Butetown (electoral ward)
The Butetown electoral ward of Cardiff covers the Cardiff Bay area of the city, electing a councillor to Cardiff Council.
| Butetown ward | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward | |
 Location of Butetown ward within Cardiff | |
| Population | 10,125 (2011 census) |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARDIFF |
| Postcode district | CF10 |
| Dialling code | +44-29 |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
| Councillors | 1 |
Description
The Butetown ward includes the areas of Butetown and Atlantic Wharf. It is located in the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff South and Penarth and the Senedd Cymru constituency of the same name. Butetown ward is bounded by the wards of Grangetown (and the River Taff) to the west; Cathays and Adamsdown to the north; Splott to the northeast. The ward also covers the island of Flat Holm, which is part of Cardiff though several miles off the coast.[1]
According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 10,125.[2]
Representatives
Butetown elects one Councillor to Cardiff Council. The ward has been represented by Cllr Saeed Ebrahim (Labour) since May 2017.
Councillors since 1995
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Ben Foday | Labour | |
| 1999 | Betty Campbell | Independent | |
| 2004 | Vaughan Gething | Labour | |
| 2008 | Delme Greening | Liberal Democrat | |
| 2012 | Ali Ahmed | Labour | |
| 2017 | Saeed Ebrahim [4] | Labour | |
Under-representation
When elected in 2012 Councillor Ahmed raised concerns that the Butetown ward, with only one councillor for a diverse area, was under-represented on Cardiff Council.[5] The issue was raised again in 2016 by the Atlantic Wharf Residents’ Association, who demanded that Atlantic Wharf be made into a ward of its own with its approximately 1500 houses and flats. Butetown ward had a population similar to the Cardiff wards of Llanrumney and Cyncoed, which each elected three councillors.[6]
Cardiff City Council 1983-1996
Between 1983 and the council's dissolution in 1996, Butetown was the name of the ward to Cardiff City Council[7] (prior to that it had been part of the South ward). The ward's first councillor, Gaynor Legall, was also the first black female local councillor in Wales.[8]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Gaynor Legall | Labour | |
| 1987 | Gaynor Legall | Labour | |
| 1991 | Betty Campbell | Independent | |
References
- Election Maps, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
- Area: Butetown (Ward) - Key Statistics, Office of National Statistics. Retrieved 2016-11-04
- http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Cardiff-1995-2012.pdf
- http://cardiff.moderngov.co.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=892
- Malone, Sam (4 May 2012). "Labour takes Cardiff's Butetown ward from the Lib Dems". WalesOnline. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- Huw Silk (2 November 2016) "Residents complain Cardiff Bay is under-represented on city council", South Wales Echo, page 9.
- "Cardiff Welsh District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- Gaynor Legall, 100welshwomen.wales. Retrieved 28 May 2019.