2012 Cardiff Council election

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2012 Cardiff City and County Council election
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  2008 3 May 2012 2017  

All 75 seats to Cardiff Council
38 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderHeather Joyce Rodney Berman David Walker
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Leader's seatLlanrumneyPlasnewyddLisvane
Seats before143517
Seats won46/7516/757/74
Seat changeIncrease2.svg32Decrease2.svg19Decrease2.svg10
Popular vote36,14815,87817,886
Percentage37.318.525.5

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Leader Neil McEvoy Adrian RobsonFenella Bowden
Party Plaid Cymru Rhiwbina Independents Heath Independent
Leader's seatFairwaterRhiwbinaHeath
Seats before730
Seats won2/703/31/3
Seat changeDecrease2.svg5Steady2.svg0Increase2.svg1
Popular vote12,3974,581 (Rhiwbina)1,500 (Heath)
Percentage12.84.71.5

Cardiff Council Election 2012 results map.png
Map showing the results of the 2012 City of Cardiff Council Elections.

Council control before election

Lib Dem / Plaid Cymru Coalition

Council control after election

Labour

The 2012 Cardiff Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members of Cardiff Council in Wales. [1] This was the same day as the national 2012 Welsh local elections. [2] It was preceded by the 2008 election and followed by the 2017 election

Contents

Election result

Labour gained control of the council from the Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru, after gaining 32 seats. [3] The Liberal Democrat leader of the council, Rodney Berman, lost his seat by 51 votes after two recounts, [4] bringing Labour's gains to 33. Sixty-one-year-old Labour councillor Heather Joyce, nicknamed 'Supernan' by the local newspaper, became the new council leader. [5]

Cardiff Council Election 2012 [6] [7]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 46320 +3261.337.336,148+10.5
  Liberal Democrats 16019 -1921.316.415,878 -8.3
  Conservative 7111 -109.318.517,886 -8.0
  Independent 41004.04.74,581 -0.3
  Plaid Cymru 204 -42.712.812,397 -0.6
  Green 000±0.00.06.56,307+4.3
 Heath/Birchgrove Ind.110+11.31.51,500N/A
 Llandaff North Ind.000±0.00.00.6607N/A
  TUSC 000±0.00.00.5456N/A
  UKIP 000±0.00.00.5445+0.1
  Communist 000±0.00.00.3335+0.2
 Christian Party (Wales)000±0.00.00.2205N/A
  Socialist Labour 000±0.00.00.1106N/A
A The consolidated vote figures used in the above table appear to represent the total votes cast for the highest placed candidates in each ward. The figures are not the popular vote cast for each party in the 2012 elections.
B The figures below are the total votes cast for all candidates for each party in the 2012 elections, based on data from The Elections Centre at Plymouth University - Lab: 99,391 (46/75); Con: 45,293 (7/74); LD: 43,418 (16/75); PC: 30,989 (2/70); Rhiwbina Ind: 10,908 (3/3); Green: 8,925 (0/37); Heath Ind: 3,539 (1/3); LN Ind: 1,114 (0/2); Ind: 773 (0/4); TUSC: 456 (0/6); UKIP: 445 (0/2); Communist: 335 (0/4); Christian: 205 (0/3); Socialist Lab: 106 (0/1) [2]

Manifestos

Cardiff Greens [8]

Cardiff Labour [9]

Cardiff Liberal Democrats [10]

Cardiff Plaid Cymru [11] [12]

Ward results

*= sitting councillor in this ward prior to election

Adamsdown (2 seats)

Adamsdown [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Howells* 731 39.8 -13.5
Labour Manzoor Ahmed 719 39.2 +14.4
Liberal Democrats John Dixon*683
Labour Sian Thomas681
Green Matthew Townsend1176.4N/A
Plaid Cymru Phillip Evans975.3+1.5
TUSC Dave Bartlett683.7N/A
Plaid Cymru Dean Minto67
Conservative Joel Jackson532.9-6.3
Communist Fran Rawlings502.7N/A
Conservative Robert Price37
Turnout 1,77128.7+1.5
Registered electors 6,182
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Butetown (1 seat)

Butetown [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ali Ahmed 777 37.3 +3.1
Liberal Democrats Delme Greening*67332.3-8.5
Plaid Cymru Liz Musa38618.5N/A
Conservative Laura Pike1266.0-10.9
Green Sam Roads723.5N/A
UKIP Simon Zeigler492.4N/A
Turnout 2,09630.3+1.4
Registered electors 6,918
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Caerau (2 seats)

Caerau [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Bradbury 1,390 58.4 +27.5
Labour Elaine Simmons 1,290
Liberal Democrats Jacqui Gasson*41717.5-31.0
Liberal Democrats Roger Burley*318
Plaid Cymru Stuart Cosslet24010.1+1.3
Conservative Clive Williams1988.3-3.5
Conservative Alec Burns186
Plaid Cymru Ruksana Begum160
Green Anne Greagsby1345.6N/A
Turnout 4,33329.3-2.3
Registered electors 7,722
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Canton (3 seats)

Canton [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ramesh Patel* 2,230 47.6 +11.0
Labour Cerys Furlong* 2,130
Labour Richard Cook* 2,128
Plaid Cymru Sian Powell91019.4-5.9
Plaid Cymru Lieu Williams837
Plaid Cymru Ben Foday824
Green David Griffiths73015.6+5.2
Green Nigel Pugh564
Conservative Robert Cadman50510.8-6.5
Green Stephanie Griggs503
Conservative Pamela Richards468
Conservative Hussain Bayoomi426
Liberal Democrats Matthew Dixon1182.5-4.8
Socialist Labour Simon Parsons1062.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Matthew O'Grady98
TUSC Ross Saunders901.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen Hyde84
Turnout 4,46141.3-2.9
Registered electors 10,814
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Cathays (4 seats)

Cathays [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sarah Merry 877 29.7 +12.4
Labour Sam Knight 873
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Clark* 810 27.5 -14.9
Labour Chris Weaver 807
Liberal Democrats Matthew Smith794
Labour Peter Wong786
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Aylwin*775
Liberal Democrats Asghar Ali702
Green Jack Parker63321.5+8.7
Green Sam Coates593
Green Sian Howson526
Green Sebastian Power469
Plaid Cymru Emyr Gruffydd2669.0-6.1
Plaid Cymru Cerith Jones244
Plaid Cymru Glenn Page235
Conservative Jennifer Ankers2287.7-4.8
Conservative Oliver Wannell214
Conservative Ryan Hunter207
Plaid Cymru Andrew Pearce204
Conservative George Carrol189
Independent Adrian Norris1354.6N/A
Turnout 2,78817.6+1.2
Registered electors 15,853
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Creigiau & St. Fagans (1 seat)

Creigiau & St. Fagans [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Thomas 648 38.2 +15.1
Plaid Cymru Wynford Owen62336.7-25.4
Labour Sarah-Anne Evans32118.9+9.1
Liberal Democrats Hilary Borrow533.1-1.8
Green Timothy Jones523.1N/A
Turnout 1,70242.9-6.3
Registered electors 3,966
Conservative gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Cyncoed (3 seats)

Cyncoed [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kate Lloyd* 1,809 44.7 -6.0
Liberal Democrats Margaret Jones* 1,727
Liberal Democrats David Rees* 1,698
Conservative Ross England1,09327.0-4.8
Conservative Michael Flynn1,006
Conservative Lee Gonzalez966
Labour Samsunear Ali68316.9+5.5
Labour Robert Sherrington661
Labour Shukri Masseri614
Plaid Cymru Alun Ogwen2416.0-0.1
Green Geraldine Allen-Manson2175.4N/A
Plaid Cymru Gwenno Williams177
Plaid Cymru Jonathan Edwards168
Turnout 8,78243.3-6.4
Registered electors 8,782
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ely (3 seats)

Ely [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Irene Goddard* 1,597 56.3 +9.7
Labour James Murphy 1,481
Labour Russell Goodway* 1,468
Plaid Cymru Lynda Sullivan79127.9+2.8
Plaid Cymru Neil Branson776
Plaid Cymru Peter Sullivan767
Conservative Rhodri Jones-Pritchard2378.4-10.8
Conservative Joshua Noon236
Conservative Vivienne Ward230
Green Delyth Horle1154.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Sian Cliff953.4-5.7
Liberal Democrats Thomas Donne83
Liberal Democrats John Richards75
Turnout 2,79529.2+0.5
Registered electors 9,579
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Fairwater (3 seats)

Fairwater [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Neil McEvoy* 1,643 42.8 -5.8
Plaid Cymru Lisa Ford 1,562
Labour Paul Mitchell 1,412 36.8 +12.2
Labour Joseph Monks1,384
Plaid Cymru Keith Parry*1,341
Labour Ryan Williams1,315
Conservative Sean Driscoll53914.0-7.7
Conservative James Roach419
Conservative David Morrison387
Green Brian Pearce1764.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Randerson681.8-3.3
Liberal Democrats Jean Scullion64
Liberal Democrats Molik Ahmed62
Turnout 3,65337.9+2.9
Registered electors 9,632
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Gabalfa (2 seats)

Gabalfa [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ed Bridges* 936 51.1 -1.7
Liberal Democrats Gareth Holden 891
Labour Clare Jones50027.3+7.7
Labour Gerald Crocker497
Plaid Cymru Brian Coman1256.8-2.5
Conservative Jonathan Breeze1156.3-5.2
Green Edward Mason1065.8-1.0
Conservative Purdey Miles91
Plaid Cymru Stuart Evans86
TUSC David Hamblin512.8N/A
Turnout 1,75625.6-0.1
Registered electors 6,859
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Grangetown (3 seats)

Grangetown [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ashley Govier 1,812 40.2 +13.5
Labour Chris Lomax 1,709
Labour Lynda Thorne 1,704
Plaid Cymru Abdul Sattar1,51133.5+7.7
Plaid Cymru Mohammed Awan1,467
Plaid Cymru Luke Nicholas1,391
Liberal Democrats Francesca Montemaggi*50511.2-20.7
Liberal Democrats David Morgan*501
Liberal Democrats Paul Harding489
Conservative Vincent Bailey3086.8-6.0
Conservative Axel Kaehne266
Conservative Karys Oram251
Green Sian Best2154.8N/A
Green Ken Barker205
Christian Clive Bate841.9N/A
Communist Rick Newnham771.7-1.0
Turnout 4,42734.1-2.7
Registered electors 13,002
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Heath (3 seats)

Fenella Bowden, elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2012, stood as a Heath & Birchgrove Independent.

Heath [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Heath IndependentFenella Bowden* 1,500 29.3 N/A
Labour Graham Hinchey* 1,416 27.7 +12.5
Conservative Lyn Hudson 1,277 24.9 -12.6
Conservative Ron Page*1,242
Labour Marie John1,240
Heath IndependentSteve Bowden1,151
Labour Ewan Moor1,116
Conservative Mark Branton1,101
Heath IndependentKatrin O'Malley888
Liberal Democrats Jim James3496.8-25.1
Plaid Cymru Mali Rowlands3256.3-1.7
Heath IndependentRobert Smith262
Green Tom Coates2534.9-2.5
Liberal Democrats Steven Price175
Liberal Democrats Ashley Wood140
Turnout 4,31844.1-7.7
Registered electors 9,799
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Lisvane (1 seat)

Lisvane [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Walker* 999 73.1 -6.8
Labour Joshua Lovell23116.9+4.9
Liberal Democrats Myfanwy Price614.5-3.6
Plaid Cymru Anthony Couch493.6N/A
Green Rosa Thomas272.0N/A
Turnout 1,36847.7-8.3
Registered electors 2,868
Conservative hold Swing

Llandaff (2 seats)

Llandaff [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kirsty Davies* 1,121 31.5 -1.5
Liberal Democrats Gareth Aubrey* 1,081
Labour Catherine Antippas98927.7+1.3
Labour Simon Jones932
Conservative Jason Griffin80922.7-6.1
Conservative Oliver Owen791
Plaid Cymru Gillian Green3359.4-2.4
Plaid Cymru Heulwen James312
Green Benedict Frude1323.7N/A
Independent Steve West1143.2N/A
Christian Party (Wales)Derek Thomson641.8N/A
Turnout 3,43646.8-3.6
Registered electors 7,342
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Llandaff North (2 seats)

Llandaff North [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Siobhan Corria 1,244 47.4 +15.2
Labour Dilwar Ali 1,156
Independent David Cogan60723.2N/A
Independent Megan Price507
Liberal Democrats Ann Rowland-James*37514.3-26.5
Liberal Democrats Jacqui Hooper*356
Conservative Joe Trigg1545.9-13.0
Plaid Cymru Wyn Jones1415.4-2.7
Green Tim Ware1013.9N/A
Turnout 2,44842.7+0.5
Registered electors 5,734
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Llanishen (4 seats)

Llanishen [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Garry Hunt 2,394 41.0 +11.3
Labour Phil Bale 2,362
Labour Julia Magill 2,302
Conservative Andrew Graham 2,033 34.8 -14.3
Labour James Brinning1.992
Conservative Richard Foley*1,980
Conservative Chris O'Brien1,948
Conservative Richard John1,782
Plaid Cymru Gwynfor Davies4187.2-2.8
UKIP Lawrence Gwynn3966.8N/A
Plaid Cymru Lona Roberts384
Green Linda Atkins3135.4N/A
Plaid Cymru Emma Caresimo308
Liberal Democrats Molly Hughes2864.9-6.3
Liberal Democrats Patricia Rees268
Plaid Cymru Vito Caresimo246
Liberal Democrats Ann Hyde222
Liberal Democrats Judith Ahmed215
Turnout 5,31537.1-9.1
Registered electors 13,400
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Llanrumney (3 seats)

Llanrumney [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Heather Joyce* 1,671 68.0 +25.7
Labour Keith Jones 1,653
Labour Derrick Morgan* 1,643
Conservative John Driscoll35314.4-10.0
Conservative Wes Jones318
Conservative Dai Lowsy291
Plaid Cymru Colin Lewis26911.0-17.2
Plaid Cymru Baindu Foday186
Plaid Cymru David Reeves134
Green Bethan Lloyd943.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Evans692.8-2.3
Liberal Democrats Matthew Batten66
Liberal Democrats Michael Rees62
Turnout 2,38629.6-3.4
Registered electors 8,049
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Pentwyn (4 seats)

Pentwyn [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Judith Woodman* 1,633 43.8 -6.3
Liberal Democrats Joseph Carter* 1,563
Liberal Democrats Keith Hyde* 1,557
Liberal Democrats Paul Chaundy* 1,546
Labour David Haines1,40637.7+13.5
Labour Michael Imperato1,267
Labour Bernie Bowen-Thomson1,262
Labour Jasminc Chowdhury1,249
Conservative Kathleen Fisher2566.9-8.7
Conservative Michael Prothero254
Conservative Susan Williams2322.4-13.2
Conservative Lizzie Lumley217
Plaid Cymru Gwenno George1734.6N/A
Green Megan David1674.5N/A
Plaid Cymru Elin Llyr150
Plaid Cymru Meic Peterson146
Plaid Cymru John Roberts134
Communist Steve Williams912.4N/A
Turnout 3,60431.0-3.5
Registered electors 10,774
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Pentyrch (1 seat)

Pentyrch [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Craig Williams 772 54.4 +20.0
Labour Christine Priday41329.1-1.7
Plaid Cymru Penri Williams17112.1-7.7
Green Lucy Hiscox402.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Adam Evans221.6-6.3
Turnout 1,42652.3+1.5
Registered electors 2,729
Conservative hold Swing

Penylan (3 seats)

Penylan [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tricia Burfoot* 2,173 48.1 -1.5
Liberal Democrats Bill Kelloway* 2,131
Liberal Democrats Joe Boyle 2,101
Labour Michael Fogg1,17626.0+11.3
Labour Reece Emmitt1,158
Labour Akbar Mookhtiar929
Conservative Peter Hudson4469.9-6.7
Conservative Roland Hemingway440
Conservative Michael Wallbank379
Green Kathryn Brock3778.3N/A
Plaid Cymru Kelvin Evans3497.7+0.1
Plaid Cymru Ann Miles268
Plaid Cymru Malachy McEvoy237
Turnout 4,21541.5-3.3
Registered electors 10,161
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Plasnewydd (4 seats)

Plasnewydd [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Lent 1,535 36.8 +7.5
Labour Daniel De'ath 1,438
Labour Mary McGarry 1,436
Labour Mohammad Javed 1,413
Liberal Democrats Rodney Berman*1,36232.7-4.3
Liberal Democrats Geraldine Nichols1,314
Liberal Democrats Richard Jerrett*1,297
Liberal Democrats Elgan Morgan*1,236
Green Anthony Matthews53512.8-0.4
Plaid Cymru Mohammed Ali50512.1-1.2
Plaid Cymru Mohammed Hannan434
Plaid Cymru Ned Parish344
Plaid Cymru Ian Mullis338
Conservative Enid Harries2325.6-4.1
Conservative Hannah Moscrop193
Conservative Aled Jones-Pritchard174
Conservative Marc Gonzalez171
Turnout 3,81527.7+0.6
Registered electors 13,792
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Pontprennau and Old St. Mellons (2 seats)

Pontprennau & Old St. Mellons [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Georgina Phillips 1,326 49.0 +8.4
Conservative Dianne Rees* 1,004 37.1 -13.5
Labour Mark Watkins993
Conservative Jane Rogers*940
Liberal Democrats Edward Wilson1415.2-3.6
Plaid Cymru Mauro Caresimo1304.8N/A
Green Matthew Lovett1074.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Charles Woodman79
Plaid Cymru Ceri Tegwyn73
Turnout 2,53835.9-4.4
Registered electors 7,063
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Radyr (1 seat)

Radyr and Morganstown [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roderick McKerlich* 1,215 53.3 -6.9
Labour Moray Grant73832.4+12.7
Plaid Cymru Ian Hughes1647.2-2.4
Liberal Democrats Laura Pearcy954.2-6.3
Green Zabelle Aslanyan683.0N/A
Turnout 2,27845.7-5.8
Registered electors 4,986
Conservative hold Swing

Rhiwbina (3 seats)

Rhiwbina [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jayne Cowan* 3,808 68.9 +13.8
Independent Adrian Robson* 3,680
Independent Eleanor Sanders 3,420
Conservative Adam Johns64311.6-14.3
Labour Andrew Newton63111.4+2.5
Labour Geraint Denison611
Conservative Leslie Hopkins560
Labour Steven Cushen521
Conservative John Lancaster507
Plaid Cymru Christopher Davies2254.1+0.1
Green Daniel Bearpark1402.5-0.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Borrow781.4-1.6
Liberal Democrats Emma-Jayne Sandrey67
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Lightman52
Turnout 5,08755.2-7.1
Registered electors 9,220
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Riverside (3 seats)

Riverside [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Iona Gordon 1,731 46.7 +14.3
Labour Cecilia Love 1,555
Labour Phil Hawkins 1,431
Plaid Cymru Mohammed Islam*1,15331.1-12.8
Plaid Cymru Jaswant Singh*944
Plaid Cymru Haf Roberts940
Green Ceri Hughes2947.9N/A
Conservative Jennifer Lay2867.7-4.5
Conservative Michael Bryan276
Green Yvan Maurel272
Conservative Gaener Davies263
Green Jan Tucker189
Liberal Democrats Gwilym Owen1423.8-7.7
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Townsend129
Liberal Democrats Eleri Randerson122
TUSC Garmon Gruffudd992.7N/A
Turnout 3,46837.2-2.7
Registered electors 9,327
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Rumney (2 seats)

Duncan Macdonald had been elected as a Conservative in 2008.

Rumney [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacqueline Parry 1,095 48.4 +6.8
Labour Robert Derbyshire 1,087
Conservative John Ireland*62527.7-21.5
Conservative Phillip James473
Independent Duncan MacDonald*26211.6N/A
Plaid Cymru Ian Jones783.4N/A
Plaid Cymru Chad Rickard63
Christian Party (Wales)Dave Pritchard572.5N/A
Green Jack Price532.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Anabella Rees482.1-7.1
TUSC Andrew Wilkes431.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Woodman37
Turnout 2,06731.5-3.0
Registered electors 6,565
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Splott (3 seats)

Splott [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Luke Holland 1,686 47.9 +8.3
Labour Huw Thomas 1,624
Labour Gretta Marshall 1,432
Liberal Democrats Gavin Cox*1,05530.0-9.7
Liberal Democrats Bablin Molik815
Liberal Democrats Anna White775
Plaid Cymru Jebun Choudhury2507.1-0.2
Plaid Cymru Ioan Bellin197
Plaid Cymru Patrick Daley167
Green Kelda Rimington1574.5N/A
Conservative Margaret Evans1514.3-5.6
Conservative Janine Jones-Pritchard137
Conservative Kyle Smith130
Communist Robert Griffiths1173.3-0.1
TUSC James Connolly1053.0N/A
Turnout 3,16133.5-4.9
Registered electors 9,426
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Trowbridge (3 seats)

Trowbridge [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ralph Cook 1,619 58.5 +22.0
Labour Monica Walsh 1,535
Labour Michael Costas-Michael 1,380
Liberal Democrats Emma Woodman38814.0-19.3
Conservative Michelle Michaelis37213.4-1.3
Conservative Pamela Cunningham367
Conservative Wayne Cashin358
Plaid Cymru Leanne Lennox29210.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Jacqui Sullivan255
Liberal Democrats Ian Walton244
Plaid Cymru Leigh Canham188
Plaid Cymru Joshua Parry178
Green Piers Leveroni983.5N/A
Turnout 2,61423.6-6.9
Registered electors 11,094
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Whitchurch and Tongwynlais (4 seats)

Whitchurch & Tongwynlais [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jonathan Evans 2,529 41.2 +4.7
Labour Chris Davis 2,454
Labour Benjamin Thomas 2,354
Labour David Groves 2,290
Conservative Linda Morgan*2,20636.0-4.5
Conservative Timothy Davies*2,144
Conservative Brian Griffiths*2,080
Conservative Michael Jones-Pritchard*2,080
Plaid Cymru John Rowlands64110.4-0.2
Plaid Cymru Heulwen Jones623
Plaid Cymru Ceri Morgan600
Plaid Cymru Dewi Owen588
Green Paul Atkins4958.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Joyce Lentern2654.3-2.6
Liberal Democrats Matthew Harries233
Liberal Democrats Ruth Abbott226
Liberal Democrats Mark Rees183
Turnout 5,89445.4-7.7
Registered electors 12,970
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

By-elections between 2012 and 2017

Riverside

Riverside by-election, 5 December 2013 [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Darren Williams 1,120 50.3 +3.6
Plaid Cymru Elizabeth Gould77334.7+3.6
Conservative Aled Crow1074.8-2.9
UKIP Simon Zeigler974.4N/A
TUSC Christopher Beer703.1+0.5
Liberal Democrats Sian Donne582.6-1.2
Majority34715.6±0.0
Turnout 2,22522.6-14.6
Registered electors 9,860
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Labour councillor Phil Hawkins for personal reasons. [15]

Splott

Splott by-election, 5 December 2013 [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward Stubbs 706 39.1 -8.7
Liberal Democrats Jamie Matthews60433.5+3.5
UKIP George Morris20911.6N/A
Independent Elys John945.2N/A
Conservative Daniel Mason864.8+0.5
TUSC Katrine Williams806.1+3.2
Majority1025.6-12.3
Turnout 1,77918.1-15.4
Registered electors 9,846
Labour hold Swing

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. [15]

Canton

Canton by-election, 21 February 2014 [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Elsmore 1,201 41.7 -5.9
Plaid Cymru Elin Tudur97233.7+14.3
Conservative Pamela Richards38113.2+2.4
Green David Griffiths1485.1-10.5
TUSC Steffan Bateman1013.5+1.6
Liberal Democrats Matthew Hemsley802.8+0.3
Majority2298.0-20.2
Turnout 2,88324.3-17.0
Registered electors 11,915
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Labour Councillor Cerys Furlong on 30 December 2013. [16] [17]

Llandaff North

Llandaff North by-election, 2 October 2014 [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan White 898 50.1 +2.7
Independent David Coggins-Cogan41923.4+0.2
UKIP Simon Zeigler20411.4N/A
Conservative Peter Hudson1367.6+1.7
Liberal Democrats Ann Rowland-James1347.5-6.8
Majority47926.7+2.5
Turnout 1,79130.0-12.7
Registered electors 5,991
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Labour councillor Siobhan Corria for personal reasons. [18]

Pentyrch

Pentyrch by-election, 30 June 2015 [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gavin Hill-John 561 40.5 -12.5
Plaid Cymru Hywel Wigley54339.2+26.7
Labour Paul Fisher23416.9-13.4
Independent Munawar Mughal241.7N/A
Green Ruth Osner221.6-1.3
Liberal Democrats Cadan ap Tomos100.7-0.9
Majority181.3-24.0
Turnout 1,39449.9-2.4
Registered electors 2,800
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Conservative Councillor Craig Williams, following his election as MP for Cardiff North. [19]

Riverside

Riverside by-election, 7 October 2015 [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Caro Wild 1,071 45.9 -0.8
Plaid Cymru Ruksana Begum78033.5+2.3
Conservative Sean Driscoll1556.6-1.1
UKIP Gareth Bennett 1104.7N/A
Green Hannah Pudner1094.7-3.3
Liberal Democrats Gwilym Owen853.6-0.2
TUSC Steffan Bateman210.9-1.8
Majority29112.4-3.2
Turnout 2,33123.9-13.3
Registered electors 9,758
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Labour councillor Cecilia Love for family reasons. [20]

Plasnewydd

Plasnewydd by-election, 20 September 2016 [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robin Rea 1,258 48.1 +16.9
Labour Peter Wong91034.8-0.3
Plaid Cymru Glenn Page1776.8-4.8
Conservative Munawar Mughal1154.4-5.5
Green Michael Cope933.6-8.7
UKIP Lawrence Gwynn622.4N/A
Majority34813.3N/A
Turnout 2,61523.1-4.6
Registered electors 11,356
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was caused by the death of Labour councillor Mohammed Javed. [21]

Grangetown

Grangetown by-election, 3 November 2016 [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Tariq Awan 1,163 42.0 +8.5
Labour Maliika Kaaba1,04937.9-2.2
Conservative Michael Bryan28710.4+3.5
UKIP Richard Lewis1415.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Asghar Ali1274.6-6.6
Majority1144.1N/A
Turnout 2,76721.7-12.4
Registered electors 12,754
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was caused by the death of Labour councillor Chris Lomax. [22]

Defections 2012–17

Vacant seats by 2017 local election

Three seats were vacant by the end of the term caused by the resignation of Margaret Jones (Lib Dem) in Cyncoed, [31] the resignation of Susan White (Labour) in Llandaff North [32] and the death of Derrick Morgan [33] (elected as Labour, then sitting as an Independent) in Llanrumny, all of happened within six months of the 2017 election, so no by-elections were held.

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