 He renamed it Vale Pottery, after the Vale of Glamorgan, it later being renamed again under new owners as Helyg Pottery.Creigiau was formerly an electoral ward to Taff Ely Borough Council.In 1995 Creigiau became part of Cardiff and the ward elected a Plaid Cymru councillor, Delme Bowen, to Cardiff Council (Cardiff's first Plaid Cymru councillor for 23 years).