Whitchurch & Tongwynlais
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.
| Whitchurch & Tongwynlais ward | |
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| Electoral ward | |
 Location of Whitchurch & Tongwynlais ward within Cardiff | |
| 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 |
| UK Parliament |
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| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament |
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| Councillors | 4 (all Conservative) |
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 has elected four councillors to the post-1996 Cardiff Council[1] and, prior to that, four (Conservative) councillors to Cardiff City Council since the ward's creation in 1983.[2]
| Representation 1983 – date [1][2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election | Conservative | Labour | ||
| 1983 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1991 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1999 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | ||
Since the May 2017 election it has been represented by four Conservative councillors,[3] who replaced the sitting Labour councillors.
References
- "Cardiff Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- "Cardiff Welsh District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- "Election results for Whitchurch & Tongwynlais: Cardiff Council Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cardiff Council. Retrieved 16 January 2018.