Whitchurch & Tongwynlais
Electoral ward in Wales From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Whitchurch & Tongwynlais ward | |
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| Electoral ward | |
 Location of Whitchurch & Tongwynlais ward within Cardiff | |
| Population | 17,595 (2001 census) |
| OS grid reference | ST181780 |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARDIFF |
| Postcode district | CF15, CF14 |
| Dialling code | +44-29 |
| UK Parliament |
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| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament |
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| Councillors | 4 (all Labour) |
Whitchurch & Tongwynlais (Welsh: Yr Eglwys Newydd a Thongwynlais) is an electoral ward of Cardiff, Wales. It covers some or all of the following areas: Coryton, Tongwynlais and Whitchurch in the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff North. It is bounded by Caerphilly county borough to the north; Rhiwbina and Heath to the east; Llandaff North to the south; Radyr & Morganstown and Pentyrch to the west.
Government
Senedd
Whitchurch & Tongwynlais is in the Cardiff North constituency for the Senedd. Since 2011 it has been represented by Julie Morgan MS, a member of the Labour Party
Houses of Parliament
The Westminster constituency of Cardiff North was represented by the Conservative Party's Craig Williams MP until the 2017 election, when Labour's Anna McMorrin won the seat.
Local Government
The ward has elected four councillors to the post-1996 Cardiff Council[1] and, prior to that, four (Conservative) councillors to Cardiff City Council since the ward's creation in 1983.[2]
References
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