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Community/Electoral ward in Wales
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
.
Background
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Rhiwbina became a ward to
Cardiff City Council
in 1967, after it was transferred from the
Cardiff Rural District
.
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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
.
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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.
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County councillors
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Representation 1995 – date
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Election
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Conservative
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Independent
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Labour
|
2017
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3
|
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2012
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3
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2008
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3
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2004
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3
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1999
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3
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1995
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3
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May 2017
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**
= sitting councillor prior to the election, elected as an Independent at
the previous election
References
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