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The 2008 Cardiff Council election was held on 1 May, along with the 2008 Welsh local elections. [1] All 75 seats of Cardiff Council were contested, with it remaining in no overall control. It was preceded by the 2004 election and followed by the 2012 election.
Cardiff Council, formally the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff (Welsh: Cyngor Sir Dinas a Sir Caerdydd) [3] is the governing body for Cardiff, one of the principal areas of Wales. The principal area and its council were established in 1996 to replace the previous Cardiff City Council which had been a lower-tier authority within ...
The 2008 Cardiff Council election was held on 1 May, along with the 2008 Welsh local elections. All 75 seats of Cardiff Council were contested, with it remaining in no overall control . It was preceded by the 2004 election and followed by the 2012 election
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Local government in England and Wales was reorganised following the Local Government Act 1972. The old administrative county of Glamorgan was subdivided, with Cardiff and the Vale between Cardiff and Bridgend forming South Glamorgan. South Glamorgan County Council came into existence on 1 April 1974. The administration of the area was further subdi...
Prior to 1974, Cardiff had traditionally been a Conservative Party stronghold, but the city council's first administration in 1974 had a Labour Party majority, reflecting the changing social composition of the city. Control of the council changed regularly during its existence, between Labour, Conservative and a period from 1987 to 1991 when no par...
At the first Cardiff City Council elections in 1973, 75 city councillors were elected from 21 electoral wards. From 1983, the number of wards increased to 26. From 1987, the number of councillors reduced to 65. Party with most elected councillors in bold.
The council was headquartered at City Hall in Cathays Park, which had been built in 1905 for the former Cardiff County Borough Council.
Alan Hooper; John Punter (Eds.) Capital Cardiff 1975–2020: Regeneration, Competitiveness and the Urban Environment. University of Wales Press (2006), ISBN 0-7083-2063-5.
This City Dashboard brings together a number of data-sets, grouped by different themes, which presents a picture of life in Cardiff. The data can be viewed over time, compared with other areas...
Cardiff Council’s 5 year plan. Find out about the key aims and ambitions for the city. Councillors and Meetings. Find your local Councillors, meeting dates and ...
Council’s democratic bodies as well as how decisions are made and by whom. It explains the functions of the Council, its Cabinet and its committees, and which body of the Council is responsible...
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