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Local Election Results 2008

Caerdydd
Cardiff

Other results for Cardiff: 2004 2012 2017 2022
By-elections for Cardiff (may be incomplete): 31st July 2008 (Pentyrch) — 3rd March 2011 (Riverside) — 5th December 2013 (Riverside; Splott) — 20th February 2014 (Canton) — 2nd October 2014 (Llandaff N.) — 30th June 2015 (Pentyrch) — 7th October 2015 (Riverside) — 20th September 2016 (Plasnewydd) — 3rd November 2016 (Grangetown) — 21st February 2019 (Ely) — 18th July 2019 (Cyncoed) — 3rd October 2019 (Whitchurch & Tongwynlais) — 21st November 2019 (Llanishen) — 11th November 2021 (Heath) — 25th April 2024 (Grangetown)

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Consolidated results — Cardiff 2008

Party Votes Percent Seats
Labour 26680 26.8% 13
Conservative 26395 26.5% 17
Liberal Democrat 24593 24.7% 35
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 13297 13.4% 7
Independent 4992 5.0% 3
Green Party 2173 2.2% 0
Socialist Alternative 632 0.6% 0
UK Independence Party 398 0.4% 0
Communist Party of Britain 310 0.3% 0
Left List 91 0.1% 0

Adamsdown (2)

Nigel Howells LD 925 53.3%
John Dixon LD 891
Sarah Merry Lab 431 24.8%
Peter Payne Lab 383
Julie Jenkins C 160 9.2%
Mary Newman C 151
David Bartlett SocAlt 98 5.6%
Fran Rawlings Comm 66 3.8%
Joe Redmond Left 55 3.2%

Butetown [LD gain from Lab]

Delme Greening LD 708 40.8%
Vaughan Gething Lab 594 34.2%
Maria Hill C 294 16.9%
Ben Foday Ind 103 5.9%
Karen Tyre Left 36 2.1%

Caerau (2)

Jacqui Gasson LD 1176 48.5%
Roger Burley LD 1091
Harry Ernest Lab 750 30.9%
Maliika Kaaba Lab 584
Alec Burns C 285 11.8%
Clive Williams C 255
John Garland PC 213 8.8%
Tomos Evans PC 178

Canton (3)

Ramesh Patel Lab 1814 36.6%
Richard Cook Lab 1580
Cerys Furlong Lab 1497
Elin Tudur PC 1257 25.3%
Colin Nosworthy PC 1170
Numan Ahmed PC 1113
Pamela Richards C 858 17.3%
Harold Burns C 820
Andrew Sweet C 813
Jake Griffiths Grn 515 10.4%
Carys Williams Grn 411
Jane Richards Grn 396
Andrew Owen LD 361 7.3%
Keith Clements LD 331
Alastair Sloan LD 224
Lianne Francis SocAlt 158 3.2%

Cathays (4)

Jonathan Aylwin LD 1114 42.4%
Simon Pickard LD 1051
Elizabeth Clark LD 1033
Simon Wakefield LD 958
Daniel Gordon Lab 453 17.3%
Stephen Farrington Lab 431
Michaela Neild Lab 426
Reg Surridge Lab 416
Owen Thomas PC 397 15.1%
Mari Sion PC 360
Emma Bridger Grn 335 12.8%
Tony Couch PC 335
Alan Berriman C 327 12.5%
Richard Nelmes C 319
Christopher Heighway PC 313
Janine Jones-Pritchard C 308
Stephen Johns C 293
John Cowie Grn 286

Creigiau/St Fagans

Delme Bowen PC 1187 62.1%
Angela Jones-Evans C 441 23.1%
Jonathan Evans Lab 188 9.8%
Sarah Fyson LD 94 4.9%

Cyncoed (3)

Kate Lloyd LD 2294 50.7%
Margaret Jones LD 2166
David Rees LD 2152
Lee Gonzalez C 1439 31.8%
Peter Meyer C 1383
Vicci Stocqueler C 1320
Diane Owen Lab 518 11.4%
Wendy Heaven Lab 475
David Taylor Lab 415
Alun Ogwen PC 275 6.1%

Ely (3)

Brian Finn Lab 1273 46.6%
Susan Goddard Lab 1257
Russell Goodway Lab 1048
Paul Kemble PC 687 25.1%
Malcolm Marshall PC 657
Gerard Charmley C 525 19.2%
Margaret Evans C 520
Rob Thomas C 491
Rukshana Islam PC 470
Joanne Foster LD 248 9.1%
Sian Cliff LD 241
Clare Lutwyche LD 208

Fairwater (3) [3 PC gains from Lab]

Neil McEvoy PC 1875 48.6%
Lisa Ford PC 1802
Keith Parry PC 1560
John Norman Lab 949 24.6%
Michael Michael Lab 944
Derek Rees Lab 871
Richard John C 837 21.7%
Oliver Owen C 780
Richard Minshull C 750
Hilary Borrow LD 197 5.1%
Peter Borrow LD 182
Gareth Price LD 175

Gabalfa (2)

Ed Bridges LD 999 52.8%
Cathy Pearcy LD 891
Dilwar Ali Lab 371 19.6%
Joe Monks Lab 313
Matthew Lane C 217 11.5%
Vivienne Ward C 211
Brian Coman PC 175 9.3%
Rosa Thomas Grn 129 6.8%
Anthony Evans PC 111

Grangetown (3)

Francesca Montemaggi LD 1357 31.9%
Asghar Ali LD 1319
David Morgan LD 1317
Lynda Thorne Lab 1138 26.7%
Stephen Brooks Lab 1131
David Collins Lab 1104
Farida Aslam PC 1099 25.8%
Patrick Daley PC 1009
Ioan Bellin PC 920
Benjamin Green C 546 12.8%
Mark Jones C 533
Michael Wallbank C 482
Rick Newnham Comm 117 2.7%

Heath (3) [2 C gains from LD]

Ron Page C 2205 37.5%
Lyn Hudson C 2135
Fenella Bowden LD 1877 31.9%
Christopher Williams C 1819
Michelle Michaelis LD 1642
Gwilym Owen LD 1545
Rob Henley Lab 896 15.2%
Fatimah Begum Lab 656
Iftakhar Khan Lab 575
Nans Couch PC 468 8.0%
Andrew Connell Grn 435 7.4%

Lisvane

David Walker C 1260 79.9%
Paul Jeffries Lab 189 12.0%
Robert Collins LD 128 8.1%

Llandaff (2) [2 LD gains from Lab]

Kirsty Davies LD 1273 33.0%
Gareth Aubrey LD 1173
Craig Williams C 1109 28.8%
Clare Bath C 1104
John Sheppard Lab 1019 26.4%
Gill Green Lab 825
Gillian M. Green PC 454 11.8%

Llandaff North (2) [1 LD gain from Lab]

Ann Rowland-James LD 976 40.8%
Jacqui Hooper LD 908
Terry Gilder Lab 771 32.2%
Karen Screen Lab 757
Julie Driscoll C 453 18.9%
James Ward C 390
John Rowlands PC 195 8.1%
Ieuan Wyn PC 163

Llanishen (4)

Jonathan Burns C 2923 49.1%
Craig Piper C 2828
Richard Foley C 2734
Robert Smith C 2623
Garry Hunt Lab 1769 29.7%
John Imperato Lab 1496
Marie John Lab 1491
Caroline Derbyshire Lab 1478
John Frankham-Barnes LD 664 11.2%
Sarah Bridges LD 605
Lona Roberts PC 592 10.0%
David Davies PC 588
Laura Pearcy LD 544
Ian Porter LD 449
Gwennol Haf PC 377
Steven Thomas PC 329

Llanrumney (3)

Jackie Parry Lab 1126 42.3%
Heather Joyce Lab 1105
Derrick Morgan Lab 1090
Colin Lewis PC 752 28.2%
Philip James C 650 24.4%
Gerrard Harris C 633
Terence O'Neill PC 621
Dai Reeves PC 531
Allyson Thomas C 456
Peter Randerson LD 135 5.1%
Hugh Minor LD 134
Ian Walton LD 116

Pentwyn (4)

Judith Woodman LD 1851 50.1%
Paul Chaundy LD 1808
Joseph Carter LD 1786
Keith Hyde LD 1778
Mark Davies Lab 893 24.2%
Peter Bradbury Lab 892
Anthony Hunt Lab 860
Nigel Morgan C 576 15.6%
Huw John C 560
Philip Marsden C 530
Gareth Jones-Pritchard C 504
Steve Williams SocAlt 376 10.2%

Pentyrch [C gain from Lab]

Simon Roberts C 478 34.4%
Christine Priday Lab 429 30.8%
Jane Reece PC 275 19.8%
Russell Hargrave LD 110 7.9%
Michael Jones Ind 99 7.1%

Penylan (3)

Tricia Burfoot LD 2294 49.6%
Freda Salway LD 2200
Bill Kelloway LD 2145
Susan Williams C 766 16.6%
Liz Morgan C 742
Michael Parsons C 686
Judith Anderson Lab 680 14.7%
Ralph Rees Lab 670
Peter Wong Lab 566
Tony Verderame Ind 535 11.6%
Meic Peterson PC 351 7.6%
Helen Bradley PC 332
Ruth Underdown PC 314

Plasnewydd (4)

Elgan Morgan LD 1524 37.0%
Rodney Berman LD 1479
Mark Stephens LD 1457
Richard Jerrett LD 1411
Sue Lent Lab 1207 29.3%
Mary McGarry Lab 1040
Mohammad Javed Lab 1035
Paul Mitchell Lab 887
Sam Coates Grn 545 13.2%
Anthony Matthews Grn 518
Ashraf Ali PC 448 10.9%
Gordon Bateman PC 428
Enid Harries C 398 9.7%
Kathleen Fisher C 361
Maureen Blackmore C 348
Dom Stocqueler C 283

Pontprennau/​Old St Mellons (2) [1 C gain from Lab]

Dianne Rees C 1362 50.6%
Jane Rogers C 1274
Georgina Phillips Lab 1092 40.6%
Lisa Stevens Lab 938
Ronald Michaelis LD 237 8.8%
Charles Woodman LD 233

Radyr [C gain from Lab]

Roderick McKerlich C 1344 60.2%
James Knight Lab 440 19.7%
Catherine Sloan LD 234 10.5%
Ian Hughes PC 215 9.6%

Rhiwbina (3) [3 Ind gains from C]

Jayne Cowan Ind 3724 55.1%
Adrian Robson Ind 3452
Brian Jones Ind 2828
Gareth Neale C 1747 25.9%
Debi Ashton C 1461
Chris Taylor C 1389
John Wake Lab 600 8.9%
Alun Guy PC 272 4.0%
Ann Brain PC 264
Falmai Griffiths PC 248
Anne Greagsby Grn 214 3.2%
Patricia Azzopardi LD 200 3.0%
Rachel Thomas LD 165
Edward Mason LD 128

Riverside (3) [1 PC gain from Lab]

Sarul Islam PC 1064 43.9%
Gwenllian Lansdown PC 1064
Jas Singh PC 991
Mark Drakeford Lab 786 32.4%
Ali Ahmed Lab 743
Susan Evans Lab 707
Russell Cotty C 295 12.2%
Molly Hughes LD 280 11.5%
Phil Bale LD 250
Michael Hyde LD 235
Shazia Awan C 209
Shana Awan C 206

Rumney (2) [2 C gains from Lab]

John Ireland C 1073 49.2%
Duncan MacDonald C 1038
Bob Derbyshire Lab 908 41.6%
Geoff Parry Lab 870
Anabella Rees LD 200 9.2%
Emma Woodman LD 189

Splott (3) [1 Lab gain from LD]

Gavin Cox LD 1490 39.7%
Clarissa Holland Lab 1485 39.6%
Martin Holland Lab 1350
Matthew Greenough Lab 1215
Alex Evans LD 1211
Nadeem Majid LD 1149
Martyn Miller C 373 9.9%
Paul Pavia C 329
Yasser Mahmood C 292
Kibria Shah PC 275 7.3%
Nerys Morgan PC 231
Daniel Mason PC 212
Robert Griffiths Comm 127 3.4%

Trowbridge (3) [1 LD gain from Lab]

Ralph Cook Lab 1253 36.5%
Geraldine Grant LD 1142 33.3%
Monica Walsh Lab 1124
Jeremy Townsend LD 1107
Elizabeth Woodman LD 1072
Gretta Hunt Lab 916
Clifford Furnish Ind 531 15.5%
Barbara Jeffrys C 506 14.7%
Jean Summerhayes C 482
Kim Summerhayes C 447
Simon Swanton Ind 413

Whitchurch and Tongwynlais (4) [1 C gain from Lab]

Timothy Davies C 2948 40.5%
Linda Morgan C 2904
Brian Griffiths C 2857
Michael Jones-Pritchard C 2790
Sophie Howe Lab 2658 36.5%
Peter Howe Lab 2147
Bev Hampson Lab 2023
Lucy Merredy Lab 1962
Glenys Evans PC 771 10.6%
Wyn Jones PC 748
Ceri Morgan PC 715
Dewi Owen PC 669
Siobhan McGurk LD 505 6.9%
Nia Jones LD 471
Joe Callan UKIP 398 5.5%
Joyce Lentern LD 398
Martin Wolstencroft LD 329

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