Whitchurch & Tongwynlais
Coordinates: 51°31′12″N 3°13′41″W / 51.520°N 3.228°W
Whitchurch & Tongwynlais ward | |
— Electoral ward — | |
Population | 17,595 (2001 census) |
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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) |
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