Cardiff local elections
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Cardiff Council
in south Wales
is elected, as a whole, every 4 years. It came into being as a unitary authority
on 1 April 1996, after the passing of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994
. The council is composed of 75 councillors.
Cardiff Council
The County Council of the City and County of Cardiff is the governing body for Cardiff, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. The council consists of 75 councillors, representing 29 electoral wards. The authority is properly styled as The County Council of the City and County of Cardiff or in...
in south Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
is elected, as a whole, every 4 years. It came into being as a unitary authority
Unitary authority
A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national...
on 1 April 1996, after the passing of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994
Local Government (Wales) Act 1994
The Local Government Act 1994 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which created the current local government structure in Wales of 22 unitary authority areas, referred to as principal areas in the Act, and abolished the previous two-tier structure of counties and districts...
. The council is composed of 75 councillors.
Political control
Since the council was established as a unitary authority in 1996, political control has been held by the following parties:| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
1996 - 2004 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
2004 - present |
Council elections
- Cardiff Council election, 1995
- Cardiff Council election, 1999
- Cardiff Council election, 2004
- Cardiff Council election, 2008Cardiff Council election, 2008The Cardiff Council election in 2008 was held on 1 May, along with other local elections in the UK. All 75 seats of Cardiff Council were contested, with it remaining in no overall control.-Election result:...