Grangetown (Cardiff electoral ward)
| Grangetown ward | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward | |
 Location of Grangetown ward within Cardiff | |
| Population | 19,385 (2011 census) |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARDIFF |
| Postcode district | CF11 |
| Dialling code | +44-29 |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament |
|
| Councillors | 3 |
Grangetown is an electoral ward in the city of Cardiff, Wales. It covers its namesake community of Grangetown. The ward was originally created in 1890 as a ward to Cardiff County Borough Council.
Description[]
The Grangetown ward lies to the south of the city between the rivers Taff and Ely. The ward elects three councillors to Cardiff Council. Traditionally represented by the Labour Party it has, in the 2000s, also elected Liberal Democrat and Plaid Cymru councillors.
According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 19,385.[1]
Election results[]
2017[]
At the May 2017 County Council elections Labour won all three seats, winning back the seat lost to Plaid Cymru in November 2016. Ashley Lister, grandson of the late councillor Chris Lomax (who died in September 2016) topped the poll.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ashley Lister | 2199 | |||
| Labour | Abdul Sattar | 2198 | |||
| Labour | Lynda Thorne * | 2121 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Tariq Awan * | 1757 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Richard Vaughan | 1438 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Lisa Musa | 1310 | |||
| Conservative | Michael Bryan | 671 | |||
| Conservative | Jenna Malvisi | 604 | |||
| Conservative | Andrew Pike | 580 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Jahangir Hussain | 350 | |||
| Green | Simon Morton | 272 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Evans | 232 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Muhammed Latif | 194 | |||
| TUSC | Lianne Francis | 65 | |||
| TUSC | Joe Fathallah | 46 | |||
2016 by-election[]
Following the death of Labour councillor Chris Lomax a by-election was held on 3 November 2016 which was won by Plaid Cymru candidate Tariq Awan, though by only 114 votes.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Tariq Awan | 1163 | |||
| Labour | Maliika Kaaba | 1049 | |||
| Conservative | Michael Bryan | 287 | |||
| UKIP | Richard Lewis | 141 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Ashgar Ali | 127 | |||
2012[]
In May 2012 Labour won back from the Liberal Democrats the three seats they had previously lost in 2004, with Plaid Cymru having a strong surge.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ashley Govier | 1,812 | |||
| Labour | Chris Lomax | 1,709 | |||
| Labour | Lynda Doreen Thorne | 1,704 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Abdul Sattar | 1,511 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Mohammed Tariq Awan | 1,467 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Luke Nicholas | 1,391 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Francesca Eva Sara Montemaggi * | 505 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | David Morgan * | 501 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Harding | 489 | |||
| Conservative | Vincent Bailey | 308 | |||
| Conservative | Axel Kaehne | 266 | |||
| Conservative | Karys Oram | 251 | |||
| Green | Sian Best | 215 | |||
| Green | Ken Barker | 205 | |||
| Christian | Clive Stanley Bate | 84 | |||
| Communist | Rick Newnham | 77 | |||
2008[]
In May 2008, the Liberal Democrats successfully defended their three seats.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Francesca Montemaggi * | 1357 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Asghar Ali * | 1319 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | David Morgan | 1317 | |||
| Labour | Lynda Doreen Thorne | 1138 | |||
| Labour | Stephen Brooks | 1131 | |||
| Labour | David Collins | 1104 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Farida Alsam | 1099 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Patrick Daley | 1009 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Ioan Bellin | 920 | |||
| Conservative | Benjamin Green | 546 | |||
| Conservative | Mark Jones | 533 | |||
| Conservative | Michael Wallbank | 482 | |||
| Communist | Rick Newnham | 111 | |||
2004[]
In May 2004 the Liberal Democrats won all three seats from the Labour Party. Labour councillor Peter Perkins had represented the area since 1981, initially for the Marl ward before it became part of Grangetown.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Winifred Jones | 1,424 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Francesca Montemaggi | 1,417 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Asghar Ali | 1,404 | |||
| Labour | Lynda Doreen Thorne * | 1,122 | |||
| Labour | Iftakhar Mohammad Khan | 1,113 | |||
| Labour | Peter George Perkins * | 1,072 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Patrick Daley | 838 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Abul Faiz M. Belal | 764 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Jason Scott Toby | 749 | |||
| Conservative | Jean Summerhayes | 427 | |||
| Conservative | Adrian John Spinola | 420 | |||
| Conservative | Richard Peter Mendelssohn | 369 | |||
Cardiff County Borough Council[]
1970[]
At the last elections to the pre-1974 county borough council on 7 May 1970, Labour's Bernard Matthewson returned to the council, defeating Grangetown's sitting Conservative councillor after a recount.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Armour Bernard Matthewson | 1,260 | |||
| Conservative | Anthea Jean Thomas * | 1,249 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Peter Stayeley McMullen | 315 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
1890[]
At the first Grangetown election on 1 November 1890, John Jenkins, a shipwright and a nominee of Cardiff Trades Council, was declared to be the first genuine working man's representative elected to the council. There were a large number of seafaring households in the south of the ward.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lib-Lab | John Jenkins | 484 | |||
| Conservative | Robert Upham | 260 | |||
| Turnout | 753 | 61.4 | |||
Ward creation[]
In July 1890, following the creation of Cardiff County Borough Council, Grangetown was the name of one of the ten new electoral wards created in the county borough.[12] Each of the three councillors took turns to stand for re-election, on a three-yearly cycle.
* = sitting councillor prior to the election
References[]
- ^ "Grangetown - Key Stats". UKcensusdata.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ Pascale Hughes (5 May 2017). "Councillor wins back his late grandfather's seat: 'If he could see me now he'd be grinning'". i News. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "The full results from Cardiff council's local elections 2017". Wales Online. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Labour loses second Cardiff council seat in two months". The Cardiffian. School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Labour loses second Cardiff council seat in two months". Wales Online. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Cardiff council elections: The story in each ward". yourCardiff. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Election results for the division of Grangetown (2012)". Cardiff Council. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ David James (8 July 2008). "Peter was a key figure in education". Wales Online. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Election results for the division of Grangetown (2004)". Cardiff Council. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Labour whoop for joy on poll triumph". South Wales Echo. 8 May 1970. p. 13.
- ^ "Cardiff Municipal Elections - Liberal Victory". South Wales Daily News. 3 November 1890. p. 4 – via Welsh Newspapers Online.
- ^ "Cardiff New Wards - Determining The Boundaries". The Western Mail. 29 July 1890. p. 6 – via Welsh Newspapers Online.
- Cardiff electoral wards
- Grangetown, Cardiff
- 1890 establishments in Wales