Rhiwbina is an

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in the north of

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, capital city of

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. It covers the

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of the same name.

Background

Rhiwbina became a ward to

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in 1967, after it was transferred from the

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. It elected

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councillors for 28 years, until the 1995 elections to the new City and County of Cardiff Council saw Labour win all three seats.

Description

Rhiwbina is both an

, and a

. There is no

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for the area. The Rhiwbina ward is bordered to the west by the

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, to the east by the

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and

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wards. To the south is Cardiff's

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ward, while

Caerphilly Caerphilly (, ; , ) is a town and community (Wales), community in Wales. It is situated at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley and separated from the Cardiff suburbs of Lisvane and Rhiwbina by Caerphilly Mountain. It is north of Cardiff an ...

's St Martins ward is immediately to the north. The Rhiwbina ward elects three councillors to

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. Since 1999 it has been represented by the Conservative Party or ex-Conservative Party members standing as Independents. In May 2012 independent councillor Jayne Cowan attracted more votes (3,808) than any other local election candidate in Wales. In June 2015 she rejoined the Conservative Party in the hope of standing in the

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. Fellow Rhiwbina councillor (also husband of Cllr Cowan) Adrian Robson also rejoined the Tories, in the hope of taking control of Cardiff Council from the Labour Party.

County councillors

May 2017

** = sitting councillor prior to the election, elected as an Independent at the previous election

References

{{Politics and Government in Cardiff, state=collapsed Cardiff electoral wards