Cardiff is losing 16 councillors next month who have decided not to stand again in the upcoming council elections. Voters will go to the polls across Wales on May 5 to decide who should run the 22 councils.
In Cardiff, 359 candidates have been nominated to potentially win one of the 79 seats on the city council. Most of the currently serving 75 councillors are running for re-election, but 16 have chosen not to run. You can see all our stories on the election here.
Those not standing again include two Liberal Democrats, four Labour councillors, and 10 Conservatives. Some have decades of experience while others were only recently elected.
