2017 Cardiff Council election

2017 Cardiff Council election

← 2012 4 May 2017 2022 →

All 75 seats to Cardiff Council
38 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Phil Bale David Walker Elizabeth Clark
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Llanishen Lisvane Cathays
Seats before 44 7 17
Seats won 40/75 20/74 11/75
Seat change Decrease4 Increase13 Decrease6
Popular vote 113,025 72,920 44,823
Percentage 39.5 25.5 15.7
Swing Increase3.2% Increase7.6% Decrease0.7%

  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank
Leader Neil McEvoy Fenella Bowden
Party Plaid Cymru Heath & Birchgrove Independents
Leader's seat Fairwater Heath
Seats before 3 1
Seats won 3/60 1/3
Seat change Steady0 Steady0
Popular vote 41,243 3,810 (Heath)
Percentage 14.8 1.3
Swing Increase2.0% Decrease0.2%

Map showing the results of the 2017 City of Cardiff Council Elections.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 2017 Cardiff Council election was held on 4 May 2017 as part of the national 2017 Welsh local elections. The elections were preceded by the 2012 elections and were followed by the 2022 elections.[1]