Llanishen is the name of an electoral ward in the north of Cardiff, capital city of Wales. It covers the community of Llanishen (and until 2022 Thornhill, which was created from the northern half of Llanishen in 2016).
| Llanishen ward | |
|---|---|
| Community/Electoral ward | |
 Location of Llanishen ward within Cardiff | |
| Population | 17,417 (2011 census)[1] |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARDIFF |
| Postcode district | CF14 |
| Dialling code | +44-29 |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
| Councillors | 2 |
Llanishen is bordered to the north by the Lisvane and Thornhill ward, to the west by Rhiwbina, to the south by the Heath ward and to the southeast by Cyncoed.
The Llanishen ward elects two (formerly four) councillors to Cardiff Council and has been represented by a mixture of Conservative and Labour councillors.
Between 2014 and 2017 Llanishen councillor Phil Bale was the leader of Cardiff Council.[2] On 2 August 2019 Phil Bale announced he was stepping down as councillor triggering a by-election on 21 November 2019.[3] Labour subsequently lost its seat to the Conservative Party.
2020 boundary review
editFollowing a Cardiff boundary review, intended to give better electoral parity, the new community of Thornhill was transferred from the Llanishen ward to the neighbouring Lisvane ward, effective from the 2022 Cardiff Council election. As a result, Llanishen's representation reduced from 4 to 2 councillors.[4]
Representation
edit| Representation 1973 – date [5][6] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ratepayer | |||
| 1973 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Election | Conservative | Labour | ||
| 1979 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1991 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1995 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1999 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2019BE | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | ||
BE = overall standing in the ward following a by-election
One of the four Conservative councillors who had represented the ward since 2004, Bob Smith, resigned from the Conservative party in November 2011, to sit as an Independent. This was in protest at not being re-selected to fight the seat at the May 2012 elections. [7]
Cardiff Council elections
edit2017
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Shaun Michael Jenkins | 2,890 | 12% | ||
| Labour Co-op | Phillip David Bale * | 2,805 | 11% | ||
| Conservative | John Gustaf Lancaster | 2,804 | 11% | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Alexander Parkhill | 2,528 | 10% | ||
| Labour Co-op | Garry Hunt * | 2,523 | 10% | ||
| Conservative | Daniel Pablo Ruff | 2,383 | 10% | ||
| Labour Co-op | Jacqueline Margarete Jones | 2,282 | 9% | ||
| Labour Co-op | Masudah Ali | 2,254 | 9% | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Lona Roberts | 666 | 3% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Karl Anthony Mudd | 593 | 3% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Elizabeth Bridges | 575 | 2% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anabella Rees | 543 | 2% | ||
| Green | Michael David Cope | 528 | 2% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Miles Godfrey | 449 | 2% | ||
| UKIP | Lawrence Gwynn | 323 | 1% | ||
| UKIP | Crispin Anthony John | 240 | 1% | ||
| UKIP | Vivian Evans | 220 | 1% | ||
| UKIP | John Hill | 180 | 1% | ||
| Turnout | 50% | ||||
2019 by-election
editA by-election took place on 21 November 2019, caused by the resignation of the remaining Labour councillor, Phil Bale. The seat was won by the Conservatives.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sian Elin-Melbourne | 1,566 | 43% | ||
| Labour Co-op | Garry Hunt | 1,254 | 35% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Will Ogbourne | 387 | 11% | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Chris Haines | 209 | 6% | ||
| Green | Michael David Cope | 138 | 4% | ||
| Independent | Lawrence Douglas Gwynn | 59 | 2% | ||
| Turnout | 3613 | 27% | |||
* = sitting councillor prior to the election
References
edit- ^ "Llanishen - Key Stats". UKcensusdata.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Phil Bale named as new leader of Cardiff council's Labour group and is set to be new leader of city's council". Wales Online. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Former leader of Cardiff Council Phil Bale to step away from politics". WalesOnline. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Cardiff Final Recommendations". Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Cardiff Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Cardiff Welsh District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Cardiff councillor quits in protest over re-selection". Wales Online. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "Election results for Llanishen - Cardiff Council Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cardiff Council. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Conservatives beat Labour in Llanishen by-election". Wales Online. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Llanishen - Cardiff Council Elections 2019 - Thursday, 21st November 2019". Cardiff Council. Retrieved 22 November 2019.