Riverside (Cardiff electoral ward)
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| Riverside ward | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward | |
 Location of Riverside ward within Cardiff | |
| Population | 13,771 (2011 census)[1] |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARDIFF |
| Postcode district | CF11 |
| Dialling code | +44-29 |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
| Councillors | 3 |
The Riverside electoral ward of Cardiff covers the Riverside and Pontcanna areas of the city, electing three councillors to Cardiff Council. The ward was originally created in 1890, as a ward to Cardiff County Borough Council.
The Riverside ward includes the communities of Riverside and Pontcanna, which are located immediately west of Cardiff city centre and the River Taff. According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 13,771.[1]
The boundary of the electoral ward initially matched that of the Riverside community. However, Pontcanna saw itself as distinctly different, with its smart Victorian houses and villas surrounding Cathedral Road despite these existing in other, 'less desirable', parts of Riverside like Fitzhamon Embankment or Lower Cathedral Road.[2][3] In November 2016 the northern two-thirds of the ward became a separate Pontcanna community.[4][5]
Riverside is bounded by the wards of Cathays to the east, Grangetown to the south; Canton and Llandaff to the west. There is no community council for the area.
It is located in the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff West and the Senedd constituency of the same name.