Editing Cardiff (section)

==Government==
{{Main|Politics in Cardiff}}{{See also|Cardiff Council|Senedd}}
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The Senedd (Welsh Parliament; {{Langx|cy|Senedd Cymru}}) has been based in Cardiff Bay since its formation in 1999 as the "National Assembly for Wales". The Senedd building was opened on 1 March 2006 by [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|The Queen]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/tm_objectid=16757822&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=queen-to-open-wales--senedd-name_page.html |title=Queen to open Wales' Senedd |date=1 March 2006 |publisher=WalesOnline.co.uk |access-date=22 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120055847/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/tm_objectid=16757822&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=queen-to-open-wales--senedd-name_page.html |archive-date=20 January 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Member of the Senedd|Members of the Senedd]] (MSs), the Senedd Commission and ministerial support staff are based in Cardiff Bay.

Cardiff elects four constituency Members of the Senedd to the Senedd; the constituencies for the Senedd are the same as for the UK Parliament. All of the city's electors have an extra vote for the [[South Wales Central (Senedd electoral region)|South Wales Central]] regional members; this system increases proportionality to the Senedd. The most recent Senedd general election was held on [[2021 Senedd election|6 May 2021]].

In the Senedd, Cardiff is represented by [[Jenny Rathbone]] (Labour) in [[Cardiff Central (Senedd constituency)|Cardiff Central]], [[Julie Morgan]] (Labour) in [[Cardiff North (Senedd constituency)|Cardiff North]], former First Minister [[Mark Drakeford]] (Labour) in [[Cardiff West (Senedd constituency)|Cardiff West]] and former First Minister [[Vaughan Gething]] (Labour) in [[Cardiff South and Penarth (Senedd constituency)|Cardiff South and Penarth]].
[[File:2024 Wales Cardiff Constituencies map.svg|thumb|160x160px|Map of the four constituencies covering Cardiff (in pink) since 2024. 1 = [[Cardiff West (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff West]], 2 = [[Cardiff North (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff North]], 3 = [[Cardiff South and Penarth (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff South and Penarth]], 4 = [[Cardiff East (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff East]].]]
At Westminster, Cardiff is represented by four constituencies: [[Cardiff East (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff East]], [[Cardiff North (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff North]], [[Cardiff South and Penarth (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff South and Penarth]], and [[Cardiff West (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff West]].

The [[Welsh Government]] is headquartered in Cardiff's [[Cathays Park]], where most of its civil servants are based, with smaller numbers in other central locations: [[Cathays]], [[Canton, Cardiff|Canton]], and [[Cardiff Bay]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wales.gov.uk/contact_us/officelocations/southeastwalesoffices/cardiff/?lang=en |title=Offices in Cardiff |publisher=Welsh Government |date=15 October 2012 |access-date=2 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406020251/http://wales.gov.uk/contact_us/officelocations/southeastwalesoffices/cardiff/?lang=en |archive-date=6 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> There are other Welsh Government offices in other parts of Wales, such as Llandudno and Aberystwyth, and there are international offices.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wales.gov.uk/contact_us/officelocations/?lang=en |title=Office locations |publisher=Welsh Government |date=23 May 2011 |access-date=2 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221171036/http://wales.gov.uk/contact_us/officelocations/?lang=en |archive-date=21 February 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Local government===
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Between 1889 and 1974 Cardiff was a county borough governed by [[Cardiff County Borough Council]] (known as Cardiff City Council after 1905). Between 1974 and 1996, Cardiff was governed by [[Cardiff City Council]], a district council of [[South Glamorgan]]. Since [[Local Government (Wales) Act 1994|local government reorganisation in 1996]], Cardiff has been governed by the City and County Council of Cardiff, based at [[County Hall, Cardiff|County Hall]] in Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff Bay. Voters elect 75 councillors every four years.

Between the 2004 and 2012 local elections, no individual political party held a majority on Cardiff County Council. The [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] held the largest number of seats and Cllr [[Rodney Berman]] was Leader of the council.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=2872%2C4274%2C4956&parent_directory_id=2865 |title=Council Composition |date=14 May 2008 |publisher=Cardiff County Council |access-date=22 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060927042410/http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?Parent_Directory_id=2865&nav=2872%2C4274%2C4956 |archive-date=27 September 2006 }}</ref> The Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru formed a partnership administration.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics-news/2008/05/13/lib-dems-and-plaid-set-for-a-coalition-in-cardiff-91466-20899896/ |title=Lib Dems and Plaid set for a coalition in Cardiff |last=Shipton |first=Martin |date=13 May 2008 |publisher=WalesOnline |access-date=22 October 2008 |archive-date=28 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528130543/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/lib-dems-plaid-set-coalition-2176063 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[2012 Cardiff Council election|2012 elections]] the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] achieved an outright majority, after gaining an additional 33 seats across the city.

Cardiff is divided into communities, several with their own [[community council]] and the rest governed directly by Cardiff City Council. Elections are held every five years. The last contested elections would have been held at the same time as the [[2017 Cardiff Council election]] had there been more candidates standing than available seats. Those with community councils are:
*Lisvane (10 seats)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Your Local Councillors |url=http://www.lisvanecommunity.org.uk/Lisvane-CC/community_council-7044.aspx#councillors |publisher=[[Lisvane]] Community Council |access-date=26 March 2020 |archive-date=27 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727071138/http://www.lisvanecommunity.org.uk/Lisvane-CC/community_council-7044.aspx#councillors |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*Old St. Mellons (9 seats)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Councillors |url=http://www.oldstmellonscommunitycouncil.org.uk/OSM-Community-Council/councillors-9368.aspx |publisher=[[Old St Mellons]] Community Council |access-date=26 March 2020 |archive-date=26 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326195154/http://www.oldstmellonscommunitycouncil.org.uk/OSM-Community-Council/councillors-9368.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Pentyrch (13 seats)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Councillors |url=http://www.pentyrch.cc/?page_id=72 |publisher=[[Pentyrch]] Community Council |access-date=26 March 2020 |archive-date=27 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727071527/http://www.pentyrch.cc/?page_id=72 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Radyr & Morganstown (13 seats)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Councillors and staff |url=https://www.radyrandmorganstown.org/councillors-and-staff.html |publisher=[[Radyr]] & [[Morganstown]] Community Council |access-date=26 March 2020 |archive-date=26 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326195147/https://www.radyrandmorganstown.org/councillors-and-staff.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Tongwynlais (9 seats)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Community Councillors |url=https://www.tongwynlais.org/community-councillors/ |publisher=[[Tongwynlais]] Community Council |access-date=26 March 2020 |archive-date=26 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326195153/https://www.tongwynlais.org/community-councillors/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*St Fagans (9 seats)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Your Community Councillors |url=http://www.stfaganscommunitycouncil.org.uk/St-Fagans-Cc/your_community_councillors-9441.aspx |publisher=[[St Fagans]] Community Council |access-date=26 March 2020 |archive-date=26 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326195150/http://www.stfaganscommunitycouncil.org.uk/St-Fagans-Cc/your_community_councillors-9441.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>