List of members of Cardiff Council by seniority
This is the list of members of the city and County of Cardiff Counil by seniority, 2019–present. The councillors are ranked by the beginning of their terms in office, on the City and County of Cardiff Council.
The Council elected in 2017 was the sixth to be elected.
Criteria
The criteria for seniority, used in this article, are derived from the date of election. No distinction is made between those elecyed onthe same day.
When a member has had broken service, that does not affect his or her seniority which is based on the latest period of continuous service.
List
This article assigns a numerical rank to each of the 72 members initially elected to the sixth Council. Other members, who were not the first person declared elected to a seat but who joined the Council as a result of by-elections, are not assigned a number.
Rank | Member | Party | Ward 2019 | Elected | Notes | |
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First Council (elected May 1995). | ||||||
001 | Russell Goodway | Lab | Ely | May 1995 | Leader of the Council, 1995-2004 | |
Second Council (elected May 1999). | ||||||
002 | Jayne Cowan | Con | Rhiwbina | May 1999 | Sat as an Independent 2008-15 | |
002 | Nigel Howells | Lib Dem | Adamsdown | May 1999 | ||
002 | David Walker | Con | Lisvane | May 1999 | ||
005 | Ramesh Patel | Lab | Canton | 7 June 2001 | ||
Third Council (elected May 2004). | ||||||
006 | Adrian Robson | Con | Rhiwbina | May 2004 | Sat as an Independent 2008-15 | |
Fourth Council (elected May 2008). | ||||||
007 | Joseph Carter | Lib Dem | Pentwyn | May 2017 | ||
007 | Lisa Ford | Plaid | Fairwater | May 2008 | Left Plaid Cymru in 2019 | |
007 | Lyn Hudson | Con | Heath | May 2008 | ||
007 | Heather Joyce | Lab | Llanrumney | May 2017 | ||
007 | Neil McEvoy | Plaid | Fairwater | May 2017 | Left Plaid Cymru in 2019 | |
007 | Roderick McKerlich | Con | Radyr | May 2008 | ||
007 | Dianne Rees | Con | Pontprennau and Old St Mellons | May 2008 | ||
Fifth Council (elected May 2012). | ||||||
002 | ||||||
Sixth Council (elected May 2017). | ||||||
006 | Wendy Congreve | Lib Dem | Cyncoed | May 2017 | ||
006 | Saeed Ebrahim | Lab | Butetown | May 2017 | ||
006 | Owen Jones | Lab | Adamsdown | May 2017 | ||
002 | Kathryn Kelloway | Con | Lisvane | May 2017 | ||
006 | Ashley Lister | Lab | Grangetown | May 2017 | ||
006 | Norma Mackie | Lab | Cathays | May 2017 | ||
006 | Bablin Molik | Lib Dem | Cyncoed | May 2017 | ||
006 | Keith Parry | Plaid | Fairwater | May 2017 | Previously represented the ward 2008-12. Left Plaid Cymru in 2019. | |
006 | Abdul Sattar | Lab | Grangetown | May 2017 | ||
006 | Rhys Taylor | Lib Dem | Gabalfa | May 2017 | ||
006 | Ashley Wood | Lib Dem | Gabalfa | May 2017 | ||