Whitchurch & Tongwynlais

Coordinates: 51°31′12″N 3°13′41″W / 51.520°N 3.228°W / 51.520; -3.228

Whitchurch & Tongwynlais ward
— Electoral ward —

Population	17,595 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	ST181780
Principal area	Cardiff
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARDIFF
Postcode district	CF15, CF14
Dialling code	+44-29
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Cardiff North (Conservative)
Welsh Assembly	Cardiff North (Labour)
Councillors	4 (all Labour)
List of places UK Wales Cardiff

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; and Radyr and Pentyrch to the west.

Government

National Assembly

Whitchurch & Tongwynlais is in the Cardiff North constituency for the National Assembly for Wales, currently represented by Julie Morgan AM, a member of the Labour Party

Houses of Parliament

The Westminster constituency of Cardiff North is currently represented by Craig Williams MP a member of the Conservative Party.

Local Government

The ward is represented by Chris Davis, Jonathan Wynne Evans, Benjamin Thomas and David Groves all of the Labour Party

References

City of Cardiff

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Neighbourhoods	Adamsdown Birchgrove Butetown Caerau Canton Cardiff Bay Cardiff Gate Cathays Creigiau Cyncoed Danescourt Ely Fairwater Gabalfa Grangetown Heath Lisvane Llandaff Llandaff North Llanishen Llanrumney Pentwyn Pentyrch Penylan Plasnewydd Pontcanna Pontprennau Radyr and Morganstown Rhiwbina Riverside Roath Rumney Splott St Fagans St Mellons Thornhill Tongwynlais Tremorfa Trowbridge Whitchurch

Principal areas of Wales

Communities of Cardiff

Adamsdown Butetown Caerau Canton Castle Cathays Cyncoed Ely Fairwater Gabalfa Grangetown Heath Lisvane Llandaff Llandaff North Llanishen Llanrumney Pentwyn Pentyrch Plasnewydd Pontprennau Radyr and Morganstown Rhiwbina Riverside Roath Rumney St Fagans Old St Mellons Splott Tongwynlais Trowbridge Whitchurch

Politics and Government in Cardiff

Local Government	City of Cardiff Council County Hall City Hall Elections

Local Government Electoral wards	Adamsdown Butetown Caerau Canton Cathays Creigiau & St Fagans Cyncoed Ely Fairwater Gabalfa Grangetown Heath Llanishen Lisvane Llandaff Llandaff North Llanrumney Pentwyn Pentyrch Penylan Plasnewydd Pontprennau & Old St Mellons Radyr & Morganstown Rhiwbina Riverside Rumney Splott Trowbridge Whitchurch & Tongwynlais

National Assembly for Wales Constituencies and AMs	Cardiff Central (Jenny Rathbone Lab) Cardiff North (Julie Morgan Lab) Cardiff West (Mark Drakeford Lab) Cardiff South and Penarth (Vaughan Gething Lab) South Wales Central (Andrew RT Davies - David Melding - Eluned Parrott - Leanne Wood)

Devolved Administration in Wales Institutions and Venues	National Assembly for Wales (Senedd Tŷ Hywel) Welsh Government Crown Building (Cathays Park))

House of Commons Constituencies and MPs	Cardiff Central (Jo Stevens Lab) Cardiff North (Jonathan Evans Con) Cardiff West (Kevin Brennan Lab) Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty Lab)

European Parliament Constituencies and MEPs	Wales (Jill Evans Plaid) (Kay Swinburne Con) (Nathan Gill UKIP) (Derek Vaughan Lab)

Police and crime commissioner	South Wales (Alun Michael Lab)

Headquarters	Plaid Cymru Wales Green Party Welsh Conservative Party Welsh Labour Welsh Liberal Democrats

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