Llanishen (electoral ward)

Llanishen is the name of an electoral ward in the north of Cardiff, capital city of Wales. It covers the community of Llanishen (and until 2022 Thornhill, which was created from the northern half of Llanishen in 2016).

Llanishen ward
Community/Electoral ward
Location of Llanishen ward within Cardiff
Population17,417 (2011 census)[1]
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARDIFF
Postcode districtCF14
Dialling code+44-29
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors2

Llanishen is bordered to the north by the Lisvane and Thornhill ward, to the west by Rhiwbina, to the south by the Heath ward and to the southeast by Cyncoed.

The Llanishen ward elects two (formerly four) councillors to Cardiff Council and has been represented by a mixture of Conservative and Labour councillors.

Between 2014 and 2017 Llanishen councillor Phil Bale was the leader of Cardiff Council.[2] On 2 August 2019 Phil Bale announced he was stepping down as councillor triggering a by-election on 21 November 2019.[3] Labour subsequently lost its seat to the Conservative Party.

2020 boundary review

Following a Cardiff boundary review, intended to give better electoral parity, the new community of Thornhill was transferred from the Llanishen ward to the neighbouring Lisvane ward, effective from the 2022 Cardiff Council election. As a result, Llanishen's representation reduced from 4 to 2 councillors.[4]

Representation
Representation 1973 – date [5][6]
  Conservative Ratepayer
1973 6 0
1976 5 1
Election Conservative    Labour   
1979 6 0
1983 3 0
1987 3 0
1991 2 1
1995 1 3
1999 0 4
2004 4 0
2008 4 0
2012 1 3
2017 3 1
2019BE 4 0
2022 0 2

BE = overall standing in the ward following a by-election

One of the four Conservative councillors who had represented the ward since 2004, Bob Smith, resigned from the Conservative party in November 2011, to sit as an Independent. This was in protest at not being re-selected to fight the seat at the May 2012 elections. [7]

Cardiff Council elections

2017
2017 Cardiff Council election[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shaun Michael Jenkins 2,890 12%  
Labour Co-op Phillip David Bale * 2,805 11%  
Conservative John Gustaf Lancaster 2,804 11%  
Conservative Thomas Alexander Parkhill 2,528 10%  
Labour Co-op Garry Hunt * 2,523 10%
Conservative Daniel Pablo Ruff 2,383 10%
Labour Co-op Jacqueline Margarete Jones 2,282 9%
Labour Co-op Masudah Ali 2,254 9%
Plaid Cymru Lona Roberts 666 3%
Liberal Democrats Karl Anthony Mudd 593 3%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Elizabeth Bridges 575 2%
Liberal Democrats Anabella Rees 543 2%
Green Michael David Cope 528 2%
Liberal Democrats Robert Miles Godfrey 449 2%
UKIP Lawrence Gwynn 323 1%
UKIP Crispin Anthony John 240 1%
UKIP Vivian Evans 220 1%
UKIP John Hill 180 1%
Turnout 50%

2019 by-election

A by-election took place on 21 November 2019, caused by the resignation of the remaining Labour councillor, Phil Bale. The seat was won by the Conservatives.[9]

2019 Cardiff Council Llanishen By-election [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sian Elin-Melbourne 1,566 43%  
Labour Co-op Garry Hunt 1,254 35%
Liberal Democrats Will Ogbourne 387 11%
Plaid Cymru Chris Haines 209 6%
Green Michael David Cope 138 4%
Independent Lawrence Douglas Gwynn 59 2%
Turnout 3613 27%

* = sitting councillor prior to the election

References
  1. "Llanishen - Key Stats". UKcensusdata.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. "Phil Bale named as new leader of Cardiff council's Labour group and is set to be new leader of city's council". Wales Online. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  3. "Former leader of Cardiff Council Phil Bale to step away from politics". WalesOnline. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  4. "Cardiff Final Recommendations". Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  5. "Cardiff Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  6. "Cardiff Welsh District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  7. "Cardiff councillor quits in protest over re-selection". Wales Online. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  8. "Election results for Llanishen - Cardiff Council Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cardiff Council. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  9. "Conservatives beat Labour in Llanishen by-election". Wales Online. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  10. "Election results for Llanishen - Cardiff Council Elections 2019 - Thursday, 21st November 2019". Cardiff Council. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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