Jump to content

Politics in Cardiff: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
→‎Local government: Updated figures
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
m Disambiguating links to Senedd (link changed to Senedd building) using DisamAssist.
Line 24: Line 24:
{{main|National Assembly for Wales}}
{{main|National Assembly for Wales}}
[[Image:Senedd.JPG|right|thumb|The [[Senedd]] building.]]
[[Image:Senedd.JPG|right|thumb|The [[Senedd]] building.]]
The National Assembly for Wales has been based in [[Cardiff Bay]] since its formation in 1999. The building which is now known as the ''[[Senedd]]'' (Welsh for Legislature, Parliament or Senate) was opened on 1 March 2006, by [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|the Queen]]. The executive and civil servants of the [[Welsh Government]] are based in Cardiff's [[Cathays Park]] while the Assembly Members, the Assembly Parliamentary Service and Ministerial support staff are based in Cardiff Bay. Cardiff elects four constituency Assembly Members (AMs) to the Assembly, with the individual constituencies for the Assembly being the same as for the UK Parliament. All of the city's residents have an extra vote for the [[South Wales Central]] region which increases proportionality to the Assembly. The most recent Welsh Assembly elections were held on 3 May 2007.
The National Assembly for Wales has been based in [[Cardiff Bay]] since its formation in 1999. The building which is now known as the ''[[Senedd building|Senedd]]'' (Welsh for Legislature, Parliament or Senate) was opened on 1 March 2006, by [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|the Queen]]. The executive and civil servants of the [[Welsh Government]] are based in Cardiff's [[Cathays Park]] while the Assembly Members, the Assembly Parliamentary Service and Ministerial support staff are based in Cardiff Bay. Cardiff elects four constituency Assembly Members (AMs) to the Assembly, with the individual constituencies for the Assembly being the same as for the UK Parliament. All of the city's residents have an extra vote for the [[South Wales Central]] region which increases proportionality to the Assembly. The most recent Welsh Assembly elections were held on 3 May 2007.


As with the United Kingdom Partliment, Cardiff is split into four constituencies:
As with the United Kingdom Partliment, Cardiff is split into four constituencies:

Revision as of 08:10, 21 December 2019

Politics of Cardiff refers to the political representation of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales. Cardiff is represented politically at a local, Wales, United Kingdom and European levels.

Political representation

Cardiff is covered by four parliamentary constituencies which form the electoral basis for elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom and the National Assembly for Wales.

The constituencies and their current representatives in the House of Commons are:

Famous politicians who have represented Cardiff constituencies include James Callaghan, a former Prime Minister who held his constituency seat for over forty years. Rhodri Morgan a former First Minister, was previously MP for Cardiff West, as had George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy, who served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 1976 and 1983.

European Parliament

Cardiff is part of the Wales constituency in European Parliament elections, which elects four representatives. The current Members of the European Parliament for Wales are:[5]

National Assembly for Wales

Main article: National Assembly for Wales
The Senedd building.

The National Assembly for Wales has been based in Cardiff Bay since its formation in 1999. The building which is now known as the Senedd (Welsh for Legislature, Parliament or Senate) was opened on 1 March 2006, by the Queen. The executive and civil servants of the Welsh Government are based in Cardiff's Cathays Park while the Assembly Members, the Assembly Parliamentary Service and Ministerial support staff are based in Cardiff Bay. Cardiff elects four constituency Assembly Members (AMs) to the Assembly, with the individual constituencies for the Assembly being the same as for the UK Parliament. All of the city's residents have an extra vote for the South Wales Central region which increases proportionality to the Assembly. The most recent Welsh Assembly elections were held on 3 May 2007.

As with the United Kingdom Partliment, Cardiff is split into four constituencies:

The South Wales Central Assembly Region elects four Assembly Members to serve the area covered by Cardiff, Rhondda-Cynon-Taf and the Vale of Glamorgan local authority areas. These are currently:

Local government

Cardiff's City Hall
Main article: Cardiff Council
Main article: Cardiff City Council
Main article: Cardiff County Borough Council
Cardiff electoral wards in 1890

Cardiff had an elected town council from 1836. In 1889 Cardiff became a county borough, represented by 40 elected councillors and aldermen on Cardiff County Borough Council[6] (commonly referred to as Cardiff City Council after the town gained city status in 1905). Representation increased to 52 after 1922.[7]

Between 1974 and 1996 the council became a second tier district council of South Glamorgan. Cardiff voters also elected councillors to South Glamorgan County Council.

Since local government reorganisation in 1996, Cardiff has been governed by the City and County Council of Cardiff, which is based at County Hall in Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff Bay. Voters elect 75 councillors every four years, with the next elections due to be held in 2016.

The council was run by a Labour majority administration between 1995 and 2004. The Liberal Democrats ran a minority administration from 2004-2008. In 2012 Labour regained control of the council.

As of 2019, Labour have 38 councillors, the Liberal Democrats have 11, the Conservatives have 21, Cardiff West Independents have 4, with 1 from Heath & Birchgrove Independents. The Leader of the Council, Cllr Huw Thomas, is from the Labour Party.

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/25304/jo_stevens/cardiff_central. Retrieved 11 September 2015. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/25647/anna_mcmorrin/cardiff_north. Retrieved 9 June 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Stephen Doughty MP". TheyWorkForYou.com. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Kevin Brennan MP". TheyWorkForYou.com. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
  5. ^ "List of MEPs: Wales". European Parliament. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
  6. ^ B. W. Row, F. G. Squire (1974), Cardiff 1889-1974 - The Story of the County Borough, The Corporation of Cardiff, City Hall, Cardiff, p. 16
  7. ^ B. W. Row, F. G. Squire (1974), Cardiff 1889-1974 - The Story of the County Borough, The Corporation of Cardiff, City Hall, Cardiff, p. 42
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Politics_in_Cardiff&oldid=931796084"