Cardiff Council

For the district authority from 1974–1996, see Cardiff City Council. For the local authority prior to 1974, see Cardiff County Borough Council.

Cardiff Council Cyngor Caerdydd (Welsh)
Council logo
Type
Type	Principal council of City and County of Cardiff
History
Founded	1 April 1996 (1996-04-01)
Preceded by	Cardiff City Council South Glamorgan County Council
Leadership
Lord Mayor	Michael Michael, Labour since May 2026
Leader	Chris Weaver, Labour since 22 May 2026
Chief Executive	Paul Orders since 26 September 2013
Structure
Seats	79
Political groups	Administration (50)     Labour (50) Other parties (29)     Liberal Democrats (10)     Conservative (9)     Plaid Cymru (2)     Reform (1)     Green (1)     Propel (1)     Independent (5)
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
First election	4 May 1995
Last election	5 May 2022
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
City Hall, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3ND
Website
www.cardiff.gov.uk

Cardiff Council, formally the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff (Welsh: Cyngor Sir Dinas a Sir Caerdydd) is the local authority for Cardiff, one of the principal areas of Wales. The principal area and its council were established in 1996 to replace the previous Cardiff City Council which had been a lower-tier authority within South Glamorgan. Cardiff Council consists of 79 councillors, representing 28 electoral wards.

Labour has held a majority of the seats on the council since 2012. The last election was in May 2022 and the next election is due in 2027.