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Cardiff Council
The logo of City and County of Cardiff council
The arms of City and County of CardiffControl Liberal Democrats/Plaid Cymru MPs - Kevin Brennan (Lab Cardiff West)
- Alun Michael (Lab Cardiff South and Penarth)
- Jonathan Evans (Con Cardiff North)
- Jenny Willott (Lib Dem Cardiff Central)
Constituency AMs - Vaughan Gething (Lab Cardiff South and Penarth)
- Julie Morgan (Lab Cardiff North)
- Mark Drakeford (Lab Cardiff West)
- Jenny Rathbone (Lab Cardiff Central)
Official Website http://www.cardiff.gov.uk The County Council of the City and County of Cardiff (Welsh: Dinas a Sir Caerdydd) is the governing body for Cardiff, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. The council consists of 75 councillors, representing 29 electoral wards. The authority is properly styled as The County Council of the City and County of Cardiff or in common use Cardiff Council.[1]. No other style is sanctioned for use on Council Documents although it does occasionally appear wrongly as Cardiff County Council on documents and signage. The City & County itself is usually simply referred to as Cardiff.
After the 2004 election, which changed the control of the Council from Labour to No Overall Control, the Liberal Democrats formed a minority administration, led by Cllr Rodney Berman. The Liberal Democrats remained the largest party following the 2008 local election, and currently form an administration with Plaid Cymru.
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Political makeup
Elections to Cardiff Council take place every four years. The last election was 1 May 2008.[2]
Current composition
Group affiliation[3] Members Liberal Democrat 34 Conservative 17 Labour 14 Plaid Cymru 6 Independents 4 Total 75 Historic results
Year Lib Dem Con Labour Plaid Independent 2008 35 17 13 7 3 2004 33 12 27 3 0 1999 18 5 50 1 1 1995 9 1 61 1 0 The council was run by a Labour majority administration between 1995 and 2004. The Liberal Democrats ran a minority administration from 2004-2008.
Following the 2008 local elections in Cardiff there is still no party with an overall majority. The Lib Dems gained three, increasing their total number of councillors to 35, and have formed an administration with Plaid Cymru, with Rodney Berman as leader of the Council. The Conservatives replaced Labour as the official opposition, having gained five councillors - the Labour party suffered badly, losing 14 councillors and reducing their total number to 13. Plaid Cymru gained four councillors, increasing their representation to seven. Three independent councillors were elected; two former Conservatives who had left the group in 2006 being joined by an additional member.
History
Municipal life in Cardiff dates back to the 12th century, when Cardiff was granted borough status by the Earls of Gloucester. The offices of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Councillors developed during the Middle Ages. In 1905, Cardiff became a City, and the Borough Council became a City Council.
The City of Cardiff is the county town of Glamorgan. However, prior to 1974, Cardiff was a County Borough in its own right and not subject to Glamorgan County Council. Council reorganisation in 1974 paired Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan together as district councils subject to the new county of South Glamorgan. Further local government restructuring in 1996 resulted in Cardiff City's district council becoming once again a unitary authority - the present Cardiff Council.
Mayoralty
The first Mayor of Cardiff is listed by the County Borough Records as Ralph "Prepositus de Kardi" who took up office in 1126. In 1835, Thomas Revel Guest became the first elected Mayor of Cardiff when the first council elections were held. When Cardiff was granted city status in 1905 Cardiff's First Citizen became 'Lord Mayor'. Robert Hughes, the Mayor in 1904, was re-elected to become Cardiff's first Lord Mayor in the following year. The Lord Mayor was granted the right to the style "The Right Honourable". The Lord Mayor now bears the style "The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of Cardiff".[4]
Municipal Year Lord Mayor Deputy Lord Mayor 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) Electoral divisions
The unitary authority area is divided into 29 electoral wards. Most of these wards are coterminous with communities of the same name. Each community can have an elected council. The following table lists council wards, communities and associated geographical areas. Communities with a community council are indicated with a '*':
See also
References
- ^ Council Constitution
- ^ Cardiff - Home, Voter Registration and Elections, Electoral Services
- ^ "Council Composition". Cardiff Council. http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=2872,4274,4956&parent_directory_id=2865. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ "Lord Mayor - A History". Cardiff Council. http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=2872,4951,5030&id=4158&Positioning_Article_ID=&Language=&parent_directory_id=2865&d1p1=1. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
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