Splott is the name of an
electoral ward in the south of
Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...
, capital city of
Wales
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. It covers the
communities of
Splott
Splott ( cy, Y Sblot) is a district and community in the south of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales, just east of the city centre. It was built up in the late 19th century on the land of two farms of the same name: Upper Splott and Lower Spl ...
and
Tremorfa
Tremorfa (Welsh for ''Tre'' town + ''morfa'' coastal marsh) is a district and (since 2016) community of the city of Cardiff, Wales. It falls into the Splott ward of Cardiff.
Transport
Tremorfa is served by the Cardiff Bus 11 route (was 61 for ...
(which was created from the northeastern part of Splott in 2016).
Description
The Splott ward is bordered to the north by the
Penylan
Penylan is a district and community in the east of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, known for its Edwardian era period houses and spacious tree lined roads and avenues.
Situated to both the north and south of the A48 dual carriageway, it ...
and
Rumney wards, to the northwest by
Adamsdown
Adamsdown ( cy, Waunadda or ) is an inner city area and community in the south of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. Adamsdown is generally located between Newport Road, to the north and the mainline railway to the south. The area includes ...
, to the southwest by the
Butetown
Butetown (or ''The Docks'', cy, Tre-biwt) is a district and community in the south of the city of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. It was originally a model housing estate built in the early 19th century by the 2nd Marquess of Bute, for whose t ...
ward. To the southeast is the
Severn Estuary
The Severn Estuary ( cy, Aber Hafren) is the estuary of the River Severn, flowing into the Bristol Channel between South West England and South Wales. Its high tidal range, approximately , means that it has been at the centre of discussions in t ...
.
The Splott ward elected two councillors to
Cardiff Council
Cardiff Council, formally the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Cyngor Sir Dinas a Sir Caerdydd) is the governing body for Cardiff, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. The principal area and its council were established ...
in 1995 and has elected three councillors since 1999. It has been represented by the
Labour Party and the
Liberal Democrats.
In May 2012 all three seats were won by a new team of Labour councillors, after a bitter campaign where the Liberal Democrats making a complaint to the police that Labour candidate, Luke Holland, had given a misleading address on his notice of poll.
Splott councillor Huw Thomas became leader of the Labour-controlled Cardiff Council in May 2017. Lord
Jack Brooks, who became leader of
South Glamorgan County Council
South Glamorgan County Council ( cy, Cyngor Sir De Morgannwg) was the local government authority that administered the county of South Glamorgan, Wales from its creation in 1974 until its abolition in 1996.
History
Local government in England and ...
, was a Splott councillor during the 80s and 90s.
Cardiff's first ethnic minority councillor, Manuel Delgado, was elected for Labour in the Splott ward in May 1967. Of
Cape Verdean heritage, Delgado is also claimed as the first black councillor in Wales. He also became Cardiff's first black magistrate in 1969.
County councillors
Cardiff County Borough Council
Prior to 1890 the Splott area was covered by the East ward of Cardiff. In July 1890, following the creation of
Cardiff County Borough Council
Cardiff County Borough Council, known as Cardiff City Council after Cardiff achieved city status in 1905, was the elected local authority that administered the town (later city) and county borough of Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales between 1889 and ...
, Splott was the name of one of the ten new electoral wards created in the county borough.
Each of the three councillors took turns to stand for re-election, on a three-yearly cycle.
References
External links
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{{Politics and Government in Cardiff, state=collapsed
1890 establishments in Wales
Cardiff electoral wards