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| Established | February 23, 1950 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Contributor | RP |
| Last Modified | RBH October 15, 2021 09:47pm |
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The recent shift in political balance in Wales is starkly reflected in Cardiff North. Formed in 1974, the constituency contains the most Conservative parts of the old Barry and Cardiff North constituencies. Confusingly, the bulk of the old Cardiff North seat is now in Cardiff Central. It is almost entirely middle-class with a largely older population which covers many of the capital's most prosperous suburbs, from Llanishen and Rhiwbina to Whitchurch and Lisvane. Since 1950, this seat has mainly favoured the Conservatives, with only two periods of Labour control - Ted Rowlands in the 1960s and Julie Morgan, wife of Wales' first minister Rhodri. Julie Morgan has held this seat since 1997, but since then, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats combined have started to chip away at her majority. In the assembly elections in 1999 Labour AM Sue Essex won the constituency seat comfortably, but in 2003, she was re-elected with a majority of just 540 votes, over Jonathan Morgan, who was also elected to the assembly in 1999 via the list system. Sue Essex is now Finance & Public Services Minister in the Assembly Government. The Conservatives also regained some ground on the local government level in 2004. They increased their number of Councillors to 12, although the Liberal Democrats saw the biggest surge of votes. Cardiff North is the home to such large employers as the Inland Revenue at Llanishen.
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