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{{Short description|Local government of Cardiff, Wales}}
{{About||the district authority from 1974–1996|Cardiff City Council|the local authority prior to 1974|Cardiff County Borough Council}}
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{{Use British English|date=October 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}

{{Infobox legislature
 |name               = Cardiff Council
 |native_name        = Cyngor Caerdydd
 |native_name_lang   = cy
 |transcription_name = 
 |coa_caption        = Council coat of arms
 |logo_pic           = Cardiff Council.svg
 |logo_res           = 180px
 |logo_alt           = 
 |logo_caption       = Council logo
 |house_type         = Council
 |body               = 
 |jurisdiction       = City and County of Cardiff
 |houses             = 
 |term_limits        = 
 |foundation         = {{Start date|1996|04|01|df=y}}
 |disbanded          = <!--{{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}-->
 |preceded_by        = {{ubl|[[Cardiff City Council]]|[[South Glamorgan County Council]]}}
 |succeeded_by       = 
 |new_session        = 
 |leader1_type       = [[Leader of the council|Leader]]
 |leader1            = [[Huw Thomas (Welsh politician)|Huw Thomas]]
 |party1             = <br>[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
 |election1          = 25 May 2017<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 25 May 2017 
 |url=https://cardiff.moderngov.co.uk/documents/g2950/Printed%20minutes%2025th-May-2017%2016.30%20Council.pdf?T=1 
 |website=Cardiff Council |access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref>
 |leader2_type       = [[List of mayors of Cardiff|Lord Mayor (honorary)]]
 |leader2            = Jane Henshaw
 |party2             = <br>[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
 |election2          = 23 May 2024
 |leader3_type       = [[Chief Executive]]
 |leader3            = Paul Orders
 |party3             = <!-- Non-political role -->
 |election3          = 26 September 2013<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 26 September 2013 
|url=https://cardiff.moderngov.co.uk/Data/Council/20130926/Agenda/Minutes%20of%20Full%20Council%2026%20September%202013%20(250k).pdf |website=Cardiff Council |access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref>
 |seats              = 79
 |structure1         = Cardiff_Council_2022.svg
 |structure1_res     = 250px
 |structure1_alt     = 
 |political_groups1  = 

;Administration
:{{Color box|{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}| border=darkgray}} [[Welsh Labour|Labour]] (55)
;Other parties (24)
:{{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}| border=darkgray}} [[Welsh Conservatives|Conservative]] (9)}}
:{{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}| border=darkgray}} [[Welsh Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]] (10)}}
:{{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}| border=darkgray}} [[Plaid Cymru]]/[[Wales Green Party|Green]] (2)}}
:{{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Independent politician}}| border=darkgray}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] (2)}}
:{{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Propel}}| border=darkgray}} [[Propel (political party)|Propel]] (1)}}
 |committees1        = 
 |committees2        = 
 |joint_committees   = 
 |term_length        = 5 years
 |authority          = 
 |seats1_title       = 
 |seats1             = 
 |voting_system1     = [[Plurality voting system|First past the post]]
 |first_election1    = [[1995 Cardiff Council election|4 May 1995]]
 |last_election1     = [[2022 Cardiff Council election|5 May 2022]]
 |next_election1     = 6 May 2027
 |redistricting      = 
 |motto              = 
 |session_room       = Cardiff City Hall cropped.jpg
 |meeting_place      = [[City Hall, Cardiff|City Hall]], Cathays Park, [[Cardiff]], CF10{{nbsp}}3ND
 |meeting_place2     = 
 |website            = {{URL|www.cardiff.gov.uk}}
 |constitution       =
 |footnotes          = 
}}

'''Cardiff Council''', formally the '''County Council of the City and County of Cardiff''' ({{langx|cy|Cyngor Sir Dinas a Sir Caerdydd}})<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cardiff.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s22858/Erthygl%201.pdf?LLL=1 |website=Cardiff Council website |title=Cyfansoddiad Cyngor Caerdydd}}</ref> is the governing body for [[Cardiff]], one of the [[Administrative divisions of Wales|principal areas of Wales]]. The principal area and its council were established in 1996 to replace the previous [[Cardiff City Council]] which had been a lower-tier authority within [[South Glamorgan]]. Cardiff Council consists of 79 councillors, representing 28 electoral wards.

[[Welsh Labour|Labour]] has held a majority of the seats on the council since 2012. The last election was in May 2022 and the next election is due in 2027.

==History==
Municipal life in Cardiff dates back to the 12th century, when Cardiff was granted [[borough status in the United Kingdom|borough status]] by the [[Earl of Gloucester|Earls of Gloucester]]. The offices of the mayor, aldermen, and common councillors developed during the Middle Ages. When elected county councils were established in 1889 under the [[Local Government Act 1888]], Cardiff was considered large enough to run its own services and so it became a [[county borough]], independent from [[Glamorgan County Council]].<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government Act 1888|year=1888|chapter=41|accessdate=26 October 2022}}</ref> The town of Cardiff was still considered the [[county town]] of Glamorgan, with Glamorgan County Council building its headquarters there. Cardiff was one of only two county boroughs in Wales created in 1889, the other being [[Swansea]]. ([[Newport, Wales|Newport]] was later elevated to county borough status in 1891, followed by [[Merthyr Tydfil]] in 1908.)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iwa.wales/click/wp-content/uploads/13_Factfile_Democracy_6.pdf |title=Wales Factfile - Welsh Democracy |page=1 |publisher=Institute of Welsh Affairs |access-date=12 May 2019 |archive-date=12 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190312125337/http://www.iwa.wales/click/wp-content/uploads/13_Factfile_Democracy_6.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1905, Cardiff became a city, and thereafter [[Cardiff County Borough Council]] was allowed to call itself Cardiff City Council.

In 1974 local government across Wales and England was restructured into a two-tier system under the [[Local Government Act 1972]]. Cardiff became a lower-tier [[districts of Wales|district]] council, called [[Cardiff City Council]], within the new county of [[South Glamorgan]]. The [[South Glamorgan County Council]] provided county-level services in the area.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government Act 1972|year=1972|chapter=70|accessdate=26 October 2022}}</ref>

Further local government restructuring in 1996 under the [[Local Government (Wales) Act 1994]] saw the city of Cardiff become a [[unitary authority]]: the present Cardiff Council. [[South Glamorgan County Council]] was abolished. Ahead of the reforms the county council had campaigned for a new "Greater Cardiff" authority to reflect the boundaries of South Glamorgan, but the Conservative government of the time decided to keep the [[Vale of Glamorgan]] (which covered a marginal Conservative parliamentary seat) separate from Cardiff.<ref>Alan Hooper; John Punter (Eds.) ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Hvud9bNwTisC&pg=PA35 Capital Cardiff 1975–2020: Regeneration, Competitiveness and the Urban Environment]'', page 34. University of Wales Press (2006), {{ISBN|0-7083-2063-5}}.</ref>

The 1994 Act directed that the new council should be called "Cardiff County Council".<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government (Wales) Act 1994|year=1994|chapter=19|section=2|accessdate=26 October 2022}}</ref> The council's constitution calls it instead the "County Council of the City and County of Cardiff". For most purposes the council styles itself "Cardiff Council", except where the full legal name is required, when it uses the form from its constitution.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cardiff Council Constitution |url=https://cardiff.moderngov.co.uk/ieListMeetings.aspx?CommitteeId=262&bcr=1&info=1 |website=Cardiff Council |access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref>

==Political control==
The first election to the reconstituted council was held in 1995, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1996. Political control of the council since 1996 has been held by the following parties:<ref name=electionscentre>{{cite web |title=Compositions calculator |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3825 |website=The Elections Centre | date=4 March 2016 |access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Party in control!! Years
|-
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Labour}} || 1996–2004
|-
| {{party name with colour|No overall control}} || 2004–2012
|-
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Labour}} || 2012–present
|-
|}

===Leadership===
{{see also|List of mayors of Cardiff}}
The role of Lord Mayor of Cardiff is largely ceremonial. Political leadership is provided instead by the [[leader of the council]], although the two roles were temporarily combined between 1999 and 2003. The first leader following the 1996 reforms was [[Russell Goodway]], who had been the last leader of [[South Glamorgan County Council]]. The leaders of Cardiff Council since 1996 have been:<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes |url=https://cardiff.moderngov.co.uk/mgCalendarMonthView.aspx?GL=1&bcr=1&LLL=0 |website=Cardiff Council |access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable
! Councillor !! colspan=2|Party !! From !! To
|-
| [[Russell Goodway]] || {{party name with colour|Welsh Labour}} || align=right|1 April 1996 || align=right|1 Jul 2004
|-
| [[Rodney Berman]] || {{party name with colour|Welsh Liberal Democrats}} || align=right|1 Jul 2004 || align=right|6 May 2012
|-
| Heather Joyce || {{party name with colour|Welsh Labour}} || align=right|17 May 2012 || align=right|27 Mar 2014
|-
| Phil Bale || {{party name with colour|Welsh Labour}} || align=right|27 Mar 2014 || align=right|25 May 2017
|-
| [[Huw Thomas (Welsh politician)|Huw Thomas]] || {{party name with colour|Welsh Labour}} || align=right|25 May 2017 || align=right|
|}

At the age of 31, Huw Thomas became Wales' youngest council leader when he was elected in May 2017.<ref>{{cite news|author=Ruth Mosalski |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/cardiff-labours-group-picks-huw-13004903 |title=Cardiff Labour group picks Huw Thomas as its new leader |work=Wales Online |date=8 May 2017 |access-date=17 April 2018}}</ref>

===Composition===
Following the [[2022 Cardiff Council election|2022 election]] and subsequent changes of allegiance up to July 2024, the composition of the council was:<ref>{{cite web |title=Cardiff |url=https://www.localcouncils.co.uk/councils/?council=cardiff |website=Local Councils |publisher=Thorncliffe |access-date=27 July 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=2| Party
! Councillors
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Labour}} || align=center|55
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Conservatives}} || align=center|9
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Liberal Democrats}} || align=center|10
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Common Ground Alliance}} || align=center|2
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} || align=center|2
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Propel (political party)}} || align=center|1
|-
! colspan=2|Total
! align=center|79
|}
Common Ground is an alliance of [[Plaid Cymru]] and the [[Wales Green Party|Greens]], with its candidates standing for both parties as "Plaid Cymru, Green Party, Common Ground". The next election is due in 2027.

==Elections==
Since 2012, [[Cardiff Council elections]] have taken place every five years.

The council was run by a Labour majority administration between 1995 and 2004. The Liberal Democrats ran a minority administration from 2004, in coalition with Plaid Cymru.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://yourcardiff.mediawales-1.titaninternet.co.uk/2012/04/25/election-2012-plaid-cymru-are-community-activists-not-politicians-neil-mcevoy/ |title=ELECTION 2012: 'Plaid Cymru are community activists, not politicians' – Neil McEvoy |publisher=yourCardiff |date=25 April 2012 |access-date=27 April 2018 |archive-date=28 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428180857/http://yourcardiff.mediawales-1.titaninternet.co.uk/2012/04/25/election-2012-plaid-cymru-are-community-activists-not-politicians-neil-mcevoy/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Following the [[2008 Cardiff Council election|2008 local elections in Cardiff]] there was still no party with an overall majority. The Lib Dems increased their total number of councillors to 35, forming an administration with Plaid Cymru, with [[Rodney Berman]] as leader of the Council. The Conservatives replaced Labour as the official opposition. Labour suffered badly, losing 14 councillors.  Plaid Cymru gained four councillors. Three independent councillors were elected; two former Conservatives who had left the group in 2006 being joined by an additional member.

In [[2012 Cardiff Council election|2012]], the Labour Party took overall control of the council, and remained in overall control following the [[2017 Cardiff Council election|2017]] and [[2022 Cardiff Council election|2022]] elections.

{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
!rowspan=2|Year
!rowspan=2|Seats
!width="80"|[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
!width="80"|[[Welsh Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrats]]
!width="80"|[[Welsh Conservatives|Conservative]]
!width="80"|[[Plaid Cymru]]
!width="80"|[[Independent politician|Independent]] / Other
!rowspan=2|Notes
|-
!style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 3px;" |
!style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}; width: 3px;" |
!style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Conservatives}}; width: 3px;" |
!style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}; width: 3px;" |
!style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}; width: 3px;" |
|-
| [[1995 Cardiff Council election|1995]] || 72 || '''61''' || 9 || 1 || 1 || 0 ||align=left| Labour majority control
|-
| [[1999 Cardiff Council election|1999]] || 75 || '''50''' || 18 || 5  || 1 || 1 ||align=left| Labour majority control
|-
| [[2004 Cardiff Council election|2004]] || 75 || 27 || '''33''' || 12  || 3 || 0 ||align=left| Lib Dem minority
|-
| [[2008 Cardiff Council election|2008]] || 75 || 13 || '''35''' || 17 || 7 || 3 ||align=left| Lib Dem / Plaid Cymru coalition
|-
| [[2012 Cardiff Council election|2012]] || 75 || '''46''' || 16  ||  7  ||  2 || 4 ||align=left| Labour majority control
|-
| [[2017 Cardiff Council election|2017]] || 75 || '''40''' || 11  ||  20  ||  3  || 1 ||align=left| Labour majority control
|-
| [[2022 Cardiff Council election|2022]] || 79 || '''55''' || 10 || 11 || 2{{efn|Plaid Cymru / Green Common Ground Alliance}} || 1{{efn|[[Neil McEvoy]] elected as Propel}} ||align=left| Labour majority control
|-
!
!
!style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 3px;" |
!style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}; width: 3px;" |
!style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Conservatives}}; width: 3px;" |
!style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}; width: 3px;" |
!style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}; width: 3px;" |
!
|}
{{notelist}}
Party with the most elected councillors in bold. Coalition agreements in notes column.

==Premises==
[[File:County Hall on Atlantic Wharf.jpg|thumb|County Hall, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff]]
The council's main offices are at [[County Hall, Cardiff|County Hall]] on Atlantic Wharf.<ref>{{cite web |title=General enquiries |url=https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/Home/Contact-us/General-enquiries/Pages/default.aspx |website=Cardiff Council |access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref> It was built in 1987 as the headquarters of the former [[South Glamorgan County Council]]. The council also uses the [[City Hall, Cardiff|City Hall]] on Cathays Park in the city centre, built in 1906 for the former [[Cardiff County Borough Council|Cardiff City Council]]. Full council meetings were held at County Hall prior to 2020, when the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] required meetings to be held virtually. From the resumption of in-person meetings in May 2022, full council meetings were held at City Hall.<ref>{{cite web |title=Council agendas |url=https://cardiff.moderngov.co.uk/ieListMeetings.aspx?Act=later&CId=149&D=202111251630&MD=ielistmeetings |website=Cardiff Council |access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref> City Hall closed for refurbishment in 2023 but is planned to be brought back into use as the council's meeting place once the work is complete, although this may not be until 2026.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Summer |first1=Ben |title=One of the most famous buildings in Cardiff is to remain shut for years. This is what's going on |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/one-most-famous-buildings-cardiff-29144815 |access-date=27 July 2024 |work=Wales Online |date=10 May 2024}}</ref>

==Electoral wards==
{{main|List of electoral wards in Cardiff}}
[[File:Cardiff ward map 2022 numbered.png|thumb|right|350px|Numbered map of electoral wards (alphabetical order) of Cardiff]]
Since the 2022 elections, the unitary authority area has been divided into 28 [[Ward (politics)|electoral wards]]. Many of these wards are coterminous with [[Community (Wales)|communities]] of the same name.<ref>{{cite web|title=The City and County of Cardiff (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/1160/made/data.xht |publisher=Legislation.gov.uk|date=18 October 2021 |access-date=31 July 2022}}</ref> The following table lists council wards, communities and associated geographical areas. Communities with a [[community council]] are indicated with an asterisk.
{{clear right}}

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2"| Ward
! Communities
!Other geographic areas
|-
|1
|[[Adamsdown (electoral ward)|Adamsdown]]
|[[Adamsdown]]
|
|-
|2
|[[Butetown (electoral ward)|Butetown]]
|[[Butetown]]
|[[Atlantic Wharf]], [[Cardiff Bay]], [[Cardiff city centre]] (part), [[Tiger Bay]], [[Flatholm]]
|-
|3
|[[Caerau, Cardiff|Caerau]]
|[[Caerau, Cardiff|Caerau]]
|[[Culverhouse Cross]]
|-
|4
|[[Canton (Cardiff electoral ward)|Canton]]
|[[Canton, Cardiff|Canton]]
|[[Leckwith]], [[Victoria Park, Cardiff|Victoria Park]]
|-
|5
|[[Cathays (electoral ward)|Cathays]]
|[[Cathays (electoral ward)|Cathays]] and Castle
|Blackweir, [[Cardiff city centre]] (Castle), [[Cathays]], [[Cathays Park]], [[Maindy]]
|-
|6
|[[Cyncoed]]
|[[Cyncoed]]
|[[Roath Park]], Lakeside
|-
|7
|[[Ely (Cardiff electoral ward)|Ely]]
|[[Ely, Cardiff|Ely]]
|[[Culverhouse Cross]], [[Michaelston-super-Ely]]
|-
|8
|[[Fairwater, Cardiff|Fairwater]]
|[[Fairwater, Cardiff|Fairwater]]
|[[Pentrebane]]
|-
|9
|[[Gabalfa]]
|[[Gabalfa]]
|[[Mynachdy]], [[Maindy]], [[Heath, Cardiff|Heath]]
|-
|10
|[[Grangetown (Cardiff electoral ward)|Grangetown]]
|[[Grangetown, Cardiff|Grangetown]]
|[[Cardiff Bay]] (part), [[Saltmead]], [[Cardiff International Sports Village|International Sports Village]]
|-
|11
|[[Heath (electoral ward)|Heath]]
|[[Heath, Cardiff|Heath]]
|[[Birchgrove, Cardiff|Birchgrove]]
|-
|12
|Lisvane and Thornhill
|[[Lisvane]]* and [[Thornhill, Cardiff|Thornhill]]
|Cefn Onn
|-
|13
|[[Llandaff]]
|[[Llandaff]]
|[[Danescourt]]
|-
|14
|[[Llandaff North]]
|[[Llandaff North]]
|[[Hailey Park]], [[Lydstep Park]], [[Mynachdy]], [[Gabalfa]]
|-
|15
|[[Llanishen (electoral ward)|Llanishen]]
|[[Llanishen]]
|
|-
|16
|[[Llanrumney]]
|[[Llanrumney]]
|
|-
|17
|[[Pentwyn (electoral ward)|Pentwyn]]
|[[Pentwyn, Cardiff|Pentwyn]] and [[Llanedeyrn]] (since 2016)
|
|-
|18
|Pentyrch and<br/>St Fagans
|[[Pentyrch]]* and [[St Fagans]]*
|[[Capel Llanilltern]], [[Coedbychan]], [[Creigiau]], [[Gwaelod-y-Garth]], [[Rhydlafar]]
|-
|19
|[[Penylan]]
|[[Penylan]]
|
|-
|20
|[[Plasnewydd]]
|[[Roath]]
| Cardiff city centre (part)
|-
|21
|[[Pontprennau and Old St Mellons|Pontprennau and<br/>Old St Mellons]]
|[[St Mellons|Old St. Mellons]]* and [[Pontprennau]]
|Llanedeyrn Village
|-
|22
|[[Radyr (electoral ward)|Radyr]]
|[[Radyr and Morganstown|Radyr & Morganstown]]*
|[[Morganstown]], [[Radyr]]
|-
|23
|[[Rhiwbina (electoral ward)|Rhiwbina]]
|[[Rhiwbina]]
|Pantmawr, Rhydwaedlyd, Wenallt
|-
|24
|[[Riverside (Cardiff electoral ward)|Riverside]]
|[[Riverside, Cardiff|Riverside]] and [[Pontcanna]]
|Part of [[Cardiff city centre]], [[Llandaff Fields]], [[Sophia Gardens]]
|-
|25
|[[Rumney, Cardiff|Rumney]]
|[[Rumney, Cardiff|Rumney]]
|
|-
|26
|[[Splott (electoral ward)|Splott]]
|[[Splott]] and [[Tremorfa]]
|[[Pengam Green]]
|-
|27
|[[Trowbridge, Cardiff|Trowbridge]]
|[[Trowbridge, Cardiff|Trowbridge]]
|[[St Mellons]] estate, [[Cefn Mably]], [[Wentloog]]
|-
|28
|[[Whitchurch & Tongwynlais]]
|[[Tongwynlais]]* and [[Whitchurch, Cardiff|Whitchurch]]
|Blaengwynlais, Bwlch-y-cwm, Coedcefngarw, [[Coryton, Cardiff|Coryton]], Cwmnofydd, Graig-goch, [[Llandaff North]]
|}

==Arms==
{{Infobox COA wide
 |image      = Coat of Arms of Cardiff.svg
 |escutcheon = Argent on a mount Vert a dragon rampant Gules supporting in front of a leek issuing from the mount a flag staff erect Proper flying therefrom to the sinister a banner of the third charged with three chevronels of the first. Granted 26 August 1906
 |crest      = A Tudor rose on three ostrich feathers Argent issuing out of a mural crown Proper. Granted 6 October 1906.
 |mantling   = Gules doubled Argent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://civicheraldry.co.uk/wales_current.html |title=Wales |publisher=Civic Heraldry of Wales |accessdate=22 March 2021}}</ref>
 |supporters = On the dexter side a goat and on the sinister side a sea horse both Proper as an honourable augmentation Her Majesty's Royal Badge for Wales videlicet within a circular riband Argent fimbriated Or bearing the motto Y DDRAIG GOCH DDYRY CYCHWYN in letters Vert and ensigned with a representation of the crown Proper an escutcheon per fess Argent and Vert and thereon a Red dragon passant pendent by a Golden chain from the neck of each supporter. Granted 25 February 1907 and augmented 19 October 1956.
 |motto      = 1st Deffro Mae'n Ddydd (Awake It Is Day) 2nd Y Ddraig Goch Ddyry Cychwyn (The Red Dragon Shall Lead)}}

==See also==
*[[Cardiff Bay]]
*[[Flat Holm]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*{{Official website}}
*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=48213 List of Mayors and other secular officials of Cardiff (British History Online)]

{{Local authorities of Wales}}
{{Politics and Government in Cardiff}}
{{Cardiff council elections}}
{{South Glamorgan elections}}
{{Authority control}}

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