The County Council of the City and County of Cardiff () has been the governing body for Cardiff, one of the Principal Areas of Wales, since 1996. The council consists of 75 councillors, representing 29 electoral wards. The authority is properly styled as 'the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff' or in common use Cardiff Council. No other style is sanctioned for use on Council Documents although it does occasionally appear wrongly as "Cardiff County Council" on documents and signage. The City & County itself is usually simply referred to as "Cardiff".