Fairwater, Cardiff of one of Britain's first artificial ski slopes, built in 1969. Fairwater Green is a local area of shops, supposedly named for the area of grass nearby. The electoral ward of Fairwater falls within the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff West. It is bounded by Creigiau & St. Fagans to the west; Llandaff to the east; Canton to the southeast; Ely to the south; and Radyr to the north. Previously represented by the Labour Party it has since May 2008 been represented on Cardiff Council by Plaid Cymru councillors. Fairwater is well served by public transport with three railway stations -
Areas of the City of York of the United Kingdom, but the outer parts of the city and local council area fell within the Selby, Vale of York and Ryedale constituencies. For 2010, two new constituencies (York Central and York Outer) were created. The whole of the city and local council area lies within the Yorkshire and the Humber constituency of the European Parliament. The individual areas of the City of York are all within the Unitary Authority area as defined by the Fifth Periodical Report, Volume 4, "Mapping for the Non-Metropolitan Counties and the Unitary Authorities as published by the Boundary Commission For England", specifically