2012 Cardiff Council election

Election result

Labour gained control of the council from the Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru, after gaining 32 seats. The Liberal Democrat leader of the council, Rodney Berman, lost his seat by 51 votes after two recounts, bringing Labour's gains to 33. Sixty-one-year-old Labour councillor Heather Joyce, nicknamed 'Supernan' by the local newspaper, became the new council leader.

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Manifestos

Cardiff Greens

Cardiff Labour

Cardiff Liberal Democrats

Cardiff Plaid Cymru

Ward results

***** = sitting councillor in this ward prior to election

Adamsdown (2 seats)

|reg. electors = 6,182

Butetown (1 seat)

|reg. electors = 6,918

Caerau (2 seats)

|reg. electors = 7,722

Canton (3 seats)

|reg. electors = 10,814

Cathays (4 seats)

|reg. electors = 15,853

[[Creigiau & St. Fagans]] (1 seat)

|reg. electors = 3,966

Cyncoed (3 seats)

|reg. electors = 8,782

Ely (3 seats)

|reg. electors = 9,579

Fairwater (3 seats)

|reg. electors = 9,632

Gabalfa (2 seats)

|reg. electors = 6,859

Grangetown (3 seats)

|reg. electors = 13,002

Heath (3 seats)

Fenella Bowden, elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2008, stood as a Heath & Birchgrove Independent. |reg. electors = 9,799

Lisvane (1 seat)

|reg. electors = 2,868

Llandaff (2 seats)

|reg. electors = 7,342

Llandaff North (2 seats)

|reg. electors = 5,734

Llanishen (4 seats)

|reg. electors = 13,400

Llanrumney (3 seats)

|reg. electors = 8,049

Pentwyn (4 seats)

|reg. electors = 10,774

Pentyrch (1 seat)

|reg. electors = 2,729

Penylan (3 seats)

|reg. electors = 10,161

Plasnewydd (4 seats)

|reg. electors = 13,792

Pontprennau and Old St. Mellons (2 seats)

|reg. electors = 7,063

Radyr (1 seat)

|reg. electors = 4,986

Rhiwbina (3 seats)

|reg. electors = 9,220

Riverside (3 seats)

|reg. electors = 9,327

Rumney (2 seats)

Duncan Macdonald had been elected as a Conservative in 2008. |reg. electors = 6,565

Splott (3 seats)

|reg. electors = 9,426

Trowbridge (3 seats)

|reg. electors = 11,094

Whitchurch and Tongwynlais (4 seats)

|reg. electors = 12,970

By-elections between 2012 and 2017

Riverside

|reg. electors = 9,860 The by-election was caused by the resignation of Labour councillor Phil Hawkins for personal reasons.

Splott

|reg. electors = 9,846 A by-election was caused by the resignation of Labour councillor Luke Holland following accusations of non-attendance at council meetings. He stated that he planned to move to London.

Canton

|reg. electors = 11,915 The by-election was caused by the resignation of Labour Councillor Cerys Furlong on 30 December 2013.

Llandaff North

|reg. electors = 5,991 The by-election was caused by the resignation of Labour councillor Siobhan Corria for personal reasons.

Pentyrch

|reg. electors = 2,800 The by-election was caused by the resignation of Conservative Councillor Craig Williams, following his election as MP for Cardiff North.

Riverside

|reg. electors = 9,758 The by-election was caused by the resignation of Labour councillor Cecilia Love for family reasons.

Plasnewydd

|reg. electors = 11,356 The by-election was caused by the death of Labour councillor Mohammed Javed.

Grangetown

|reg. electors = 12,754 The by-election was caused by the death of Labour councillor Chris Lomax.

Defections 2012–17

• In April 2013 Gabalfa Councillor Gareth Holden resigned from The Lib Dems to sit as an independent and later joined Plaid Cymru.
• In June 2015 Rhiwbina Councillors Jayne Cowan and Adrian Robson both rejoined the Conservatives.
• In January 2016 Trowbridge Councillor Ralph Cook left Labour to sit as an independent. In 2017 he contested his seat for the Lib Dems.
• In May 2016 Llanrumny Councillor Derrick Morgan left the Labour group and sat as an independent.
• In August 2016 Splott Councillor Gretta Marshell resigned from Labour to sit as an independent and later joined Plaid Cymru
• In early 2017 Adamsdown Councillor Manzoor Ahmed was deselected by Labour and joined the Lib Dems.

Vacant seats by 2017 local election

Three seats were vacant by the end of the term caused by the resignation of Margaret Jones (Lib Dem) in Cyncoed, the resignation of Susan White (Labour) in Llandaff North and the death of Derrick Morgan (elected as Labour, then sitting as an Independent) in Llanrumny, all of happened within six months of the 2017 election, so no by-elections were held.

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