Splott Vaughan Gething, first elected in 2011. Splott is part of the STAR area of Cardiff (STAR stands for "Splott, Tremorfa, Adamsdown and Roath", four inner city suburbs born out of the industrial revolution). The STAR Centre leisure facility is located in Splott (although this was closed when the new Splott Hub was opened and the former STAR is utilized by the NHS), along with Splott Pool (Splott pool was closed and demolished to make way for the new Splott Hub, that opened in September 2017). The area is served by Splott Library and Roath Library. The latter closed due to
Splott of workers from the parent plant at Dowlais near Merthyr Tydfil. To meet the religious needs of these Welsh-speaking workers, Welsh-language chapels were opened in the area, including Ainon, Walker Road (1894, Welsh Baptists); Bethlehem, Eyre Stree (1895, Welsh Independents); and Jerusalem, Manon Street/Walker Road (1892, Calvinistic Methodists). According to the 2011 UK Census the number of Splott residents over three years old who could speak Welsh was 1,077 (8.6%). Splott has one Welsh-medium primary school, Ysgol Glan Morfa. Splott is featured in the third episode ("Ghost Machine") of the BBC science fiction drama and "Doctor Who" spin-off "Torchwood", which