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6 May 2027
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The 2027 Cardiff Council election is set to be held on 6 May 2027 as part of the 2027 Welsh local elections, with all 79 seats being up for election across 28 wards.
Background
editThe 2022 Cardiff Council election saw Labour win a landslide majority and secure 55 seats and 44.8% of the vote. The Conservatives lost nearly half of their seats (10 of the 21 held prior to the election), while the Liberal Democrats lost one seat. Common Ground, an electoral alliance formed by Plaid Cymru and the Wales Green Party, was reduced to just 2 seats.
2026 Senedd election
editIn the Senedd, Cardiff is covered by two six-member constituencies of Caerdydd Penarth and Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf, which are both predominantly located within the Cardiff City Council area along with some adjacent areas outside Cardiff. The table below shows the result of the 2026 Senedd election in those two constituencies. Both constituencies were won by Plaid Cymru, with the total vote share of Plaid across the two constituencies amounting to 39%.[4]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | 68,753 | 39.00 | 6 | |
| Reform | 32,860 | 18.64 | 2 | |
| Labour | 22,168 | 12.58 | 2 | |
| Green | 21,149 | 12.00 | 2 | |
| Conservative | 15,297 | 8.68 | 0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 10,702 | 6.07 | 0 | |
| Propel | 4,032 | 2.29 | 0 | |
| Heritage | 406 | 0.23 | 0 | |
| Communist | 211 | 0.12 | 0 | |
| Trade Union and Socialist Coalition | 125 | 0.07 | 0 | |
| Independents | 570 | 0.32 | 0 | |
| Total | 176,273 | 100.00 | 12 | |
| Valid votes | 176,273 | 99.75 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 442 | 0.25 | ||
| Total votes | 176,715 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 306,827 | 57.59 | ||
References
edit- ↑ "Councillor Chris Weaver Elected as Leader of Cardiff Council and a new Cabinet Appointed". Cardiff News room. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Meet the group". Cardiff Conservatives. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Cardiff Council Composition - 2026 Latest". Open Council Data UK. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Senedd Cymru/ Welsh Parliament elections 2026". House of Commons Library. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- 1 2 In the 2022 council election, the Green Party and Plaid Cymru contested the election as the joint Common Ground electoral alliance. It won 2 seats, with 17.3% of the vote. Both winning councillors were Plaid Cymru members.
