Pentwyn (electoral ward)

Pentwyn ward
Electoral ward
Population 15,634 (2011 census)[1]
Community
Principal area
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CARDIFF
Postcode district CF23
Dialling code +44-29
EU Parliament Wales
UK Parliament
Welsh Assembly
Councillors 4

Pentwyn is the name of an electoral ward in the northeast of Cardiff, capital city of Wales. It covers the communities of Pentwyn and Llanedeyrn (which was created from the southern part of Pentwyn in 2016).

The Pentwyn ward is bordered to the north by the Pontprennau & Old St Mellons, to the west by Cyncoed and to the south by the Penylan ward. To the east the border is defined by the River Rhymney.

The Pentwyn ward elected three councillors to Cardiff Council in 1995 and has elected four councillors since 1999. It has been represented by the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats, with the Liberal Democrats dominating the ward since 2004.[2] Councillor Judith Woodman, who won her Pentwyn seat at a 2003 by-election and had been deputy leader of the council and leader of the Liberal Democrat group, stood down at the May 2017 election.[3]

County councillors

Representation 1995 – date [2]
Election    Labour      Lib Dem  
2017 1 3
2012 - 4
2008 - 4
2004 - 4
1999 3 1
1995 3 -

May 2017

2017 Cardiff Council election [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Joseph William CARTER * 1,822 12%  
Liberal Democrat Emma-Jayne SANDREY 1,627 11%  
Liberal Democrat Daniel Joshua NAUGHTON 1,578 11%  
Labour Frank Lewis JACOBSEN 1,411 9%  
Labour Michael FOGG 1,409 9%  
Liberal Democrat Jonathan Arthur SHIMMIN 1,346 9%  
Labour Samsunear ALI 1,325 9%  
Labour Margaret Casilda THOMAS 1,199 8%  
Conservative Kathleen FISHER 663 4%  
Conservative Munawar Ahmed MUGHAL 623 4%  
Conservative Nathan Anthony Isaac WATSON 559 4%  
Conservative Jack Miall SELLERS 530 4%  
Plaid Cymru Andrew Paul MORGAN 236 2%
Plaid Cymru Pauline Mary MORGAN 228 2%
Plaid Cymru Martin John POLLARD 202 2%
Plaid Cymru Huw Gwilym HUGHES 172 2%
TUSC Stephen Malcolm WILLIAMS 98 1%
Turnout 38%

* = sitting councillor prior to the election

2003 by-election

A by-election was triggered in 2003 following the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor, Bill Cookson, whose job had taken him away from Cardiff.[5] The by-election took place on 11 September[5] and was seen as a 'dry-run' for the council-wide elections due to take place the following year.[6] Labour council leader Russell Goodway was increasingly unpopular and his administration was facing a challenge from the Liberal Democrats. The Labour candidate in the by-election, Luke Holland, had resigned his job to stand in the election and described himself as "the Labour Party candidate, not the Russell Goodway candidate".[6] The Labour Party also faced a challenge from the left, with the Welsh Socialist Alliance fielding the secretary of the South Wales Fire Brigades Union as a candidate.[6]

The resulting "disastrous showing" for Labour and the "landslide" victory for the Liberal Democrats led to a local vote of 'no confidence' in Cllr Goodway, with a further vote of no confidence discussed by the county Labour Party in October.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Pentwyn - Key Stats". UKcensusdata.com. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  2. 1 2 "Cardiff Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  3. ↑ Ruth Mosalski (16 January 2017). "The leader of Cardiff's Liberal Democrat group has announced she will stand down". Wales Online. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  4. ↑ "Election results for Pentwyn - Cardiff Council Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cardiff Council. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  5. 1 2 "Pentwyn election nominee". South Wales Echo. 4 August 2003. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  6. 1 2 3 "Ex-Labour AM Marek backs Socialist in council election challenge to Goodway". Wales Online. 30 August 2003. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  7. ↑ Rhys Evans (29 September 2003). "'No confidence' in council leader". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
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