Cardiff Council

Cardiff Council

Cyngor Caerdydd
Cardiff Council ; Cyngor Caerdydd
	Council logo
Type
Type	Council of City and County of Cardiff
History
Founded	1 April 1996
Preceded by	Cardiff City Council; South Glamorgan County Council;
Leadership
Lord Mayor	Jane Henshaw, ; Labour ; since 23 May 2024
Leader	Huw Thomas, ; Labour ; since 25 May 2017
Chief Executive	Paul Orders ; since 26 September 2013
Structure
Seats	79
Political groups	Administration Labour (55) Other parties (24) Conservative (9) Liberal Democrat (10) Plaid Cymru/Green (2) Independent (2) Propel (1)
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
First election	4 May 1995
Last election	5 May 2022
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
	City Hall, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3ND
Website
	www.cardiff.gov.uk

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 South Glamorgan. Cardiff Council consists of 79 councillors, representing 28 electoral wards.

Labour has held a majority of the seats on the council since 2012. The last election was in May 2022 and the next election is due in 2027.

^ "Council minutes, 25 May 2017" (PDF). Cardiff Council. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ "Council minutes, 26 September 2013" (PDF). Cardiff Council. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ "Cyfansoddiad Cyngor Caerdydd" (PDF). Cardiff Council website.

[1] "Council minutes, 25 May 2017" (PDF). Cardiff Council. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

[2] "Council minutes, 26 September 2013" (PDF). Cardiff Council. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

[3] "Cyfansoddiad Cyngor Caerdydd" (PDF). Cardiff Council website.

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