Butetown (electoral ward) Butetown (electoral ward) The Butetown electoral ward of Cardiff covers the Cardiff Bay area of the city, electing a councillor to Cardiff Council. The Butetown ward includes the areas of Butetown and Atlantic Wharf. It is located in the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff South and Penarth and the Welsh Assembly constituency of the same name. Butetown ward is bounded by the wards of Grangetown (and the River Taff) to the west; Cathays and Adamsdown to the north; Splott to the northeast. The ward also covers the island of Flat Holm, which is part of Cardiff though several miles off the
Fairwater, Double Bay actor Glenda Jackson, Emilio Pucci and Imelda Marcos, first lady of the Philippines. The Sydney Swans were launched at "Fairwater". In 1973 it was the scene of a ball for 1000 to celebrate the opening of Sydney Opera House. Another famous party at the house was the Concourse of Canine Elegance. Lady Fairfax was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1976, a Member of the Order of a Australia (AM) in 1988, and a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 2005, for "service to the community of wide ranging social and economic