Rhiwbina (electoral ward)

Rhiwbina is the name of an electoral ward in the north of Cardiff, capital city of Wales. It covers the community of the same name.

Rhiwbina ward
Community/Electoral ward
Location of Rhiwbina ward within Cardiff
Population11,369 (2011 census)[1]
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARDIFF
Postcode districtCF14
Dialling code+44-29
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors3
List of places
UK
Wales
Cardiff

Background

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Rhiwbina became a ward to Cardiff City Council in 1967, after it was transferred from the Cardiff Rural District.[2] It elected Conservative councillors for 28 years, until the 1995 elections to the new City and County of Cardiff Council saw Labour win all three seats.[3]

Description

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Rhiwbina is both an electoral ward, and a community. There is no community council for the area.

The Rhiwbina ward is bordered to the west by the Whitchurch & Tongwynlais, to the east by the Llanishen and Lisvane wards. To the south is Cardiff's Heath ward, while Caerphilly's St Martins ward is immediately to the north.

The Rhiwbina ward elects three councillors to Cardiff Council. Since 1999 it has been represented by the Conservative Party or ex-Conservative Party members standing as Independents. In May 2012 independent councillor Jayne Cowan attracted more votes (3,808) than any other local election candidate in Wales.[4] In June 2015 she rejoined the Conservative Party in the hope of standing in the Welsh Assembly elections.[4] Fellow Rhiwbina councillor (also husband of Cllr Cowan) Adrian Robson also rejoined the Tories, in the hope of taking control of Cardiff Council from the Labour Party.[5]

County councillors

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Representation 1995 – date [6]
Election Conservative Independent    Labour   
2017 3    
2012   3  
2008   3  
2004 3    
1999 3    
1995     3

May 2017

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2017 Cardiff Council election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jayne Louise Cowan ** 3,595 22%  
Conservative Adrian Robert Robson ** 3,230 20%  
Conservative Oliver William Owen 2,565 16%  
Independent Eleanor Sanders ** 1,565 10%
Labour Meurig Williams 1,524 9%
Labour Clare Frances Jones 1,500 9%
Labour Alan Golding 1,159 7%
Plaid Cymru Stephen Edward Lake 402 2%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Land 371 3%
Liberal Democrats Philippa Wendy Willmot 198 1%
Liberal Democrats Dale Hargrove 170 1%
Turnout 62%

** = sitting councillor prior to the election, elected as an Independent at the previous election

References

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  1. ^ "Rhiwbina - Key Stats". UKcensusdata.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  2. ^ "All eyes on Whitchurch and Rhiwbina - Newcomers hold the key to power". South Wales Echo. 9 May 1967. p. 6.
  3. ^ "Victory ends 28-year Tory strangehold". South Wales Echo. 5 May 1995. p. 5. Labour broke the Tory strangehold on Heath and Rhiwbina with a landslide victory. The result means the end of a 28-year Conservative reign of power in the wards... Labour won three seats from the Tories in Rhiwbina and two in Heath... Several high-ranking Tories were among the losers in Rhiwbina.
  4. ^ a b Martin Shipton (23 June 2015). "Former Independent councillor Jayne Cowan aims to become Tory AM for Cardiff North". Wales Online. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  5. ^ Ruth Mosalski (8 June 2015). "Husband and wife councillor team announce they will re-join Conservative group in bid to take control of Cardiff council". Wales Online. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Cardiff Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Election results for Rhiwbina - Cardiff Council Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cardiff Council. Retrieved 12 January 2018.