Cardiff Council
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Seat: | Cardiff |
| Legislative period : | four years |
| First session: | April 1, 1996 |
| MPs: | 75 |
| Current legislative period | |
| Last choice: | 4th May 2017 |
| Next choice: | 2021 |
| Chair: | Huw Thomas |
The County Council of the City and County of Cardiff ( Welsh Cyngor Sir Dinas a Sir Caerdydd ; German: City Council of Cardiff) has been the local parliament for Cardiff , the capital of Wales, and one of the Principal Areas of Wales since 1996 . The council consists of 75 councilors representing 29 constituencies.
The correct name is 'County Council of the City and County of Cardiff', but in common parlance the name is abbreviated as Cardiff Council . Cardiff City and County are commonly referred to simply as Cardiff .
Elections to the Cardiff Council take place every four years, most recently on May 4, 2017.
Composition of the Council
| fraction |
Councilors |
|
|---|---|---|
| Labor | 38 | |
| Conservatives | 21st | |
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | |
| Welsh National Party | 4th | |
| Heath & Birchgrove Independents |
1 | |
| All in all |
75 | |
| Source Councilors by political party last accessed on April 16, 2020 City of Cardiff Council | ||
Previous results
Council Presidents
| Term of office | Council President | fraction |
|---|---|---|
| 1995-2004 | Russell Goodway | Welsh Labor |
| 2004-2012 | Rodney Berman | Liberal Democrat |
| 2012-2014 | Heather Joyce | Welsh Labor |
| 2014-2017 | Phil Bale | Welsh Labor |
| 2017 | Huw Thomas | Welsh Labor |
When Huw Thomas was elected in May 2017, he was the youngest city council chairman in Wales.
The distribution of seats
| Lab | Lib Dem | Con | plaid | Indi | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 61 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 50 | 18th | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 27 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 13 | 35 | 17th | 7th | 3 |
| 2012 | 46 | 16 | 7th | 2 | 4th |
| 2017 | 40 | 11 | 20th | 3 | 1 |
The top administration was formed between 1995 and 2004 by the Labor majority. From 2004 to 2008, the Liberal Democrats formed a minority administration together with Plaid Cymru.
After the 2008 election, no parliamentary group had an absolute majority. The Lib Dems were able to increase the number of their seats on the city council to 35 and form an administrative top together with Plaid Cymru with Rodney Berman as council chairman. The main opposition faction was now that of the Conservatives instead of Labor. Labor suffered a heavy defeat, losing 14 seats. Plaid Cymru got four seats. Three independents were elected, two of them former Conservatives.
In 2012 Labor regained a majority in the Council and retained it in the 2017 election.
history
City life has existed in Cardiff since the 12th century when the Earls of Gloucester granted the city borough status. During the Middle Ages, the offices of mayor, Aldermen and council members (common councillors) gradually emerged.
Due to the Local Government Act of 1888 Cardiff was one of the three cities in Wales that had the status of a county borough (ie a "county-free city"); there were also 13 Welsh county councils . Cardiff has been a city since 1905 , so the Borough Council became a City Council .
The City of Cardiff is also the County Town of Glamorgan . Before 1974, however, Cardiff was a county borough in its own right and was not subject to Glamorgan County Council. The 1974 administrative reform put the Cardiff City Council and the Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council on an equal footing, making them subordinate to the new County of South Glamorgan .
As a result of another administrative reform, the Cardiff City District Council became a Unitary Authority - today's Cardiff Council . The South Glamorgan County Council had advocated the creation of a 'greater Cardiff', but the then Conservative government decided to keep Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan separate from each other
The mayors
The first recorded mayor of Cardiff was a Ralph "Prepositus de Kardi" according to the County Borough Records, in office from 1126. In 1835 Thomas Revel Guest became the first elected mayor of Cardiff. When Cardiff became City in 1905, the mayor could call himself Lord Mayor . Robert Hughes , Mayor of 1904, was re-elected in 1905, now as Lord Mayor . Since then, he has deserved the title "The Right Honorable " on official occasions ; today he is to be addressed as "The Right Honorable the Lord Mayor of Cardiff".
From 1999 the chairman of the city council could be mayor for the entire session of the city council without additional election. Accordingly, Russell Goodway served as both council chairman and mayor from 1999 to 2003. Since 2004, the mayor can no longer be chairman of the city council at the same time and has to be re-elected separately.
Since 1999, the post of mayor has been filled with the following city councilors:
| Municipal Year | Lord Mayor | Deputy Lord Mayor |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | Daniel De'Ath (Lab) | Jacqueline Parry (Lab) |
| 2018-2019 | Bob Derbyshire (Lab) | Daniel De'Ath (Lab) |
| 2012 (Sep) - 2013 | Derrick Morgan (Lab) | Keith Jones (Lab) |
| 2012 (May) –2012 (Sep) | Cerys Furlong (Lab) ** | |
| 2011–2012 | Delme Bowen (plaid) | Jayne Cowan (Ind) |
| 2010-2011 | Keith Hyde (Lib Dem) | Dianne Rees (Con) |
| 2009-2010 | Brian Griffiths (Con) | Keith Hyde (Lib Dem) |
| 2008-2009 | Kate Lloyd (Lib Dem) | Jaswant Singh (plaid) |
| 2007-2008 | Gill Bird (Lab) | Brian Griffiths (Con) |
| 2006-2007 | Gareth Neale (Con) | Kate Lloyd (Lib Dem) |
| 2005-2006 | Freda Salway (Lib Dem) | Monica Walsh (Lab) |
| 2004-2005 | Jacqui Gasson (Lib Dem) | Delme Bowen (plaid) |
| 2003-2004 | Gordon Houlston (Lab) | |
| 2002-2003 | Russell Goodway (Lab) | |
| 2001-2002 | Russell Goodway (Lab) | |
| 2000-2001 | Russell Goodway (Lab) | |
| 1999-2000 | Russell Goodway (Lab) |
- After the local elections in May 2012, the post of Lord Mayor remained vacant for some time: The background: The city council, with its Labor majority, tried to set up a leadership duo and divide the powers between the two incumbents. City councilor Cerys took over from May 17th Furlong, who was the city council chairwoman, played the role of mayor. The new mayor, Derrick Morgan, took office on September 27th after Furlong resigned and it became clear that the idea of sharing roles was becoming less and less popular.
The constituencies
There are 29 constituencies (wards) in the Unitary Authority of Cardiff. Most wards have the same names as their communities . The following table lists the Council Wards, Communities, and their associated geographic areas. Communities that have their own Community Council are identified by the "*" symbol:
Map of electoral districts with digits
| Constituency (ward) | Communities | Geographical name |
| 1 Adamsdown | Adamsdown | Cardiff city center, Roath |
| 2 Butetown | Butetown | Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff center, Tiger Bay |
| 3 Caerau | Caerau | Cyntwell, Culverhouse Cross |
| 4 Canton | Canton | Cardiff Center, Leckwith, Victoria Park |
| 5 Cathays | Cathays and Castle | Blackweir, Cardiff Center, Cathays, Cathays Park, Maindy |
| 6 Creigiau & amp; St. Fagans | Pentyrch * (part of: Creigiau ward) and St Fagans * | Coedbychan, Capel Llanilltern, Rhydlafar |
| 7 Cyncoed | Cyncoed | Roath Park, Lakeside |
| 8 Ely | Ely | Culverhouse Cross, Michaelston-super-Ely |
| 9 Fairwater | Fairwater | Pentrebanes |
| 10 gabalfa | Gabalfa | Mynachdy, Maindy, Heath |
| 11 Grangetown | Grangetown | Cardiff Bay, Cardiff Center, Saltmead, International Sports Village |
| 12 Heath | Heath | Birchgrove |
| 13 Lisvane | Lisvane * | |
| 14 Llandaff | Llandaff | Danescourt |
| 15 Llandaff North | Llandaff North | Hailey Park, Lydstep Park, Mynachdy, Gabalfa |
| 16 Llanishen | Llanishen and Thornhill | |
| 17 Llanrumney | Llanrumney | |
| 18 Pentwyn | Pentwyn and Llanedeyrn (since 2016) | |
| 19 pentyrch | Pentyrch * (Part of Pentyrch belongs to Gwaelod-y-Garth and Pentyrch Ward) | Gwaelod-y-Garth |
| 20 penylan | Penylan | |
| 21 Plasnewydd | Roath | part of Cardiff center |
| 22 Pontprennau; Old St. Mellons | Old St. Mellons * and Pontprennau | Llanedeyrn Village |
| 23 Radyr | Radyr; Morganstown * | Morganstown, Radyr |
| 24 Rhiwbina | Rhiwbina | Pantmawr, Rhydwaedlyd, Wenallt |
| 25 riverside | Riverside and Pontcanna | Part of Cardiff Center, Llandaff Fields, Sophia Gardens |
| 26 Rumney | Rumney | |
| 27 Splott | Splott and Tremorfa | Pengam Green |
| 28 Trowbridge | Trowbridge | St Mellons Estate, Cefn Mably, Wentloog |
| 29 Whitchurch; Tongwynlais | Tongwynlais * and Whitchurch | Blaengwynlais, Bwlch-y-cwm, Coedcefngarw, Coryton, Cwmnofydd, Graig-goch, Llandaff North |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cyfansoddiad Cyngor Caerdydd . In: Cardiff Council website .
- ^ Council Constitution
- ↑ Ruth Mosalski: Cardiff Labor group picks Huw Thomas as its new leader . In: Wales Online , May 8, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ↑ ELECTION 2012: 'Plaid Cymru are community activists, not politicians' - Neil McEvoy . yourCardiff. April 25, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ Wales Factfile - Welsh Democracy . Institute of Welsh Affairs. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ↑ Lord Mayor - A History . Cardiff Council. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
- ↑ (List of) Lord Mayors of Cardiff . Cardiff Council. Retrieved on December 19, 2011 ( page no longer available )
- ^ Peter Law: Cardiff to get Lord Mayor again after Labor council U-turn . In: WalesOnline , September 20, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2013.