Cardiff Council elections take place for the whole council every five years, to
Cardiff Council
Cardiff Council, formally the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Cyngor Sir Dinas a Sir Caerdydd) is the governing body for Cardiff, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. The principal area and its council were established ...
(officially the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff) in south
Wales
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. It came into being as a
unitary authority
A unitary authority is a local authority responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional functions that elsewhere are usually performed by a higher level of sub-national government or the national governmen ...
on 1 April 1996, after the passing of the
Local Government (Wales) Act 1994
The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which amended the Local Government Act 1972 to create the current local government structure in Wales of 22 unitary authority areas, referred to as ...
. In 2014 the
National Assembly for Wales
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deferred all local elections in Wales to 2017. The council is composed of 75 councillors.
Between 1974 and 1996
Cardiff Council was a district council of
South Glamorgan
, Government= South Glamorgan County Council
, Status= Non-metropolitan county (1974–1996) Preserved county (1996–)
, Start= 1974
, End= 1996
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(the city also electing councillors to the
county council
A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries.
Ireland
The county councils created under British rule in 1899 continue to exist in Irel ...
). Prior to 1974
Cardiff Council
Cardiff Council, formally the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Cyngor Sir Dinas a Sir Caerdydd) is the governing body for Cardiff, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. The principal area and its council were established ...
governed a county borough, separate from the county of
Glamorgan.
Political control
Since the current council was established as a unitary authority in 1995, political control has been held by the following parties:
Council elections
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1987 Cardiff City Council election
The 1987 Cardiff City Council election was held on Thursday 7 May 1987 to the district council known as Cardiff City Council, in Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in Wales and Eng ...
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1991 Cardiff City Council election
The 1991 Cardiff City Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 1991 to the district council of Cardiff in South Glamorgan, Wales. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in Wales and England. The Labour Party regaine ...
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1995 Cardiff Council election
The 1995 Cardiff Council election was the first election to the new unitary County Council of the City and County of Cardiff following the re-organization of local government in Wales. It was held on Thursday 4 May 1995. It was followed by th ...
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1999 Cardiff Council election
The 1999 Cardiff Council election was the second election to the post-1996 Cardiff Council following the re-organization of local government in Wales. It was held on Thursday 6 May 1999. It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by th ...
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2004 Cardiff Council election
The 2004 Cardiff Council election was the third election to the post-1996 Cardiff Council following the re-organization of local government in Wales. It was held on 10 June 2004. It was preceded by the 1999 election and followed by the 2008 el ...
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2008 Cardiff Council election
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9.
In mathematics
8 is:
* a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2.
* a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of t ...
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2012 Cardiff Council election
The 2012 Cardiff Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members of Cardiff Council in Wales. This was the same day as the national 2012 Welsh local elections. It was preceded by the 2008 election and followed by the 2017 el ...
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2017 Cardiff Council election
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2022 Cardiff Council election
The 2022 Cardiff Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect 79 members to Cardiff Council. On the same day, elections were held to the other 21 local authorities and to community councils in Wales as part of the 2022 Welsh local elections. ...
City result maps
By-election results
1995–1999
Fairwater
Plasnewydd
The by-election was called following the election of Cllr.
Julie Morgan as the Member for the Parliamentary constituency of
Cardiff North.
Rhiwbina
1999–2004
Cyncoed
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr.
Jenny Randerson
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.
Canton
The by-election was called following the election of Cllr.
Kevin Brennan as the Member for the Parliamentary constituency of
Cardiff West.
Llandaff North
Gabalfa
Pentwyn
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Bill Cookson.
2004–2008
There were no by-elections.
2008–2012
Pentyrch
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Simon Roberts.
Riverside
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Gwenllian Lansdown.
2012–2017
Riverside
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Labour councillor Phil Hawkins for personal reasons.
Splott
A by-election was caused by the resignation of Labour councillor Luke Holland following accusations of non-attendance at council meetings. He stated that he planned to move to London.
Canton
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Labour Councillor Cerys Furlong on 30 December 2013.
Llandaff North
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Labour councillor Siobhan Corria for personal reasons.
Pentyrch
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Labour Councillor Craig Williams, following his election as MP for
Cardiff North.
Riverside
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Labour councillor Cecilia Love for family reasons.
Plasnewydd
The by-election was caused by the death of Labour councillor Mohammed Javed.
Grangetown
The by-election was caused by the death of Labour councillor Chris Lomax.
2017–2022
Ely
The by-election was caused by the death of Labour councillor Jim Murphy on 1 December 2018.
Cyncoed
The by-election was caused by the death of Liberal Democrat Councillor Wendy Congreve on 14 May 2019.
Whitchurch & Tongwynlais
The by-election was caused by the death of Conservative councillor Tim Davies on 4 June 2019.
Llanishen
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Labour councillor Phil Bale in Autumn 2019.
Heath
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Fenella Bowden who resigned for health reasons.
2022–2026
See also
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1889 Cardiff County Borough Council election
References
{{Politics and Government in Cardiff
Council elections in South Glamorgan