This list of electoral wards in Cardiff includes electoral wards in the city and county of Cardiff, Wales. It also includes Community Council wards. There were further ward changes effective from the May 2022 Cardiff Council election, as a result of a 2020 boundary review.
Current county wards The unitary authority area is divided into 28 electoral wards. Many of these wards are coterminous with communities of the same name. The following table lists council wards, communities and associated geographical areas. Communities with a community council are indicated with an asterisk.
Ward Countycouncillors CommunitiesOther geographic areas1Adamsdown2Adamsdown2Butetown3ButetownAtlantic Wharf, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff city centre (part), Tiger Bay, Flatholm3Caerau2CaerauCulverhouse Cross4Canton3CantonLeckwith, Victoria Park5Cathays4Cathays and CastleBlackweir, Cardiff city centre (Castle), Cathays, Cathays Park, Maindy6Cyncoed3CyncoedRoath Park, Lakeside7Ely3ElyCulverhouse Cross, Michaelston-super-Ely8Fairwater3FairwaterPentrebane9Gabalfa2GabalfaMynachdy, Maindy, Heath10Grangetown4GrangetownCardiff Bay (part), Saltmead, International Sports Village11Heath3HeathBirchgrove12Lisvane and Thornhill3Lisvane* and ThornhillCefn Onn13Llandaff2LlandaffDanescourt14Llandaff North2Llandaff NorthHailey Park, Lydstep Park, Mynachdy, Gabalfa15Llanishen2Llanishen16Llanrumney3Llanrumney17Pentwyn3Pentwyn and Llanedeyrn 18Pentyrch andSt Fagans3Pentyrch* and St Fagans*Capel Llanilltern, Coedbychan, Creigiau, Gwaelod-y-Garth, Rhydlafar19Penylan3Penylan20Plasnewydd4Roath Cardiff city centre (part)21Pontprennau andOld St Mellons2Old St. Mellons* and PontprennauLlanedeyrn Village22Radyr2Radyr & Morganstown*Morganstown, Radyr23Rhiwbina3RhiwbinaPantmawr, Rhydwaedlyd, Wenallt24Riverside3Riverside and PontcannaPart of Cardiff city centre, Llandaff Fields, Sophia Gardens25Rumney2Rumney26Splott3Splott and TremorfaPengam Green27Trowbridge3TrowbridgeSt Mellons estate, Cefn Mably, Wentloog28Whitchurch & Tongwynlais4Tongwynlais* and WhitchurchBlaengwynlais, Bwlch-y-cwm, Coedcefngarw, Coryton, Cwmnofydd, Graig-goch, Llandaff North
Ward changes 2022 In October 2021 Cardiff Council accepted a large number ward change proposals of the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales, with only slight modification. These were to take effect from the 2022 council election.
Twenty-one wards were to remain unchanged: Adamsdown, Caerau, Canton, Cathays, Cyncoed, Ely, Fairwater, Gabalfa, Heath, Llandaff, Llandaff North, Llanrumney, Penylan, Plasnewydd, Pontprennau/Old St Mellons (but renamed "Pontprennau and Old St Mellons"), Rhiwbina, Riverside, Rumney, Splott, Trowbridge, Whitchurch and Tongwynlais.
Of the other wards: Butetown (electoral ward) would have an increase from 1 to 3 councillors. Creigiau/St Fagans would be merged with the Pentyrch ward and renamed "Pentyrch and St Fagans", with a total increase in councillors from 2 to 3. Grangetown would have an increase from 3 to 4 councillors. Lisvane to be renamed "Lisvane and Thornhill" with the addition of Thornhill from the neighbouring Llanishen ward and an increase from 1 to 3 councillors. Llanishen would see a decrease in councillors, from 4 to 2, following the transfer of Thornhill to Lisvane. Pentwyn would see a decrease in councillors, from 4 to 3. Radyr would have an increase from 1 to 2 councillors.
County wards 1995 to 2022
The post-1996 unitary authority of the City and County of Cardiff has since 1999 been divided into 29 electoral wards returning 75 councillors to Cardiff Council. Many of these wards are coterminous with communities (civil parishes) of the same name. The following table lists council wards, numbers of councillors, associated communities and geographical areas:
Ward Countycouncillors Communities Other geographic areas1Adamsdown c 2Adamsdown2Butetown c 1ButetownAtlantic Wharf, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff city centre (part), Tiger Bay, Flatholm3Caerau c 2CaerauCulverhouse Cross4Canton c 3CantonLeckwith, Victoria Park5Cathays 4Cathays and CastleBlackweir, Cardiff city centre, Cathays, Cathays Park, Maindy6Creigiau & St. Fagans 1Pentyrch* (part: Creigiau ward) and St Fagans*Coedbychan, Capel Llanilltern, Rhydlafar7Cyncoed c 3CyncoedRoath Park, Lakeside8Ely c 3ElyCulverhouse Cross, Michaelston-super-Ely9Fairwater c 3FairwaterPentrebane10Gabalfa c 2GabalfaMynachdy, Maindy, Heath11Grangetown c 3GrangetownCardiff Bay (part), Saltmead, International Sports Village12Heath c 3HeathBirchgrove13Lisvane c 1Lisvane*Cefn Onn14Llandaff c 2LlandaffDanescourt15Llandaff North c 2Llandaff NorthHailey Park, Lydstep Park, Mynachdy, Gabalfa16Llanishen 4Llanishen and Thornhill17Llanrumney c 3Llanrumney18Pentwyn 4Pentwyn and Llanedeyrn (since 2016)19Pentyrch 1Pentyrch* (part: Gwaelod-y-Garth and Pentyrch wards)Gwaelod-y-Garth20Penylan c 3Penylan21Plasnewydd 4Roath Cardiff city centre (part)22Pontprennau / Old St Mellons 2Old St. Mellons* and PontprennauLlanedeyrn Village23Radyr 1Radyr & Morganstown*Morganstown, Radyr24Rhiwbina c 3RhiwbinaPantmawr, Rhydwaedlyd, Wenallt25Riverside 3Riverside and Pontcannapart of Cardiff city centre, Llandaff Fields, Sophia Gardens26Rumney c 2Rumney27Splott 3Splott and TremorfaPengam Green28Trowbridge c 3TrowbridgeSt Mellons estate, Cefn Mably, Wentloog29Whitchurch & Tongwynlais 4Tongwynlais* and WhitchurchBlaengwynlais, Bwlch-y-cwm, Coedcefngarw, Coryton, Cwmnofydd, Graig-goch, Llandaff North
* = Community which elects a community council c = County ward coterminous with community of the same name
1995 Prior to the 1999 election, Lisvane and (Old) St Mellons were combined in a "Lisvane and St Mellons" ward, returning 1 councillor. Radyr was combined with St Fagans in a "Radyr and St Fagans" ward, returning 1 councillor. Creigiau returned its own councillor.
Community wards The communities of Lisvane, Pentyrch and Creigiau, Radyr and St Fagans elect their own community councils.
Lisvane Community Council comprises 10 community councillors elected from the community ward of Lisvane.Members of Lisvane Community Council, Lisvane Community Council. Retrieved 27 November 2021. Pentyrch Community Council comprises 13 community councillors elected from the community wards of Creigiau, Gwaelod-y-Garth and Pentyrch.Councillors, Pentyrch Community Council. Retrieved 27 November 2021. Radyr and Morganstown Community Council comprises 11 community councillors elected from the community wards of Morganstown, Radyr North and Radyr South.Councillors and staff, Radyr and Morganstown Community Council. Retrieved 27 November 2021. St Fagans Community Council comprises 9 community councillors elected from the community ward of St Fagans.Community Council, St Fagans Community Council. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
1890
Following the creation of Cardiff County Borough Council in 1889, in 1890 the number of electoral wards was increased from 5 to 10. Each ward was represented by 3 councillors. Adamsdown Canton Cathays Central Grangetown Park Riverside Roath South Splott
See also List of electoral wards in Wales
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