Cardiff Council - Wards and Councillors

Welsh council · Wales · 79 seats in 28 wards · All seats elected every five years · Next election 6 May 2027

Labour have a majority on Cardiff Council. The council has 79 councillors in 28 wards. Seats by party: Labour 50, Lib Dem 10, Conservative 9, Other 6, Plaid Cymru 2, Reform 1, Green 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

Control

Seats by party

Labour (Majority)

79 seats - 40 for a majority

Reform 1Labour 50Conservative 9Lib Dem 10Green 1Plaid Cymru 2Other 6

Seat changes since the 5 May 2022 election Other +5 Reform +1 Green +1 Conservative −2 Labour −5

Vote share at the 5 May 2022 election (79 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Labour44.7%55

Conservative19.1%11

Plaid Cymru17.3%2

Lib Dem13.4%10

Other5.5%1

Next election

6 May 2027

all 79 seats up, then every five years

Largest party

Labour 50

majority of 21; 40 needed

Closest result

Pentwyn

Lib Dem won the last seat by 13 votes over Labour, 5 May 2022

Latest by-election

Splott

Labour hold, 9 July 2026 (6 since 2021)

Constituencies

4 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

40%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemPlaid CymruIndependent

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 28 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Adamsdown Grace Ferguson-Thorne, Owen Jones	5 May 2022 Labour 61.0% lead 43.2 pts
Butetown Helen Gunter, Margaret Lewis, Saeed Ebrahim	5 May 2022 Labour 54.0% lead 30.7 pts
Caerau Peter Bradbury, Elaine Simmons	5 May 2022 Labour 69.0% lead 57.3 pts
Canton Stephen Cunnah, Susan Elsmore, Jasmin Chowdhury	5 May 2022 Labour 45.5% lead 5.8 pts
Cathays Ali Ahmed, Chris Weaver, Norma Mackie, Sarah Merry	5 May 2022 Labour 42.8% lead 23.6 pts
Cyncoed Bablin Molik, Daniel Waldron, Robert Hopkins	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 53.6% lead 32.6 pts
Ely Irene Humphreys, Maliika Kaaba, Russell Goodway	5 May 2022 Labour 56.4% lead 43.6 pts
Fairwater Claudia Boes, Neil McEvoy, Saleh Ahmed	5 May 2022 Labour 38.3% lead 1.6 pts
Gabalfa Rhys Taylor, Ashley Wood	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 43.7% lead 10.6 pts
Grangetown Lynda Thorne, Matt Youde, Waheeda Abdul-Sattar, Ash Lister	5 May 2022 Labour 53.1% lead 25.3 pts
Heath Julie Sangani, Mike Ash-Edwards, Graham Hinchey	5 May 2022 Labour 47.2% lead 23.8 pts
Lisvane and Thornhill Siân-Elin Melbourne, Emma Reid-Jones, John Lancaster	5 May 2022 Conservative 42.4% lead 2.1 pts
Llandaff Peter Jenkins, Sean Driscoll	5 May 2022 Conservative 34.6% lead 3.5 pts
Llandaff North Jennifer Burke, Dilwar Ali	5 May 2022 Labour 57.8% lead 35.3 pts
Llanishen Garry Hunt, Bethan Proctor	5 May 2022 Labour 54.0% lead 29.1 pts
Llanrumney Lee Bridgeman, Keith Jones, Lexi Pocknell	5 May 2022 Labour 56.9% lead 40.2 pts
Pentwyn Dan Naughton, Joe Carter, Jess Moultrie	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 44.1% lead 4.1 pts
Pentyrch and St Fagans Rhys Livesy, Catriona Brown-Reckless, Andrea Gibson	5 May 2022 Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground) 32.6% lead 3.0 pts
Penylan Rodney Berman, Jon Shimmin, Imran Latif	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 45.2% lead 12.0 pts
Plasnewydd Peter Wong, Sue Lent, Mary McGarry, Dan De'Ath	5 May 2022 Labour 59.4% lead 41.8 pts
Pontprennau and Old St Mellons Peter Littlechild, Joel Williams	5 May 2022 Conservative 46.3% lead 8.6 pts
Radyr Calum Davies, Helen Lloyd Jones	5 May 2022 Conservative 33.5% lead 0.7 pts
Rhiwbina Jayne Cowan, Oliver Owen, Adrian Robson	5 May 2022 Conservative 46.6% lead 8.6 pts
Riverside Kanaya Singh, Leonora Thomson, Caro Wild	5 May 2022 Labour 56.0% lead 31.7 pts
Rumney Bob Derbyshire, Jacqueline Parry	5 May 2022 Labour 48.7% lead 19.1 pts
Splott Anny Anderson, Ed Stubbs, James Caruana	5 May 2022 Labour 65.1% lead 51.4 pts
Trowbridge Michael Michael, Bernie Bowen-Thomson, Edward Topham	5 May 2022 Labour 52.5% lead 34.6 pts
Whitchurch and Tongwynlais Jackie Jones, Kate Carr, Marc Palmer, Jamie Green	5 May 2022 Labour 40.4% lead 13.1 pts

Adamsdown

Grace Ferguson-Thorne LabourOwen Jones Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour61.0%

Lib Dem17.8%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)10.9%

Conservative5.3%

Propel2.9%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Owen Jones Elected	Labour	1,260
Grace Ferguson-Thorne Elected	Labour	1,250
Molik Ahmed	Lib Dem	368
Yasin Ahmed Chowdhury	Lib Dem	364
Phil Doré	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	226
Marc Owen Williams	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	200
Georgie Webb	Conservative	110
Gurmit Singh Randhawa	Conservative	106
Jimmy Mapstone	Propel	59
Katrine Williams	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	41

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Butetown

Helen Gunter LabourMargaret Lewis LabourSaeed Ebrahim Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour54.0%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)23.3%

Lib Dem10.6%

Conservative9.8%

Propel2.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Saeed Noor Ebrahim Elected	Labour	1,502
Helen Gunter Elected	Labour	1,364
Margaret Casilda Lewis Elected	Labour	1,184
Lewis Beecham	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	649
Katie Greenaway	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	500
Helen Westhead	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	477
Sam Cooke	Lib Dem	296
Dan French	Conservative	273
Declan Aaron Edwards	Conservative	272
Howard Wilkins	Conservative	237
Marshall Tisdale	Lib Dem	181
Majid Karim	Lib Dem	168
Diane McEvoy	Propel	63

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Caerau

Elaine Simmons LabourPeter Bradbury Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour69.0%

Conservative11.7%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)9.1%

Propel5.3%

Lib Dem4.4%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition0.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Peter Evan Bradbury Elected	Labour	1,608
Elaine Alison Simmons Elected	Labour	1,309
Dave Medlam	Conservative	272
Rob Sutton	Conservative	256
Emyr Rhidian Gruffydd	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	212
Brendan Curran	Propel	123
Peter Crumb	Propel	106
Joe Boyle	Lib Dem	102
Dave Reid	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	15

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Canton

Jasmin Chowdhury IndependentStephen Cunnah LabourSusan Elsmore Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour45.5%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)39.7%

Conservative8.0%

Lib Dem3.4%

Propel2.2%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Stephen Cunnah Elected	Labour	2,761
Susan Elsmore Elected	Labour	2,629
Jasmin Chowdhury Elected	Labour	2,462
Eleri Lewis	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	2,408
John Ap Steffan	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	2,356
Matthew James Kenneth Hawkins	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	2,033
Jonathon Segarty	Conservative	485
Bhupendra Pathak	Conservative	440
Muhammad Raz	Conservative	414
Henry George Mayall	Lib Dem	205
Ian John Newton	Lib Dem	170
Osman Marks	Propel	132
Lucy Sarah Stayt	Propel	111
John Gabb	Propel	97
Taryn Tarrant-Cornish	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	76

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Cathays

Ali Ahmed LabourChris Weaver LabourNorma Mackie LabourSarah Merry Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

Labour42.8%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)19.2%

Lib Dem10.6%

Independent8.7%

Independent7.4%

Conservative5.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ali Ahmed Elected	Labour	1,940
Sarah Elizabeth Merry Elected	Labour	1,876
Norma Mackie Elected	Labour	1,798
Chris Weaver Elected	Labour	1,607
Ceri Davies	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	871
Attah Essien	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	676
Lowri Tudur	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	609
Deio Sion Llewelyn Owen	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	590
James Bear	Lib Dem	480
Jonathan Phillip Bird	Lib Dem	447
Paulus Thurlbeck	Independent	392
Dougie Gentles	Independent	337
Hugh Minor	Lib Dem	298
Deborah Stux	Lib Dem	295
Daniel Martin Burton	Conservative	246
Aled John Jones-Pritchard	Conservative	222
Janine Ann Jones-Pritchard	Conservative	216
Richard Mackay-Stewart	Conservative	205
George Phillips	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	139
Noah Russell	Communist Party of Britain	126

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Cyncoed

Bablin Molik Lib DemDaniel Waldron Lib DemRobert Hopkins Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Lib Dem53.6%

Labour21.0%

Conservative17.0%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)6.4%

Propel2.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Robert James Hopkins Elected	Lib Dem	2,317
Bablin Molik Elected	Lib Dem	2,316
Daniel Edward Waldron Elected	Lib Dem	2,131
Madhu Khanna-Davies	Labour	908
Ian Charles Bounds	Labour	900
George Baldwin	Labour	858
Jasmin Cogin	Conservative	737
Edward Sumner	Conservative	711
Jack Goodwin	Conservative	692
James Peter Kenneth Meiklejohn	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	278
Siân Wyn Thomas	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	263
Maralyn Joy Davies	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	255
Tim Dill-Peterson	Propel	85

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Ely

Irene Humphreys LabourMaliika Kaaba LabourRussell Goodway Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour56.4%

Conservative12.8%

Propel12.4%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)11.1%

Lib Dem4.6%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Russell Vivian Goodway Elected	Labour	1,418
Irene May Humphreys Elected	Labour	1,369
Maliika Kaaba Elected	Labour	1,266
Michelle Natalie Michaelis	Conservative	321
Ceri McEvoy	Propel	312
George Michael Welsh	Conservative	300
Waseem Qazi	Conservative	288
Shaun Hew Phillips	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	279
Jamie Pugh	Propel	273
David Griffin	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	233
Ellie Kamanda	Propel	204
Clive John Mann	Lib Dem	116
Ross Saunders	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	66

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Fairwater

Claudia Boes LabourNeil McEvoy PropelSaleh Ahmed Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour38.3%

Propel36.7%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)10.8%

Conservative10.4%

Lib Dem3.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Claudia Boes Elected	Labour	1,543
Neil John McEvoy Elected	Propel	1,478
Saleh Ahmed Elected	Labour	1,455
Lisa Ford	Propel	1,318
Lorna Stabler	Labour	1,300
Keith Parry	Propel	1,185
Neil Roberts	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	436
David Adams	Conservative	417
Natalie Matthews	Conservative	383
Philip Christopher Croxall	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	383
Erik Williams	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	344
Clive Williams	Conservative	343
Eleri Randerson	Lib Dem	150
Mark Rees	Lib Dem	126

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Gabalfa

Ashley Wood Lib DemRhys Taylor Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Lib Dem43.7%

Labour33.1%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)12.2%

Women's Equality Party5.4%

Conservative3.9%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Rhys Taylor Elected	Lib Dem	1,082
Ashley Kalum Wood Elected	Lib Dem	967
Claire O'Shea	Labour	821
Leo Holmes	Labour	719
Sam Coates	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	302
Bethan Louise Fry	Women's Equality Party	135
Margaret Fegan	Conservative	97
David Stewart Gow	Conservative	91
Michael Charles Frazier	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	41

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Grangetown

Ash Lister LabourLynda Thorne LabourMatt Youde GreenWaheeda Abdul-Sattar Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

Labour53.1%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)27.8%

Conservative9.0%

Lib Dem4.9%

Propel3.2%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ash Lister Elected	Labour	2,885
Sara Elisabeth Robinson Elected	Labour	2,733
Abdul Sattar Elected	Labour	2,665
Lynda Doreen Thorne Elected	Labour	2,533
Tariq Awan	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	1,511
Sarah King	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	1,382
Luke Nicholas	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	1,312
Frankie-Rose Taylor	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	1,131
Joseph Anyaike	Conservative	487
Conor Holohan	Conservative	478
Lllŷr Tomos Powell	Conservative	442
Vivienne Ward	Conservative	425
David Paul Morgan	Lib Dem	266
Irfan Latif	Lib Dem	258
Aamir Sheikh	Lib Dem	250
Jonathan Paul Gee	Propel	175
Sash Patel	Propel	162
Michael James Voyce	Propel	150
Joe Fathallah	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	109

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 14 August 2025

Green24.0%

Labour22.7%

Plaid Cymru18.7%

Reform14.5%

Propel9.6%

Independent4.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Matt Youde Elected	Green	818	24.0%
Khuram Chowdhry	Labour	774	22.7%
Neil Roberts	Plaid Cymru	639	18.7%
Joe Martin	Reform	495	14.5%
Vince Yewlett	Propel	327	9.6%
Ahmed Abdillahi Abdi Samater	Independent	156	4.6%
James Robert Hamblin	Conservative	139	4.1%
Irfan Latif	Lib Dem	63	1.8%

Heath

Graham Hinchey LabourJulie Sangani LabourMike Ash-Edwards Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour47.2%

Conservative23.4%

Lib Dem19.8%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)9.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Graham John Hinchey Elected	Labour	2,584
Julie Sangani Elected	Labour	2,581
Mike Ash-Edwards Elected	Labour	2,364
Lyn Hudson	Conservative	1,283
Peter Michael Hudson	Conservative	1,149
Stephen Hill	Lib Dem	1,086
Heather Ruth Ward	Conservative	989
Kathryn Ann Lock	Lib Dem	752
Alun Williams	Lib Dem	725
Gwennol Haf	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	520
Catherine Jane Lewis	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	460

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Lisvane and Thornhill

Emma Reid-Jones IndependentJohn Lancaster ConservativeSiân-Elin Melbourne Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Conservative42.4%

Labour40.3%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)9.3%

Lib Dem8.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
John Lancaster Elected	Conservative	2,050
Siân-Elin Melbourne Elected	Conservative	2,014
Emma Reid-Jones Elected	Conservative	2,006
David Chinnick Martin	Labour	1,949
Georgina Phillips	Labour	1,676
Spencer Pearson	Labour	1,559
Jonathan Mark Draper	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	447
Gwynfor Davies	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	418
Claire Louise Halliwell	Lib Dem	385
Robert Corry Woodward	Lib Dem	315

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Llandaff

Peter Jenkins LabourSean Driscoll Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Conservative34.6%

Labour31.1%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)27.0%

Lib Dem4.9%

Propel2.1%

The Sovereign Party0.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sean Driscoll Elected	Conservative	1,422
Peter Huw Jenkins Elected	Labour	1,279
Matt Smith	Conservative	1,140
Judith Allan	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	1,109
Laura Rochefort	Labour	1,075
Steffan Webb	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	927
Ann Margaret Hyde	Lib Dem	201
Keith Charles Hyde	Lib Dem	134
Mal McEvoy	Propel	86
Charlotte Dommett	Propel	63
Gruffydd Meredith	The Sovereign Party	18

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Llandaff North

Dilwar Ali LabourJennifer Burke Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour57.8%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)22.5%

Conservative10.1%

Lib Dem4.5%

Propel4.1%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jennifer Burke Davies Elected	Labour	1,493
Dilwar Ali Elected	Labour	1,365
Paul Rock	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	581
Gill Griffin	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	515
Craig Teale-Jones	Conservative	261
Felix Milbank	Conservative	258
Elinor Claire Dixon	Lib Dem	115
Kevin Hayde	Propel	105
Janet Hayde	Propel	97
Matthew Thomas Dixon	Lib Dem	82
Helen Gwendoline May Perriam	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	27

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Llanishen

Bethan Proctor LabourGarry Hunt Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour54.0%

Conservative24.9%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)11.4%

Lib Dem7.9%

Propel1.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Garry Hunt Elected	Labour	1,892
Bethan Eluned Proctor Elected	Labour	1,777
Jens Mario Kaiser	Conservative	872
Lawrence Douglas Gwynn	Conservative	861
Betsan Angell	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	401
Michael Cope	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	333
Mary Naughton	Lib Dem	275
Peter Frederick Randerson	Lib Dem	197
Andrew John Edwards	Propel	63

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Llanrumney

Keith Jones IndependentLee Bridgeman LabourLexi Pocknell Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour56.9%

Conservative16.7%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)9.8%

Propel6.5%

Lib Dem5.1%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Keith Phillip Jones Elected	Labour	1,267
Heather Christine Joyce Elected	Labour	1,266
Lee Edward Bridgeman Elected	Labour	1,238
Alan John Hill	Conservative	371
Kristopher David Roche	Conservative	337
Mason Steed	Conservative	332
Jan Deem	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	218
Charlene Manley	Propel	145
Colin Lewis	Propel	139
Laura Speake	Lib Dem	114
Danielle Louise Smith	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	113
John Speake	Lib Dem	113
Wayne Street	Lib Dem	89

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 24 July 2025

Labour39.4%

Reform32.9%

Lib Dem14.7%

Plaid Cymru7.2%

Conservative3.3%

Green2.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lexi Joanna Pocknell Elected	Labour	755	39.4%
Sidney Malik	Reform	630	32.9%
Wayne Street	Lib Dem	281	14.7%
Joseph Oscar Gnagbo	Plaid Cymru	138	7.2%
Ffin Elliott	Conservative	64	3.3%
David Fitzpatrick	Green	47	2.5%

Pentwyn

Dan Naughton Lib DemJess Moultrie LabourJoe Carter Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Lib Dem44.1%

Labour40.0%

Conservative8.2%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)5.0%

Propel1.1%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition0.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Joseph William Carter Elected	Lib Dem	1,802
Jess Moultrie Elected	Labour	1,632
Dan Naughton Elected	Lib Dem	1,562
Hannah McCarthy	Labour	1,549
Emma Sandrey	Lib Dem	1,516
Simon Woolston	Labour	1,500
Michael Bryan	Conservative	337
Munawar Mughal	Conservative	320
Joseph Thomas Kidd	Conservative	305
Paul Morgan	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	203
Eluned Marion Press	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	160
Elliot Stitfall	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	144
Dean Febbo	Propel	44
Catherine Peace	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	36
Darren Bryant	The Sovereign Party	31

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Pentyrch and St Fagans

Andrea Gibson Plaid CymruCatriona Brown-Reckless ConservativeRhys Livesy Plaid Cymru

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)32.6%

Conservative29.6%

Labour25.8%

Lib Dem6.7%

Volt United Kingdom3.3%

Propel2.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Andrea Gibson Elected	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	1,289
Rhys Owain Livesy Elected	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	1,241
Catriona Brown-Reckless Elected	Conservative	1,170
Gary Dixon	Conservative	1,093
John Rowlands	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	1,090
Jena Quilter	Conservative	1,032
Shane Andrews	Labour	1,020
John Yarrow	Labour	954
Lexi Joanna Pocknell	Labour	922
Caroline Morris	Lib Dem	266
David Rees	Lib Dem	198
Trisha Rees	Lib Dem	177
David Frank Davies	Volt United Kingdom	131
Claire Venables	Propel	78
Gareth Dommett	Propel	69
Andrew Pugh	Propel	56

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Penylan

Imran Latif Lib DemJon Shimmin Lib DemRodney Berman Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Lib Dem45.2%

Labour33.2%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)11.0%

Conservative9.1%

Propel1.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Rodney Simon Berman Elected	Lib Dem	2,376
Imran Latif Elected	Lib Dem	2,053
Jon Shimmin Elected	Lib Dem	1,986
Elin Bold	Labour	1,748
Emlyn James Pratt	Labour	1,460
Jonathan Mark Wilson	Labour	1,381
Nick Carter	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	579
Dewi Anthony John	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	542
Harry Jones	Conservative	480
Tomos John Povey	Conservative	432
Frank Smith	Conservative	423
Marc Phillips	Propel	76

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Plasnewydd

Dan De'Ath LabourMary McGarry LabourPeter Wong LabourSue Lent Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

Labour59.4%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)17.6%

Lib Dem14.1%

Conservative4.5%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition3.3%

The Sovereign Party1.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Dan De'Ath Elected	Labour	3,055
Sue Lent Elected	Labour	2,679
Mary McGarry Elected	Labour	2,675
Pete Wong Elected	Labour	2,651
Adam James Layzell	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	905
Owen McArdle	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	766
Clare James	Lib Dem	724
Morgan Rogers	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	676
Ned Parish	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	640
Richard Jerrett	Lib Dem	609
Geraldine Nichols	Lib Dem	587
Phil Jones	Lib Dem	531
Luke Doherty	Conservative	233
Nigel Richards	Conservative	202
James McClenn	Conservative	184
Zach Stubbings	Conservative	177
John Aaron Williams	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	172
Justin Peter Lilley	The Sovereign Party	57

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Pontprennau and Old St Mellons

Joel Williams ConservativePeter Littlechild Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Conservative46.3%

Labour37.7%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)7.8%

Lib Dem6.3%

For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance1.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Joel Williams Elected	Conservative	1,595
Peter Littlechild Elected	Conservative	1,343
Nicola Savage	Labour	1,297
Khuram Chowdhry	Labour	1,201
Steve George	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	267
Ceri Hughes	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	248
Sarah Elizabeth Mackerras	Lib Dem	218
Nigel Mackerras	Lib Dem	186
Teresa Browning	For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance	65

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Radyr

Calum Davies ConservativeHelen Lloyd Jones Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Conservative33.5%

Labour32.8%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)27.8%

Lib Dem4.5%

Propel1.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Calum Davies Elected	Conservative	988
Helen Lloyd Jones Elected	Labour	968
Tyrone Davies	Labour	942
Christopher Harries	Conservative	912
Michael Deem	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	818
Radha Nair-Roberts	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	796
Annabelle Rees	Lib Dem	133
Matthew Peter Morgan	Lib Dem	113
Craig Ollerton	Propel	40
Steve West	Propel	35

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Rhiwbina

Adrian Robson ConservativeJayne Cowan ConservativeOliver Owen Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Conservative46.6%

Labour38.0%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)9.9%

Lib Dem5.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jayne Cowan Elected	Conservative	2,789
Adrian Robson Elected	Conservative	2,430
Oliver William Owen Elected	Conservative	2,332
Bev Hampson	Labour	2,274
Morgan Fackrell	Labour	1,881
Chris Walburn	Labour	1,678
Cenric Clement-Evans	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	593
Alice Bethan Macintosh	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	574
Rhys Llewellyn Williams	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	551
Anne Morgan	Lib Dem	328
Jonathan Land	Lib Dem	290

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Riverside

Caro Wild LabourKanaya Singh LabourLeonora Thomson Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour56.0%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)24.3%

Conservative7.3%

Lib Dem6.1%

Propel3.5%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Leonora Hope Thomson Elected	Labour	2,453
Caro William Wild Elected	Labour	2,391
Kanya Singh Elected	Labour	2,386
Sioned James	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	1,064
Rachel Susan Roberts	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	861
Ken Barker	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	840
Terry Brooks	Conservative	318
Ron Michaelis	Conservative	304
Kola Ponnle	Conservative	273
Rosemary Chaloner	Lib Dem	266
Alun Eurig Williams	Lib Dem	246
Mahmood Hassan	Lib Dem	214
Amir Alsisi	Propel	155
Amira Alsisi	Propel	128
Phillip Fotiatis	Propel	97
Lianne Francis	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	94
Darrin Lee Hughes	The Sovereign Party	29

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Rumney

Bob Derbyshire LabourJacqueline Parry Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour48.7%

Conservative29.6%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)9.4%

Lib Dem7.1%

Propel2.9%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Bob Derbyshire Elected	Labour	1,105
Jackie Parry Elected	Labour	1,080
Gareth Llewellyn Lloyd	Conservative	671
Rhydian Thomas Payne	Conservative	608
David Fitzpatrick	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	213
Asghar Ali	Lib Dem	161
Roy Colley	Propel	65
Rhys Hywel Davies	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	53

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Splott

Anny Anderson LabourEd Stubbs LabourJames Caruana Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour65.1%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)13.7%

Conservative8.8%

Lib Dem5.4%

Propel4.3%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jane Henshaw Elected	Labour	2,079
Huw Thomas Elected	Labour	2,058
Ed Stubbs Elected	Labour	1,984
Pip Beattie	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	437
Tom Coates	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	342
Alex Jamieson	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	287
Thomas Harry James	Conservative	280
Christopher Kirkham	Conservative	262
Bob Lawrence	Conservative	256
Malcolm Evans	Lib Dem	173
Gary Van Der Walt	Lib Dem	141
Anthony Eedy	Propel	137
David Charles Bartlett	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	87

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 9 July 2026

Labour40.3%

Green35.7%

Reform15.1%

Lib Dem6.0%

Conservative2.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James Caruana Elected	Labour	765	40.3%
Simran Patel	Green	678	35.7%
David John Cook	Reform	286	15.1%
Rhys William Husband	Lib Dem	114	6.0%
Charles Agbakahi	Conservative	54	2.8%

Trowbridge

Bernie Bowen-Thomson LabourEdward Topham ReformMichael Michael Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour52.5%

Conservative17.9%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)12.5%

Lib Dem7.7%

Propel6.7%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Bernie Bowen-Thomson Elected	Labour	1,545
Chris Lay Elected	Labour	1,470
Michael Michael Elected	Labour	1,398
Catherine Elizabeth Dart	Conservative	528
Christopher Anthony Dart	Conservative	480
Geraint Hywel Payne	Conservative	449
Jonathan Rhys Williams	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	367
Beca Evans	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	366
Martin Williams	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	278
Chris Cogger	Lib Dem	228
Leanne Lennox	Propel	197
Bernard Llewelyn Carleton	Propel	171
Joanna Chojnicka	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	80

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 18 September 2025

Reform39.6%

Lib Dem23.6%

Labour21.3%

Plaid Cymru7.7%

Conservative3.1%

Green2.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Edward Topham Elected	Reform	1,142	39.6%
Chris Cogger	Lib Dem	681	23.6%
Gary Bowen-Thomson	Labour	615	21.3%
Carol Ann Falcon	Plaid Cymru	223	7.7%
Joe William Roberts	Conservative	90	3.1%
Jess Ryan	Green	67	2.3%
Leanne Lennox	Propel	63	2.2%

Whitchurch and Tongwynlais

Jackie Jones LabourJamie Green LabourKate Carr LabourMarc Palmer Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

Labour40.4%

Conservative27.3%

Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)25.7%

Lib Dem6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kate Carr Elected	Labour	2,872
Marc Palmer Elected	Labour	2,586
Jackie Jones Elected	Labour	2,577
Jamie Green Elected	Labour	2,547
Linda Morgan	Conservative	1,941
Kate Prosser	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	1,825
Mike Phillips	Conservative	1,812
Mike Jones-Pritchard	Conservative	1,792
Gruffudd Jones	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	1,749
Tessa Marshall	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	1,738
Marc Flagg	Plaid Cymru / Green (Common Ground)	1,727
Sharon Owen	Conservative	1,600
Robert Godfrey	Lib Dem	477
Dominic Eggbeer	Lib Dem	384
Geraldine Marie Grant	Lib Dem	318
Pippa Shimmin	Lib Dem	300

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

5 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Canton	Jasmin Chowdhury	Labour 2022	Independent
Canton	Susan Elsmore	Labour 2022	Independent
Lisvane and Thornhill	Emma Reid-Jones	Conservative 2022	Independent
Llanrumney	Keith Jones	Labour 2022	Independent
Pontprennau and Old St Mellons	Peter Littlechild	Conservative 2022	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

6 by-elections since July 2021, 2 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
9 July 2026	Splott	Labour hold	40.3%
18 September 2025	Trowbridge	Reform gain from Labour	40.0%
14 August 2025	Grangetown	Green gain from Labour	24.0%
24 July 2025	Llanrumney	Labour hold	39.0%
5 December 2024	Splott	Labour hold	34.0%
30 April 2024	Grangetown	Labour hold	47.5%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Cardiff East	29%	Labour	Labour 27%
Cardiff West	27%	Labour	Plaid Cymru 31%
Cardiff North	26%	Labour	Labour 30%
Cardiff South and Penarth	18%	Labour	Labour 32%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Cardiff

362,294 residents in 147,326 households

Voted Leave in 2016

40% 12 below GB

Degree or higher

40% 6 above GB

No qualifications

16% 2 below GB

Own their home

58% 3 below GB

Rent from a council or housing association

17% same as GB

Rent privately

24% 4 above GB

Aged 15 to 34

40% 9 above GB

Aged 65 and over

18% 4 below GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.