as well as the County Borough Council for their assistance in the conduct of the review.

The reports, maps and other supporting information for the review can be found below.

If you have any views on the Final Recommendations, these should be addressed to Welsh Government at the details below:

Elections Division

Welsh Government

Cathays Park

Cardiff

CF10 3NQ

Or by email to:

Etholiadau.elections@gov.wales

What is an Electoral Review?

The Commission reviews the electoral ward boundaries of Wales’ 22 principal councils (local authorities) every 12 years.

The reason for reviewing these boundaries is that over time, the number of electors in different areas changes, perhaps because a new housing estate has been built.

The reviews seek to keep the ratio of electors to councillors roughly equal within each council so that people are well-represented, that their votes carry equal strength, and that councillors share an equal workload.

What’s the process?

The Commission starts Electoral Reviews by setting out the current situation within a council area and asking for people’s initial thoughts on potential changes. Once we’ve received those views, the Commission publishes draft proposals for a new set of arrangements and consults on those too.

The Commission then considers all the comments received during the consultations, and factors such as the ratio of electors per councillor, rurality, deprivation, and community ties before publishing its final recommendations.

At that point, there are no further opportunities to send comments to the Commission about the review.

If the Welsh Ministers choose to implement the Commission’s recommendations (with or without modifications) they will do so by making an Order. This will be at least 6 weeks after the Commission submits its Final Recommendations Report. During this period, people can write to Welsh Government to submit their views.

You can find more detail on the Commission’s approach to Electoral Reviews in its Policy and Practice document.

You can find all of the representations received during the review on our consultation portal.

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