Cardiff Council elections

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Cardiff Council elections take place for the whole council every five years, to Cardiff Council (officially the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff) in south Wales. It came into being as a unitary authority on 1 April 1996, after the passing of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994. In 2014 the National Assembly for Wales deferred all local elections in Wales to 2017. [1] The council is composed of 75 councillors. [2]

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Between 1974 and 1996 Cardiff Council was a district council of South Glamorgan (the city also electing councillors to the county council). Prior to 1974 Cardiff Council 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: [3]

Party in controlParty in minority lead
Labour 1995–2004
No overall control 2004–2012 Liberal Democrats 2004–2012
Labour 2012-

Leadership

The leaders of Cardiff Council since 1996 have been: [4]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Russell Goodway Labour 1 April 19961 Jul 2004
Rodney Berman Liberal Democrats 1 Jul 20046 May 2012
Heather Joyce Labour 17 May 201227 Mar 2014
Phil Bale Labour 27 Mar 201425 May 2017
Huw Thomas Labour 25 May 2017

Council elections

City result maps

By-election results

1995–1999

Fairwater

Fairwater by-election, 10 April 1997 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Michael 1,527 70.9 −1.5
Conservative 38818.0+6.7
Liberal Democrats 23711.0+1.2
Majority 1,13952.9N/A
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Plasnewydd

Plasnewydd by-election, 18 September 1997 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Geoff Mungham 1,944 46.3 −9.9
Liberal Democrats 1,39833.3+21.5
Conservative 45710.9+3.9
Green 2606.2−3.9
Socialist Labour 1403.3N/A
Majority 54613.0N/A
Turnout 30.3−4.9
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the election of Cllr. Julie Morgan as the Member for the Parliamentary constituency of Cardiff North.

Rhiwbina

Rhiwbina by-election, 3 September 1998 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gareth Neale 1,881 45.5 +9.7
Labour 1,09626.5−14.5
Liberal Democrats 96623.3+9.0
Plaid Cymru 1894.5−0.9
Majority 78519.0N/A
Turnout 43.3−11.2
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1999–2004

Cyncoed

Cyncoed by-election, 30 November 2000 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Rees 1,902 54.3 +1.0
Conservative 1,13232.3+12.7
Labour 2717.7−5.6
Majority 77022.0N/A
Turnout 39.8−19.4
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jenny Randerson.

Canton

Canton by-election, 7 June 2001 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ramesh Patel 3,130 48.0 +9.2
Conservative 1,26619.4+6.1
Plaid Cymru 1,17018.0−18.8
Liberal Democrats 95014.6+9.2
Majority 1,96028.6N/A
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the election of Cllr. Kevin Brennan as the Member for the Parliamentary constituency of Cardiff West.

Llandaff North

Llandaff North by-election, 7 June 2001 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Bewes 2,115 57.1 +2.1
Conservative 66417.9+3.6
Liberal Democrats 56615.3+1.6
Plaid Cymru 3629.8−7.2
Majority 1,54939.2N/A
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Gabalfa

Gabalfa by-election, 7 February 2002 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Cathy Pearcy 925 55.3 +31.5
Labour 45126.9−10.3
Conservative 1388.2−6.9
Plaid Cymru 1166.9−16.9
Socialist Alliance 442.6N/A
Majority 47428.4N/A
Turnout 25.0−11.0
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Pentwyn

Pentwyn by-election, 11 September 2003 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Judith Woodman 1,836 66.5 +31.4
Labour Luke Holland67324.4−17.5
Conservative 1696.1−3.7
Socialist Alliance 812.9N/A
Majority 1,16342.1N/A
Turnout 28.9−8.9
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Bill Cookson.

2004–2008

There were no by-elections. [5]

2008–2012

Pentyrch

Pentyrch by-election, 31 July 2008 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Craig Williams 554 41.9 +7.5
Labour Christine Priday54241.0+10.2
Plaid Cymru Ian Hughes1299.8−10.0
Liberal Democrats Alexandria Evans977.3−0.6
Majority 120.9N/A
Turnout 48.2−2.6
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing -1.3

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Simon Roberts.

Riverside

Riverside by-election, 3 March 2011 [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Iona Gordon 1,700 46.8 +14.4
Plaid Cymru Steve Garrett1,09930.3−13.6
Conservative James Roach36910.2−2.0
Green Yvan Maurel2777.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Gwilym Owen1875.1−6.4
Majority 60116.5N/A
Turnout 3,65539.8−0.1
Registered electors 9,188
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Gwenllian Lansdown.

2012–2017

Riverside

Riverside by-election, 5 December 2013 [5] [7]
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
Majority 34715.6±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. [8]

Splott

Splott by-election, 5 December 2013 [5] [7]
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
Majority 1025.6−12.3
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. [8]

Canton

Canton by-election, 21 February 2014 [5] [7]
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
Majority 2298.0−20.2
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. [9] [10]

Llandaff North

Llandaff North by-election, 2 October 2014 [5] [7]
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
Majority 47926.7+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. [11]

Pentyrch

Pentyrch by-election, 30 June 2015 [5] [7]
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
Majority 181.3−24.0
Turnout 1,39449.9−2.4
Registered electors 2,800
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Labour Councillor Craig Williams, following his election as MP for Cardiff North. [12]

Riverside

Riverside by-election, 7 October 2015 [5] [7]
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
Majority 29112.4−3.2
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. [13]

Plasnewydd

Plasnewydd by-election, 20 September 2016 [5] [7]
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
Majority 34813.3N/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. [14]

Grangetown

Grangetown by-election, 3 November 2016 [5] [7]
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
Majority 1144.1N/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. [15]

2017–2022

Ely

Ely by-election, 21 February 2019 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Andrea Gibson 831 43.1 +17.8
Labour Irene Humphreys77940.4−7.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Jerrett462.4−6.2
Conservative Gavin Brookman27114.1−2.4
Majority 522.7N/A
Turnout 1,92720.3−9.2
Registered electors 9,482
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was caused by the death of Labour councillor Jim Murphy on 1 December 2018. [17]

Cyncoed

Cyncoed by-election 16 July 2019 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Hopkins 1,920 55.3 +18.9
Conservative Peter Hudson83824.1−11.9
Labour Madhu Khanna-Davies56016.1−3.3
Plaid Cymru Morgan Rogers1524.4N/A
Majority 1,08231.1+13.4
Turnout 3,48442.1−1.2
Registered electors 8,268
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +15.4

The by-election was caused by the death of Liberal Democrat Councillor Wendy Congreve on 14 May 2019. [19] [20]

Whitchurch & Tongwynlais

Whitchurch & Tongwynlais by-election 3 October 2019 [21] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mia Rees 1,544 36.4 −4.5
Labour Marc Palmer1,19028.0−10.0
Plaid Cymru Dan Allsobrook67415.9+2.3
Liberal Democrats Sian Donne58813.9+6.3
Green David Griffin2485.8−2.3
Majority 3548.4+3.2
Turnout 4,24433.7−11.7
Registered electors 12,589
Conservative hold Swing +2.7

The by-election was caused by the death of Conservative councillor Tim Davies on 4 June 2019. [23]

Llanishen

Llanishen by-election 21 November 2019 [24] [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Siân-Elin Melbourne 1,566 43.4 +6.3
Labour Irene Humphreys1,25434.7−1.2
Liberal Democrats Will Ogborne38710.7+3.1
Plaid Cymru Chris Haines2095.8−2.7
Green Michael Cope1383.8−3.0
Independent Lawrence Gwynn591.6N/A
Majority 3128.7N/A
Turnout 3,61327.3−18.9
Registered electors 13,227
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Labour councillor Phil Bale in Autumn 2019. [26]

Heath

Heath by-election, 11 November 2021 [5] [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julie Sangani 1,729 47.1 +16.1
Conservative Peter Hudson1,12830.8+2.5
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Lock56115.3+11.5
Plaid Cymru Steve Garrett2506.8+0.5
Majority 59916.3N/A
Turnout 3,66838.2−16.9
Registered electors 9,596
Labour gain from Heath Independent Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Fenella Bowden who resigned for health reasons. [28]

2022–2026

Grangetown (2024)

Grangetown by-election, 25 April 2024 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Waheeda Abdul Sattar 1,470 47.5 N/A
Common Ground Kirstie Kopetzki57318.5N/A
Conservative Zak Weaver38712.5N/A
Propel Sash Patel2929.4N/A
Independent Ahmed Abdillahi Abdi Samater2056.6N/A
Liberal Democrats James Bear1234.0N/A
Independent Andrew Hovord441.4N/A
Majority 89729.0N/A
Turnout 3,04920.3−15.5
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was caused by the death of Labour councillor Abdul Sattar on 15 February 2024. [30]

Splott

Splott by-election: 5 December 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anny Anderson 711 34.0 –31.1
Green Sam Coates36217.3+3.6
Propel Kyle Cullen30514.6+10.3
Liberal Democrats Cadan ap Tomos29214.0+8.6
Reform UK Lee Canning27113.0N/A
Plaid Cymru Leticia Gonzalez884.2–9.5
Conservative Tomos Llewelyn602.9–5.9
Majority 34916.7N/A
Turnout 2,09419.5–11.8
Registered electors 10,762
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg17.4

Green and Plaid Cymru vote share changes compared to Common Ground's 2022 result.

Llanrumney

Llanrumney by-election, 24 July 2025 [31] [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lexi Joanna Pocknell 755 39.4
Reform UK Sidney Malik63032.9
Liberal Democrats Wayne Street28114.7
Plaid Cymru Joseph Oscar Gnagbo1387.2
Conservative Ffin Elliott643.3
Green David Fitzpatrick472.5
Turnout

Labour councillor Heather Joyce had resigned for health reasons after representing Llanrumney for 17 years. [33]

Grangetown (2025)

Grangetown by-election, 14 August 2025 [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Matt Youde 818 24.4%
Labour Khuram Chowdhry77423.1%
Plaid Cymru Neil Roberts63919.1%
Reform UK Joseph Martin49513.0%
Propel Vincent Yewlett3279.8%
Independent Ahmed Samater1584.7%
Conservative James Hamblin1394.1%
Liberal Democrats Irfan Latif631.8%
Majority 44N/A
Turnout 26.7
Green gain from Labour

A by-election was called following the stepping down of Labour councillor, Sara Robinson. [35]

See also

References

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