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Post by Penddu on Sept 15, 2020 14:19:09 GMT
The constituency of Cardiff North (Gogledd Caerdydd) is entirely within the City and County of Cardiff (Caerdydd). It stretches across the north and north west of the city to the east of the River Taff and north of the A48 and consists mostly of commuter suburbs.
In the far north-west of the constituency lies the fairy-tale castle of Castell Coch – built into the wooded hillside overlooking the village of Tongwynlais this is in my opinion the most picturesque of Wales’s many castles. The adjoining suburb of Whitchurch is most famous for its High School having produced such sporting greats as Sam Warburton, Gareth Bale and Geraint Thomas - but is otherwise fairly non-descript as are the 1950/60 commuter suburbs of Rhiwbina, Llanishen and Lisvane to the east, although they do claim to have some of the most expensive property in Wales.
To the south are the grittier suburbs of Llandaff North and Gabalfa, with Gabalfa containing the University Hospital of Wales, locally known as the Heath. This is the largest hospital in Wales with 1,000 beds, and when built in the 1960s was the largest hospital in Europe. To the east lies the more modern commuter suburb of Pontprennau, with further large housing developments planned nearby.
This is a very middle class area with high owner-occupancy rates, and contains 10 commuter railway stations. But despite its conservative credentials it is currently represented by Labour in both Westminster and the Senedd. In the 1980s & 90s it was one of the safest Conservative seats in Wales, but has since become more marginal, and this trend is likely to continue with the new housing developments in north east Cardiff.
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Post by greenhert on Sept 15, 2020 14:30:50 GMT
This may be the wealthiest seat in Wales, but it was also the only Welsh parliamentary constituency to swing to Labour in 2019; it saw a pro-Labour swing of 2.6%.
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Post by andrewp on Sept 15, 2020 14:55:00 GMT
Presumably this seat has quite a high proportion of public sector workers, including welsh civil servants, which would be part of the reason for the swing to Labour in 2019. Unlike the less affluent Cardiff South and Cardiff West which swung to the Conservatives.
The 2017 local election results were pretty good for the Conservatives here. But it’s estimated to have voted 61% remain and doesn’t look like a marginal at the moment.
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Post by Sibboleth on Sept 15, 2020 15:07:04 GMT
This was one of those constituencies where Labour benefited from pro-Remain tactical voting in 2019.
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Post by cibwr on Sept 19, 2020 14:39:54 GMT
Whitchurch High was also Rhodri Morgan's school (and mine)!
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Post by neilm on Sept 29, 2020 13:10:25 GMT
I hadn't realised that Castell Coch was in this seat. Always looks wonderful when going past in the motorway.
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Post by cibwr on Sept 29, 2020 13:36:49 GMT
Castell Coch is a rather nice weekend cottage for the Bute family, and the side of the hills used to have their vineyard - if you were very unlucky they would get you to drink the wine.... The castle is built on the remains of a Norman castle, which in turn was built on top of a Welsh one, clearly guarding the approach to the valleys rather than the other way around. I am related to a good chunk of the older residents of Tongwynlais and my family are long established in Whitchurch.
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Post by finsobruce on Sept 29, 2020 13:52:24 GMT
Castell Coch is a rather nice weekend cottage for the Bute family, and the side of the hills used to have their vineyard - if you were very unlucky they would get you to drink the wine.... The castle is built on the remains of a Norman castle, which in turn was built on top of a Welsh one, clearly guarding the approach to the valleys rather than the other way around. I am related to a good chunk of the older residents of Tongwynlais and my family are long established in Whitchurch. |
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Post by neilm on Sept 29, 2020 19:27:58 GMT
Castell Coch is a rather nice weekend cottage for the Bute family, and the side of the hills used to have their vineyard - if you were very unlucky they would get you to drink the wine.... The castle is built on the remains of a Norman castle, which in turn was built on top of a Welsh one, clearly guarding the approach to the valleys rather than the other way around. I am related to a good chunk of the older residents of Tongwynlais and my family are long established in Whitchurch. It looks positively Wagberian. I went when I was about 9 and was impressed by the drawing room. The geology of the surrounding area is quite interesting. |
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Post by finsobruce on Sept 29, 2020 19:33:12 GMT
Castell Coch is a rather nice weekend cottage for the Bute family, and the side of the hills used to have their vineyard - if you were very unlucky they would get you to drink the wine.... The castle is built on the remains of a Norman castle, which in turn was built on top of a Welsh one, clearly guarding the approach to the valleys rather than the other way around. I am related to a good chunk of the older residents of Tongwynlais and my family are long established in Whitchurch. It looks positively Wagberian. I went when I was about 9 and was impressed by the drawing room. The geology of the surrounding area is quite interesting. Good old Wagber. Very underrated I've always thought.  |
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Post by cibwr on Oct 3, 2020 11:30:54 GMT
Castell Coch is a rather nice weekend cottage for the Bute family, and the side of the hills used to have their vineyard - if you were very unlucky they would get you to drink the wine.... The castle is built on the remains of a Norman castle, which in turn was built on top of a Welsh one, clearly guarding the approach to the valleys rather than the other way around. I am related to a good chunk of the older residents of Tongwynlais and my family are long established in Whitchurch. It looks positively Wagberian. I went when I was about 9 and was impressed by the drawing room. The geology of the surrounding area is quite interesting. Indeed there is a cleft in the hill in the woods, where water wells up from an underground water source... its cold and there is a mist always over it. For generations people have committed suicide there - which adds to the atmosphere. Lots of mythology, the Cwn Annwn and the White Lady of Greenmeadows etc.... |
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Post by Robert Waller on Feb 24, 2021 22:54:11 GMT
2011 Census
Owner-occupied 74.9% 69/650
Private rented 13.5% 369/650
Social rented 9.9% 587/650
White 90.9% 87.2/650
Black 0.8% 292/650
Asian 5.1% 223/650
Managerial & professional 40.4%
Routine & Semi-routine 16.3%
Degree level 37.4% 75/650
No qualifications 16.8% 572/650
Students 12.8% 86/650
Age 65+ 16.5% 341/650
2021 Census
Owner occupied 74.2% 71/573
Private rented 15.6% 404/573
Social rented 10.2% 508/573
White 87.4%
Black 1.4%
Asian 6.0%
Managerial & professional 43.3% 56/573
Routine & Semi-routine 15.1% 523/573
Degree level 44.7% 63/573
No qualifications 12.6% 527/573
General Election 2019: Cardiff North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anna McMorrin 26,064 49.5 −0.6
Conservative Mo Ali 19,082 36.2 −5.9
Liberal Democrats Rhys Taylor 3,580 6.8 +3.5
Plaid Cymru Steffan Webb 1,606 3.0 −0.3
Brexit Party Chris Butler 1,311 2.5
Green Michael Cope 820 1.6
Independent Richard Jones 203 0.4
Lab Majority 6,982 13.3 +5.3
Turnout 52,666 76.9 −0.5
Registered electors 68,438
Labour hold
Swing 2.8 C to Lab
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