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{{Short description|Community in Cardiff, Wales}}
{{for|the electoral ward often known as Radyr and Morganstown|Radyr (electoral ward)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name               = Radyr and Morganstown
| country                     = Wales
| type                        = [[Community (Wales)|Community]]
| static_image_name           = Radyr Twinning Fellowship.jpg
| static_image_width          = 260px
| static_image_caption        = Radyr & Morganstown Twinning Fellowship monument
| population                  = 6,417
| population_ref              = (2011&nbsp;census)<ref name=2011census>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/radyr-w05000875#sthash.w9Vi4SqX.dpbs |title=Radyr - Key Stats |website=UKcensusdata.com|accessdate=2018-01-15}}</ref>
| os_grid_reference           = 
| post_town                   = CARDIFF
| postcode_area               = CF
| postcode_district           = CF15
| dial_code                   = +44-29
| constituency_westminster    = [[Cardiff West (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff West]]
| unitary_wales               = [[Cardiff]]
| constituency_welsh_assembly = [[Cardiff West (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Cardiff West]]
| CASCode                     =
| councillors                 = 1
| hide_services               = yes
| module= [[File:Cardiff Wales communities - Radyr and Morganstown locator.png|240px]]<br />Map of the community
}}

'''Radyr and Morganstown''' is a [[Community (Wales)|community]] (civil parish) of [[Cardiff]] which covers the areas of [[Radyr]] and [[Morganstown]] in the northwest of [[Cardiff]], capital city of [[Wales]]. The community elects a Radyr and Morganstown [[community council]].

==Description==
The Radyr and Morganstown community is crossed to the north by the [[M4 motorway]], which separates [[Morganstown]] from [[Radyr]]. The eastern border of the community and ward is defined by the [[River Taff]]. The rural communities of [[Pentyrch]] and [[St Fagans]] lie to the northwest and southwest. It is one of the most affluent areas of Cardiff, with Radyr being more so than Morganstown.

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|-
|[[Pentyrch]]
|&nbsp;<br/>&nbsp;
|[[Tongwynlais]]
|-
|
|'''Radyr & <br/>Morganstown'''
|[[Whitchurch, Cardiff|Whitchurch]]
|-
|&nbsp;[[St Fagans]]&nbsp;
|[[Fairwater, Cardiff|Fairwater]]
|[[Llandaff North]]/<br/>[[Llandaff]]
|}

The boundary of the Radyr and Morganstown community matches that of the electoral ward. According to the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]] the population of the ward was 6,417.<ref name=2011census />

It is located in the parliamentary constituency of [[Cardiff West (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff West]] and the [[Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament|Senedd]] [[Cardiff West (Senedd Cymru constituency)|constituency of the same name]].

==Twin town==
Since 1986 Radyr and Morganstown has been twinned with [[Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu]], a town south-west of [[Nantes]] (Cardiff's twin city) on the southern shores of the [[Lac de Grand Lieu]] in [[Loire-Atlantique]], [[France]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://st.philbert.gd.lieu.online.fr/ |title=St. Philbert Grand Lieu |accessdate=2008-06-29}}</ref> The first exchange visit took place in May 1986 and Twinning Charters were signed by Chairmen of both community councils. On the 10th anniversary of the twinning fellowship, Radyr presented the people of St Philbert with a [[red telephone box]].<ref name="twinning">{{cite web|url=https://www.radyr.org.uk/3467-2/3462-2/ |title=Twinning Fellowship - The First Twenty Years |publisher=Radyr & Morganstown community website |accessdate=2018-01-16 }}</ref>

The next year the French presented the Radyr community with a [[wine press]], now sited in the gardens of the Old Church Rooms. The 20th anniversary was celebrated with a reception at the Old Church Rooms in 2006.<ref name="twinning"/> The twinning committee is one of the more active in the area and cultural exchanges between the two communities take place annually. Since 2009 a regular Twinning Weekend has taken place, beginning in May 2009 with 49 Radyr residents travelling to St Philbert.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radyr.org.uk/3467-2/3464-2/9 |title=Exchange Visit 2009 |publisher=Radyr & Morganstown community website |accessdate=2018-01-16 }}</ref> The twinning committee also arranges [[Boules]] tournaments and social events throughout the summer.

==Community Council==
[[File:Radyr Old Church Rooms.jpg|thumb|The Old Church Rooms, Radyr, where Community Council committee meetings are held]]
Radyr and Morganstown is one of six communities in Cardiff to elect a [[Community Council]]. The Council has a clerk and twelve councillors, with the councillors being elected, four each, from the community wards of Morganstown, Radyr North and Radyr South.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radyr.org.uk/council/ |title=Community Council |publisher=Radyr & Morganstown website |accessdate=2018-01-15 }}</ref>

Elections take place every five years.

===2017 Community Council Election===
All candidates who stood for election were elected unopposed. The remaining five seats were filled through co-option by members of the community council.<ref>{{cite web|title=Community Council vacancies|url=https://www.radyr.org.uk/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608135036/https://www.radyr.org.uk/|url-status=dead|publisher=[[Radyr]] & [[Morganstown]] Community Council|archivedate=8 June 2017|accessdate=1 April 2020}}</ref>

The following by-elections took place between May 2017 and the next election in 2022.

{{Election box begin | title=[[Morganstown]] Ward - Thursday, 6 February 2020<ref>{{cite web|title=Morganstown Community Ward - Thursday, 6 February 2020|url=https://cardiff.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=127&RPID=1275834&LLL=0|publisher=[[City of Cardiff Council]]|accessdate=24 March 2020}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Allan Cook
|votes = 250
|percentage = 
|change = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Michelle Lenton-Johnson
|votes = 96
|percentage = 
|change = 
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 346
|percentage = 18.4
|change = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2022 Community Council Election===
The next election is due in May 2022 on the same day as the [[Cardiff Council elections]].

==County councillors==
The coterminous [[Radyr (electoral ward)|Radyr ward]] elects one county councillor to the [[City of Cardiff Council]]. Between 1999 and 2008 the ward was represented by [[Welsh Labour Party|Labour Party]] councillor, Marion Drake. At the 2008 council elections the ward was won by Rod McKerlich for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], with 60% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Cardiff-1995-2012.pdf |title=Cardiff Council Election Results 1995-2012 |publisher=The Elections Centre |accessdate=2018-01-13 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.radyr.org.uk/ Radyr & Morganstown - Radur a Threforgan]

{{Communities of Cardiff}}

[[Category:Communities in Cardiff]]