Llanrumney (electoral ward)

Llanrumney ward
Electoral ward
Location of Llanrumney ward (No. 16) within Cardiff
Population	11,596 (2021 census) [1]
Community	Llanrumney
Principal area	Cardiff
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARDIFF
Postcode district	CF3
Dialling code	+44-29
UK Parliament	Cardiff East
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Cardiff South and Penarth
Councillors	3
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Llanrumney is an electoral ward in the east of Cardiff, capital city of Wales. It covers the working class residential community of Llanrumney. The ward has elected Labour Party councillors to the local Cardiff authority.

Description

The Llanrumney ward is bordered to the south by the Rumney ward, to the north by Pontprennau and Old St Mellons, to the west by the River Rhymney and the Pentwyn ward.

It was created by The City of Cardiff (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1982 which came into effect from the May 1983 Cardiff City Council election. ^[2]

Representatives

Since 1983 the Llanrumney ward elected three councillors to Cardiff City Council ^[3] and (since 1996) to the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff. ^[4] Since 1983 the ward has consistently elected Labour Party councillors, with strong majorities. ^{[3] [4]}

Llanrumney councillors, John Reynolds and John Phillips, served as consecutive leaders of the Labour-controlled council in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Llanrumney councillor Heather Joyce became leader of the Cardiff Council between 2012 and 2014. ^[5]

Llanrumney councillor, Keith Jones, was suspended from the Labour Party in 2022 and subsequently expelled from the party in May 2025, following an investigation into sexual harassment allegations. He continued to represent Llanrumney as an independent councillor. ^{[6] [7]}

Election results

1983

1983 Cardiff City Council election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. B. Llewellyn o	1,901	44.8	N/A
	Labour	John R. Phillips o	1,711
	Labour	John A. Reynolds o	1,646
	Alliance	Vita V. Jones	1,297	30.6	N/A
	Conservative	E. R. McCarthy	1,041	24.6	N/A
	Alliance	K. Tobin	1,028
	Conservative	S. Woods	1,028
	Alliance	E. Morgan	1,010
	Conservative	S. Brown	987
Turnout				45.7	N/A
Registered electors			9,267
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

^oexisting councillor, though because of boundary changes not for the same ward

2022

2022 Cardiff Council election ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Keith Phillip Jones*	1,267	62.3
	Labour	Heather Christine Joyce*	1,266	62.3
	Labour	Lee Edward Bridgeman*	1,238	60.9
	Conservative	Alan Hill	371	18.2
	Conservative	Kristopher David Roche	337	16.6
	Conservative	Mason Steed	332	16.3
	Common Ground	Jan Deem	218	10.7
	Propel	Charlene Manley	145	7.1
	Propel	Colin Lewis	139	6.8
	Liberal Democrats	John Speake	114	5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Laura Speake	114	5.6
	TUSC	Danielle Louise Smith	113	5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Wayne Street	89	4.4
Turnout			2,033 [9]	25.0

*= sitting councillor prior to the election

2025 by-election

Councillor Heather Joyce resigned for health reasons in June 2025. She had represented Llanrumney for 17 years. Her resignation triggered a by-election on 24 July 2025. ^[5] The ward was seen as an ideal target for a challenge to Labour from Reform UK. ^[10] Reform announced their candidate would be Siddiq (Sidney) Mahmood Malik, founder of Hertfordshire-based ERA Film Studios. ^[11] Labour retained the seat by 125 votes. ^[12]

2025 Llanrumney by-election ^{[13] [12]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lexi Joanna Pocknell	755	39.4
	Reform UK	Sidney Malik	630	32.9
	Liberal Democrats	Wayne Street	281	14.7
	Plaid Cymru	Joseph Oscar Gnagbo	138	7.2
	Conservative	Ffin Elliott	64	3.3
	Green	David Fitzpatrick	47	2.5
Turnout

References

1. "Llanrumney - Ward in Wales". City Population. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
2. "The City of Cardiff (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1982", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1982/556, retrieved 17 July 2025
3. "Cardiff Welsh District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
4. "Cardiff Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
5. Ted Peskett (27 June 2025). "Former Cardiff council leader to stand down triggering by-election". Wales Online. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
6. Teleri Glyn Jones (22 May 2025). "Labour councillor expelled for sexually harassing teenager". BBC News . Retrieved 17 July 2025.
7. Ted Peskett (12 June 2025). "'Everyone is frustrated' with time it took to investigate expelled Cardiff councillor, says leader". Wales Online . Retrieved 17 July 2025.
8. "Election results by wards - Cardiff Council Elections 2022 - Thursday, 5th May, 2022". Cardiff Council. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
9. "Report on the May 2022 elections in Wales". Electoral Commission. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
10. Martin Shipton (21 June 2025). "Tough council by-election in Cardiff on the way for Labour". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
11. Martin Shipton (28 June 2025). "Reform picks 'film studio boss and wrestling promoter' for Cardiff by-election". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
12. Martin Shipton (25 July 2025). "Labour wins by-election to keep Cardiff council Reform-free". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
13. Ted Peskett (4 July 2025). "The full list of candidates in the Cardiff Council by-election for Llanrumney". Wales Online. Retrieved 23 July 2025.