| Butetown ward | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward | |
 Location of Butetown ward withinCardiff | |
| Population | 10,125 (2011 census) |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARDIFF |
| Postcode district | CF10 |
| Dialling code | +44-29 |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
| Councillors | 1 |
TheButetownelectoral ward ofCardiff covers theCardiff Bay area of the city, electing a councillor toCardiff Council.
The Butetown ward includes the areas ofButetown andAtlantic Wharf. It is located in the parliamentary constituency ofCardiff South and Penarth and theSeneddconstituency of the same name. Butetown ward is bounded by the wards ofGrangetown (and theRiver Taff) to the west,Cathays andAdamsdown to the north,Splott to the northeast. The ward also covers the island ofFlat Holm, which is part of Cardiff though several miles off the coast.[1]
According to the2011 census the population of the ward was 10,125.[2]
Butetown elects one Councillor toCardiff Council. The ward has been represented by Cllr Saeed Ebrahim (Labour) since May 2017.
Following the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales' recommendations, the number of Butetown councillors will be increased from 1 to 3, effective from the2022 Cardiff Council elections.[3]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Ben Foday | Labour | |
| 1999 | Betty Campbell | Independent | |
| 2004 | Vaughan Gething | Labour | |
| 2008 | Delme Greening | Liberal Democrat | |
| 2012 | Ali Ahmed | Labour | |
| 2017 | Saeed Ebrahim[5] | Labour | |
| 2022 | Saeed Ebrahim[6] Helen Gunter Margaret Lewis. | Labour Labour Labour | |
When elected in 2012 Councillor Ahmed raised concerns that the Butetown ward, with only one councillor for a diverse area, was under-represented on Cardiff Council.[7] The issue was raised again in 2016 by the Atlantic Wharf Residents’ Association, who demanded that Atlantic Wharf be made into a ward of its own with its approximately 1500 houses and flats. Butetown ward had a population similar to the Cardiff wards ofLlanrumney andCyncoed, which each elected three councillors.[8] Following a 2020 Cardiff boundary review, Butetown was promised an increase from 1 to 3 councillors.
Between 1983 and the council's dissolution in 1996, Butetown was the name of the ward toCardiff City Council[9] (prior to that it had been part of the South ward). The ward's first councillor, Gaynor Legall, was also the first black female local councillor in Wales.[10]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Gaynor Legall | Labour | |
| 1987 | Gaynor Legall | Labour | |
| 1991 | Betty Campbell | Independent | |
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