Creigiau & St Fagans
Creigiau & St. Fagans is a rural electoral ward on the western edge of Cardiff, Wales.
| Creigiau & St. Fagans | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward | |
 | |
| Population | 5,153 (2011 census) |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARDIFF |
| Postcode district | CF5 |
| Dialling code | +44-29 |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
| Councillors | 1 |
Description
The ward covers the villages of St. Fagans and Creigiau and the surrounding rural area. However, Creigiau is in the community of Pentyrch it is not in the Pentyrch ward. The Creigiau/St Fagans ward elects a councillor to Cardiff Council.
The ward falls within the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff West. It is bounded by Rhondda Cynon Taff to the northwest; Pentyrch and Radyr & Morganstown to the northeast; Llandaff and Fairwater to the east; Ely to the southeast; and the Vale of Glamorgan to the southwest.
According to the 2011 census, the population of the ward was 5,153.[1]
Until the 2012 council elections, the ward was represented by the Plaid Cymru Lord Mayor of Cardiff, Delme Bowen.[2]
Election results
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham Thomas | 948 | 47% | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Wynford Ellis Owen | 644 | 32% | ||
| Labour | John Yarrow | 334 | 17% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Borrow | 91 | 5% | ||
2012
In a surprise result, the Conservatives won the seat from Plaid Cymru by 25 votes. The seat had been previously held by Plaid Cymru's Delme Bowen, who stood down after serving a tenure as Cardiff's Lord Mayor.[4] Bowen had been a Plaid Cymru councillor since 1995.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham Thomas | 648 | 38% | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Wynford Ellis Owen | 623 | 36% | ||
| Labour | S. Evans | 321 | 19% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | H. Borrow | 53 | 3% | ||
| Green | T. Jones | 52 | 3% | ||
References
- "Creigiau/St. Fagans - Key Stats". UKcensusdata.com. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- Peter Law (2 May 2012) "Key battlegrounds in the race to run Cardiff Council", Wales Online. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- "Election results for Creigiau & St Fagans - Cardiff Council Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cardiff Council. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- "Cardiff council elections: The story in each ward". yourCardiff. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- "Delme Bowen becomes first Plaid lord mayor of Cardiff". BBC News. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2017.