Cardiff South and Penarth (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Cardiff South and Penarth Borough constituency |
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| Cardiff South and Penarth shown within Wales | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | Alun Michael |
| Party: | Labour Co-operative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Preserved county: | South Glamorgan |
| EP constituency: | Wales |
Cardiff South and Penarth (Welsh: De Caerdydd a Phenarth) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is normally a strong Labour seat although the Conservatives were able to significantly challenge in their 1983 landslide.
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[edit] Boundaries
This constituency comprises the Cardiff electoral divisions of Butetown, Grangetown, Llanrumney, Rumney, Splott and Trowbridge. It also includes the four Penarth electoral divisions of Stanwell, St Augustines, Plymouth and Cornerswell, and the communities of Sully, Lavernock and Llandough which are in the Vale of Glamorgan County Borough.
[edit] Member of Parliament
The current Member of Parliament for this seat is Alun Michael of the Labour Party. He was elected following James Callaghan's retirement at the 1987 general election. Callaghan was elected to this seat under its old name of Cardiff South in the 1945 general election, and held it continuously until his retirement 42 years later, under its previous name of Cardiff South East.
- 1983 – 1987: James Callaghan, Labour
- 1987 – present: Alun Michael, Labour Co-operative
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Cardiff South and Penarth | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Co-op | Alun Michael | 17,447 | 47.3 | -8.9 | |
| Conservative | Victoria Green | 8,210 | 22.2 | +0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gavin Cox | 7,529 | 20.4 | +7.6 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Jason Toby | 2,023 | 5.5 | 0.0 | |
| Green | John Matthews | 729 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| UK Independence | Jennie Tuttle | 522 | 1.4 | 0.0 | |
| Socialist Alternative | David Bartlett | 269 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Independent | Andrew Taylor | 104 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Rainbow Dream Ticket | Catherine Taylor-Dawson | 79 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 9,237 | 25.0 | |||
| Turnout | 36,912 | 56.2 | -0.9 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 4.7 | |||
| General Election 2001: Cardiff South and Penarth | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Co-op | Alun Michael | 20,094 | 56.2 | +2.8 | |
| Conservative | Maureen Kelly Owen | 7,807 | 21.8 | +1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rodney Berman | 4,572 | 12.8 | +3.4 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Lila Haines | 1,983 | 5.5 | +2.4 | |
| UK Independence | Justin Callan | 501 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Socialist Alliance | David Bartlett | 427 | 1.2 | N/A | |
| ProLife Alliance | Anne Savoury | 367 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 12,287 | 34.4 | |||
| Turnout | 35,751 | 57.1 | -11.2 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Cardiff South and Penarth | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Co-op | Alun Michael | 22,647 | 53.4 | ||
| Conservative | Caroline Roberts | 8,786 | 20.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Wakefield | 3,964 | 9.3 | ||
| New Labour | J Foreman | 3,942 | 9.3 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | David Haswell | 1,356 | 3.2 | ||
| Referendum Party | P Morgan | 1,211 | 2.9 | ||
| Socialist Alternative | M Shepherd | 344 | 0.8 | ||
| Natural Law | B Caves | 170 | 0.4 | ||
| Majority | 13,861 | ||||
| Turnout | 38,478 | 68.6 | |||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1992: Cardiff South and Penarth | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Co-op | Alun Michael | 26,383 | 55.5 | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Jarvie | 15,958 | 33.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Prabhat Verma | 3,707 | 7.8 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Barbara Anglezarke | 776 | 1.6 | ||
| Green | L Davey | 676 | 1.4 | ||
| Majority | 10,425 | ||||
| Turnout | 47,500 | 77.3 | |||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Politics and history of the constituency
While Cardiff South and Penarth was once viewed as one of the safest Labour seats in Britain, their majority has been progressively eroded here since at least 1992. The 2005 general election continued this trend, while bringing the minority Liberal Democrat party up to a level with the Conservative Party, long established as the second party in this seat. It remains to be seen what effect the incorporation of the strongly Conservative ward of Sully will have on the voting patterns in this constituency.
One anomaly visible in the 1997 election results is the presence of the "New Labour" candidate, J Foreman. Not affiliated with the mainstream Labour Party, he nevertheless managed to poll more votes than either Plaid Cymru or the Referendum Party, probably due to the similar party names confusing the voters.
[edit] References
- Results: Cardiff South & Penarth. BBC NEWS: Election 2005. BBC News (2005-05-06). Retrieved on 2006-05-25.
- News Release - South Glamorgan (PDF). Boundary Commission for Wales (2004-11-10). Retrieved on 2006-05-25.
- Aristotle: Cardiff South and Penarth. Guardian Unlimited (2004-05-08). Retrieved on 2006-05-25.
[edit] See also
| Constituencies in Wales | |
|---|---|
| Labour |
Aberavon | Alyn and Deeside | Bridgend | Caerphilly | Cardiff North | Cardiff South and Penarth | Cardiff West | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Clwyd South | Conwy | Cynon Valley | Delyn | Gower | Islwyn | Llanelli | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Neath | Newport East | Newport West | Ogmore | Pontypridd | Rhondda | Swansea East | Swansea West | Torfaen | Vale of Clwyd | Vale of Glamorgan | Wrexham | Ynys Môn |
| Liberal Democrat |
Brecon and Radnorshire | Cardiff Central | Ceredigion | Montgomeryshire |
| Conservative | |
| Plaid Cymru |
Caernarfon | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy |
| Independent | |
| Wales European constituency: Labour (2) | Conservative (1) | Plaid Cymru (1) | |
