Whitchurch & Tongwynlais
Coordinates: 51°31′12″N 3°13′41″W / 51.520°N 3.228°W
| Whitchurch & Tongwynlais ward | |
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| Population | 17,595 (2001 census) |
| OS grid reference | ST181780 |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARDIFF |
| Postcode district | CF15, CF14 |
| Dialling code | +44-29 |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
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| Welsh Assembly |
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| Councillors | 4 (all Conservative) |
Whitchurch & Tongwynlais (Welsh: Yr Eglwys Newydd a Thongwynlais) is an electoral ward of Cardiff, Wales. It covers some or all of the following areas: Coryton, Tongwynlais and Whitchurch in the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff North. It is bounded by Caerphilly county borough to the north; Rhiwbina and Heath to the east; Llandaff North to the south; Radyr & Morganstown and Pentyrch to the west.
Government
National Assembly
Whitchurch & Tongwynlais is in the Cardiff North constituency for the National Assembly for Wales. Since 2011 it has been represented by Julie Morgan AM, a member of the Labour Party
Houses of Parliament
The Westminster constituency of Cardiff North was represented by the Conservative Party's Craig Williams MP until the 2017 election, when Labour's Anna McMorrin won the seat.
Local Government
The ward elects four councillors to the City of Cardiff Council. Since the May 2017 election it has been represented by four Conservative councillors.[1] They replaced four Labour Party councillors who, in turn, had displaced the Conservatives at the May 2012 election. Labour had represented the ward during the 1990s, though the Conservatives had made gradual inroads between 1999 and 2008.[2]
References
- ↑ "Election results for Whitchurch & Tongwynlais: Cardiff Council Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cardiff Council. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ "Cardiff Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 16 January 2018.