# Grangetown (Cardiff electoral ward)

Grangetown is an electoral ward in the city of Cardiff, Wales. It covers its namesake community of Grangetown. The ward was originally created in 1890 as a ward to Cardiff County Borough Council.

## Description

The Grangetown ward lies to the south of the city between the rivers Taff and Ely. The ward elects four councillors to Cardiff Council. Traditionally represented by the Labour Party it has, in the 2000s, also elected Liberal Democrat and Plaid Cymru councillors.
According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 19,385, this rose to 20,800 by the 2021 census
Following a Cardiff boundary review, intended to give better electoral parity, the number of councillors for the Grangetown ward was increased from 3 to 4, effective from the 2022 Cardiff Council election.

## Election results
### 2024 by-election

Following the death of Abdul Sattar in February, a by-election was called for 25 April 2024. Seven candidates put themselves forward to fill the vacancy, including Sattar's widow Waheeda Sattar the eventual winner.
2024 Grangetown by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Waheeda Abdul Sattar | 1,470 | 47.5% | N/A |
| | Common Ground | Kirstie Kopetzki | 573 | 18.5% | N/A |
| | Conservative | Zak Weaver | 387 | 12.5% | N/A |
| | Propel | Sash Patel | 292 | 9.4% | N/A |
| | Independent | Ahmed Abdillahi Abdi Samater | 205 | 6.6% | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Robin Bear | 123 | 3.9% | N/A |
| | Independent | Andrew Charles Hovord | 44 | 1.4% | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3094 | 20.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### 2022

Following a boundary review the number of seats increased from three to four. The boundaries themselves for this ward remained unchanged.
2022 Cardiff Council election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ash Lister* | 2,885 | 56.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Sara Elisabeth Robinson | 2,733 | 53.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Abdul Sattar* | 2,665 | 52.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Lynda Doreen Thorne* | 2,533 | 49.5 | N/A |
| | Common Ground | Tariq Awan | 1,511 | 29.5 | N/A |
| | Common Ground | Sarah King | 1,382 | 27.0 | N/A |
| | Common Ground | Luke Nicholas | 1,312 | 25.7 | N/A |
| | Common Ground | Frankie-Rose Taylor | 1,131 | 22.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Joseph Anyaike | 487 | 9.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Conor Holohan | 478 | 9.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Llyr Tomos Powell | 442 | 8.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Vivienne Ward | 425 | 8.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Paul Morgan | 266 | 5.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irfan Latif | 258 | 5.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aamir Sheikh | 250 | 4.9 | N/A |
| | Propel | Jonathan Paul Gee | 175 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | Propel | Sailesh Patel | 162 | 3.2 | N/A |
| | Propel | Michael James Voyce | 150 | 2.9 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Joe Fathallah | 109 | 2.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,115 | 35.8 | −1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,304 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
Abdul Sattar died suddenly aged 53, on 15 February 2024.

### 2017

At the May 2017 County Council elections Labour won all three seats, winning back the seat lost to Plaid Cymru in November 2016. Ashley Lister, grandson of the late councillor Chris Lomax (who died in September 2016) topped the poll by a single vote.
2017 Cardiff Council election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Ashley Lister | 2199 |
| Labour | Abdul Sattar | 2198 |
| Labour | Lynda Thorne * | 2121 |
| Plaid Cymru | Tariq Awan * | 1757 |
| Plaid Cymru | Richard Vaughan | 1438 |
| Plaid Cymru | Lisa Musa | 1310 |
| Conservative | Michael Bryan | 671 |
| Conservative | Jenna Malvisi | 604 |
| Conservative | Andrew Pike | 580 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jahangir Hussain | 350 |
| Green | Simon Morton | 272 |
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Evans | 232 |
| Liberal Democrats | Muhammed Latif | 194 |
| TUSC | Lianne Francis | 65 |
| TUSC | Joe Fathallah | 46 |

### 2016 by-election

Following the death of Labour councillor Chris Lomax a by-election was held on 3 November 2016 which was won by Plaid Cymru candidate Tariq Awan, though by only 114 votes.
2016 Grangetown by-election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Plaid Cymru | Tariq Awan | 1163 |
| Labour | Maliika Kaaba | 1049 |
| Conservative | Michael Bryan | 287 |
| UKIP | Richard Lewis | 141 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ashgar Ali | 127 |

### 2012

In May 2012 Labour won back from the Liberal Democrats the three seats they had previously lost in 2004, with Plaid Cymru having a strong surge.
2012 Cardiff Council elections :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Ashley Govier | 1,812 |
| Labour | Chris Lomax | 1,709 |
| Labour | Lynda Doreen Thorne | 1,704 |
| Plaid Cymru | Abdul Sattar | 1,511 |
| Plaid Cymru | Mohammed Tariq Awan | 1,467 |
| Plaid Cymru | Luke Nicholas | 1,391 |
| Liberal Democrats | Francesca Eva Sara Montemaggi * | 505 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Morgan * | 501 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Harding | 489 |
| Conservative | Vincent Bailey | 308 |
| Conservative | Axel Kaehne | 266 |
| Conservative | Karys Oram | 251 |
| Green | Sian Best | 215 |
| Green | Ken Barker | 205 |
| Christian | Clive Stanley Bate | 84 |
| Communist | Rick Newnham | 77 |

### 2008

In May 2008, the Liberal Democrats successfully defended their three seats.
2008 Cardiff Council elections :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal Democrats | Francesca Montemaggi * | 1,357 |
| Liberal Democrats | Asghar Ali * | 1,319 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Morgan | 1,317 |
| Labour | Lynda Doreen Thorne | 1,138 |
| Labour | Stephen Brooks | 1,131 |
| Labour | David Collins | 1,104 |
| Plaid Cymru | Farida Alsam | 1,099 |
| Plaid Cymru | Patrick Daley | 1,009 |
| Plaid Cymru | Ioan Bellin | 920 |
| Conservative | Benjamin Green | 546 |
| Conservative | Mark Jones | 533 |
| Conservative | Michael Wallbank | 482 |
| Communist | Rick Newnham | 111 |

### 2004

In May 2004 the Liberal Democrats won all three seats from the Labour Party. Labour councillor Peter Perkins had represented the area since 1981, initially for the Marl ward before it became part of Grangetown.
2004 Cardiff Council elections :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Winifred Jones | 1,424 |
| Liberal Democrats | Francesca Montemaggi | 1,417 |
| Liberal Democrats | Asghar Ali | 1,404 |
| Labour | Lynda Doreen Thorne * | 1,122 |
| Labour | Iftakhar Mohammad Khan | 1,113 |
| Labour | Peter George Perkins * | 1,072 |
| Plaid Cymru | Patrick Daley | 838 |
| Plaid Cymru | Abul Faiz M. Belal | 764 |
| Plaid Cymru | Jason Scott Toby | 749 |
| Conservative | Jean Summerhayes | 427 |
| Conservative | Adrian John Spinola | 420 |
| Conservative | Richard Peter Mendelssohn | 369 |

## Cardiff County Borough Council
### 1970

At the last elections to the pre-1974 county borough council on 7 May 1970, Labour's Bernard Matthewson returned to the council, defeating Grangetown's sitting Conservative councillor after a recount.
1970 Cardiff City Council election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Armour Bernard Matthewson | 1,260 |
| | Conservative | Anthea Jean Thomas * | 1,249 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Peter Stayeley McMullen | 315 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### 1890

At the first Grangetown election on 1 November 1890, John Jenkins, a shipwright and a nominee of Cardiff Trades Council, was declared to be the first genuine working man's representative elected to the council. There were a large number of seafaring households in the south of the ward.
1890 Cardiff City Council election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Lib-Lab | John Jenkins | 484 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Upham | 260 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 753 | 61.4 |

### Ward creation

In July 1890, following the creation of Cardiff County Borough Council, Grangetown 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.
* = sitting councillor prior to the election