{"id":32500,"date":"2019-02-15T12:26:52","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T12:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=32500"},"modified":"2019-02-15T12:26:52","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T12:26:52","slug":"ely-by-election-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/02\/15\/ely-by-election-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Ely by-election: What you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_32507\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32507\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32507\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/ely-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/ely-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/ely-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/ely-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/ely.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32507\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/ely-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/ely-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/ely-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/ely-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/ely.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript> Ely is a ward in the west of the city, which elects three members to Cardiff Council<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nTHE ELY ward of Cardiff will elect a new councillor in a by-election next Thursday following the death of Labour councillor Jim Murphy.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nCoun Murphy passed away aged 72 on December 1 following a long battle with significant health issues.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>He had been one of Ely\u2019s three councillors since being elected in 2012 and was re-elected in 2017.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nCouncillors are elected by residents of a ward within a town or city to represent them in local government.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>Councillors are not paid a salary but they do get an allowance.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nEly is currently represented in the Labour held Cardiff Council by Susan Goddard, Labour, and Russell Goodway, also of Labour.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nCandidates from the Conservative Party, the Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru are contesting the seat in Ely.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nSeats in Cardiff Council will be up for election again in the next local government elections in 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE ELY ward of Cardiff will elect a new councillor in a by-election next Thursday following the death of Labour councillor Jim Murphy.\u00a0 Coun Murphy passed away aged 72 on December 1 following a long battle with significant health issues.\u00a0He had been one of Ely\u2019s three councillors since being elected in 2012 and was re-elected in 2017.\u00a0 Councillors are elected by residents of a ward within a town or city to represent them in local government.\u00a0Councillors are not paid a 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