Pentyrch ( cy, Pen-tyrch) is a village and

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located on the western outskirts of

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, the capital city of

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. The village gives its name to a Cardiff local authority electoral ward, Pentyrch, which covers the village and immediate surrounding area. The Pentyrch community includes the neighbouring village of Creigiau and Gwaelod y Garth. People living in Pentyrch are commonly known as "Penterchyians". On 26 February 2016, multiple witnesses reported seeing

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Geography

The village is situated next to the Garth Mountain, high above the

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. The village can be reached from junction 32 of the M4 Motorway, then

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, then via Heol Goch, a hill flanked by a quarry and nature reserve. Alternatively, Church Road provides access from Llantrisant Road near St Fagans. Other approaches are from Creigiau and

Gwaelod-y-Garth Gwaelod-y-garth ( Welsh for ''Foot of the Garth'') is a village in the community of Pentyrch, Cardiff in Wales. Location Gwaelod-y-garth is located in Taff Valley at the foot of Garth Hill, north of central Cardiff and south of Pontypridd ...

. There was a separate location, Pentyrch Crossing, a flat railway crossing believed to have been removed in the 1960s, between Morganstown and the River Taff.

Demographics

At th
2001 census
Pentyrch contained 3,535 individuals, in 1,358 households.

Governance

Pentyrch became the newest addition to the Cardiff

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in 1996. The electoral ward of Pentyrch elects one councillor to

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. It falls within the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff West and is represented by the Labour Party in the Houses of Commons and the National Assembly. The ward is bounded by

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to the north; and by the wards of Whitchurch & Tongwynlais to the east; Radyr & Morganstown to the southeast; and Creigiau & St. Fagans to the southwest.

Local elections

Pentyrch was represented by Conservative councillor Craig Williams on Cardiff Council until he stepped down in 2015, following his election to Parliament for Cardiff North. A by-election for the Pentyrch ward took place on Tuesday 30 June 2015 which, despite a 27% swing to Plaid Cymru's Hywel Wigley, resulted in a narrow win for Conservative candidate Gavin Hill-John by 18 votes. At the Cardiff Council election on 4 May 2017 Cllr Hill-John successfully defended his seat, increasing the margin between himself and Hywel Wigley to 215 votes. The turnout was 56%.

Community Council

The Pentyrch Community Council has thirteen elected (or co-opted) members, representing the villages of Pentyrch, Creigiau (including Capel Llanilltern) and Gwaelod y Garth (the three community wards) on a ratio of 6:5:2. Elections are held every five years.

2017 Community Council Election

Ten candidates (6 Independent, 3 Welsh Labour, 1 Plaid Cymru) stood for election during the 2017 Cardiff Council election. All candidates were therefore elected unopposed. The following by-elections took place between May 2017 and the next election in 2022. Political affiliation recorded as 'Welsh Conservative' on the Pentyrch Community Council website (March 2020). Political affiliation recorded as 'Welsh Conservative' on the Pentyrch Community Council website (March 2020).

2022 Community Council Election

The next election is due to be held in May 2022.

Amenities

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and music and television producer Hywel Wigley. Acapela studio has hosted a series of Welsh acts such as

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and Charlotte Church as well as local and international music acts. Many programs for S4C and the

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