Cardiff South and Penarth (UK Parliament constituency)
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Cardiff South and Penarth | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Cardiff South and Penarth in Wales.
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Preserved county | South Glamorgan |
Population | 107,455 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 75,175 (December 2010)[2] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of parliament | Stephen Doughty (Labour) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Cardiff South East & part of Barry |
Overlaps | |
Welsh Assembly | South Wales Central |
European Parliament constituency | Wales |
Cardiff South and Penarth (Welsh: De Caerdydd a Phenarth) is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is the largest parliamentary constituency in Wales, with an electorate of 75,175, and also one of the most ethnically diverse.[3] It has been consistently held by the Labour Party since its creation.
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History
Cardiff South and Penarth has only had three MPs since it was first created. The first, elected in the 1983 general election, was the former Labour Prime Minister James Callaghan, who secured the seat with only a 2,316 vote majority over Conservative candidate David Tredinnick. Callaghan had previously represented the constituency of Cardiff South East prior to its merger with Penarth in 1983. (Prior to 1983 Penarth had been part of the Barry constituency.) Callaghan had first entered Parliament as MP for the old Cardiff South constituency in the 1945 general election.
The second MP was Alun Michael (Labour and Co-operative Party) who served 25 years in Parliament before announcing his resignation from the House of Commons on 22 October 2012. Michael's affiliation with the Co-operative Party did not appear on ballot papers in the 2010 election because the Electoral Commission ruled that any joint candidates who wanted the names of both their parties included on the ballot paper could not also display the Labour red rose logo.[4] Michael opted to drop the reference to the Co-operative Party but after the election denounced the ruling as "an outrageous piece of incompetence by the Electoral Commission".[5]
Alun Michael was originally elected following James Callaghan's retirement at the 1987 general election' and became Secretary of State for Wales in 1998 - a post he held for only 9 months. Michael held the seat at the 2010 election with a majority of 4,709 following a 6% swing to the Conservatives.[6]
In 2012 Alun Michael was selected by the Labour and Co-operative Parties as their candidate for the election of a Police and Crime Commissioner for the South Wales Police force area and announced he would be standing down from Parliament. He accepted office as Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Chiltern Hundreds on 22 October 2012, thus vacating his seat.[7] Police and Crime Commissioner nominations closed on 19 October 2012 at which point Michael's PCC candidature became official. A writ for a parliamentary by-election in Cardiff South and Penarth was moved on 23 October 2012 for a by-election to be held on 15 November 2012.[8]
Cardiff South and Penarth was viewed as one of the safest Labour seats in Britain but ever since 1997 Alun Michael had seen his majority being progressively eroded. The 2010 general election had continued this trend, with the BBC reporting Labour's vote(17,262) declining by 7.7%, Conservative support (12,553 votes) rising by +4.4%, and Liberal Democrat votes (9,875) rising by +2.4%.
However, in by-election held on 15 November 2012, Labour's decline was reversed - although on a basis of very low turn-out (down 38.2% on the 2010 General Election). Labour's Stephen Doughty succeeded Alun Michael with 9,193 votes, comprising 47.3% of the overall vote. This was an increase (in share-of-the-vote terms) of 8.4% on Michael's 2010 performance. However, in terms of actual votes cast (9,193 compared with 17,262 in 2010), it was Labour's lowest-ever vote in this constituency. Doughty thus became the third MP in the constituency's history.
In the 2012 by-election Conservatives saw their support slide by the identical percentage by which Labour's rose (8.4%) and achieved only 19.9% of the vote (3,859 votes). The Liberal Democrats' support declined by even more than that of their UK Coalition partners (down 11.5%). Plaid Cymru's share of the vote rose to 9.5% (garnering 1,854 votes, up 5.4%). Also performing well in percentage terms were the UKIP with their support rising by 3.1% (to 6.1% of the total). Greens also increased their share of the vote to 4.1% (a rise of 2.9%). Veteran Communist campaigner Robert Griffiths saw his support rise slightly to a 1.1% share of the vote.
Boundaries
1983-2010: The City of Cardiff wards of Butetown, Grangetown, Llanrumney, Rumney, Splott, and Trowbridge, and the Borough of Vale of Glamorgan wards of Alexandra, Cornerswell, Llandough, and Stanwell.
2010-present: The County of Cardiff electoral divisions of Butetown, Grangetown, Llanrumney, Rumney, Splott, and Trowbridge, and the County Borough of Vale of Glamorgan electoral divisions of Cornerswell, Llandough, Plymouth, St Augustine's, Stanwell, and Sully.
Member of Parliament
Election | Member[9][10] | Party | |
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1983 | James Callaghan | Labour | |
1987 | Alun Michael | Labour | |
2012 by-election | Stephen Doughty | Labour |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Stephen Doughty[13] | 19,966 | 42.8 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | Emma Warman | 12,513 | 26.8 | −1.5 | |
UKIP | John Rees-Evans [14] | 6,423 | 13.8 | +11.2 | |
Plaid Cymru | Ben Foday [15] | 3,443 | 7.4 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Nigel Howells | 2,318 | 5.0 | −17.3 | |
Green | Anthony Slaughter | 1,746 | 3.7 | +2.5 | |
TUSC | Ross Saunders | 258 | 0.6 | n/a | |
Majority | 7,453 | 16 | −11.4 | ||
Turnout | 46,667 | 61.4 | +1.2 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +2.7 |
Note all comparisons of 2015 figures are with previous general election in 2010.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Stephen Doughty | 9,193 | 47.3 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | Alun Craig Williams | 3,859 | 19.9 | −8.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Bablin Molik | 2,103 | 10.8 | −11.5 | |
Plaid Cymru | Luke Nicholas | 1,854 | 9.5 | +5.3 | |
UKIP | Simon Zeigler | 1,179 | 6.1 | +3.5 | |
Green | Anthony Slaughter | 800 | 4.1 | +2.9 | |
Socialist Labour | Andrew Jordan | 235 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Communist | Robert David Griffiths | 213 | 1.1 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 5,334 | 27.4 | |||
Turnout | 19,436 | 25.7 | −38.2 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +8.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Alun Michael | 17,262 | 38.9 | −7.7 | |
Conservative | Simon Hoare | 12,553 | 28.3 | +4.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Dominic Hannigan | 9,875 | 22.3 | +2.4 | |
Plaid Cymru | Farida Aslam | 1,851 | 4.2 | −1.1 | |
UKIP | Simon Zeigler | 1,145 | 2.6 | +1.2 | |
Independent | George Burke | 648 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Green | Matthew Townsend | 554 | 1.2 | −0.6 | |
Christian | Clive Bate | 285 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Communist | Robert David Griffiths | 196 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,709 | 10.6 | |||
Turnout | 44,369 | 60.2 | +2.0 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −6.0 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Alun Michael | 17,447 | 47.3 | −8.9 | |
Conservative | Victoria Green | 8,210 | 22.2 | +0.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 | |
UKIP | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Alun Michael | 20,094 | 56.2 | +2.8 | |
Conservative | Maureen Kelly Owen | 7,807 | 21.8 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Rodney Berman | 4,572 | 12.8 | +3.4 | |
Plaid Cymru | Lila Haines | 1,983 | 5.5 | +2.4 | |
UKIP | 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 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Alun Michael | 22,647 | 53.4 | ||
Conservative | Mrs. Caroline E. Roberts | 8,786 | 20.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Simon J. Wakefield | 3,964 | 9.3 | ||
New Labour | John Foreman | 3,942 | 9.3 | ||
Plaid Cymru | David B.L. Haswell | 1,356 | 3.2 | ||
Referendum | Phillip S.E. Morgan | 1,211 | 2.9 | ||
Socialist Alternative | Mike K. Shepherd | 344 | 0.8 | ||
Natural Law | Mrs. Barbara Caves | 170 | 0.4 | ||
Majority | 13,861 | 32.7 | |||
Turnout | 42,420 | 68.3 | |||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Alun Michael | 26,383 | 55.5 | +8.8 | |
Conservative | Thomas Hunter Jarvie | 15,958 | 33.6 | −2.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter K. Verma | 3,707 | 7.8 | −7.6 | |
Plaid Cymru | Miss Barbara A. Anglezarke | 776 | 1.6 | +0.3 | |
Green | Lester Davey | 676 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 10,425 | 21.9 | +11.7 | ||
Turnout | 47,500 | 77.2 | +0.9 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +5.9 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Alun Michael | 20,956 | 46.7 | +5.4 | |
Conservative | Gareth John Jarvis Neale[26] | 16,382 | 36.5 | +0.6 | |
Liberal | Jennifer Elizabeth Randerson | 6,900 | 15.4 | −5.4 | |
Plaid Cymru | Miss Sian Anghared Edwards[27] | 599 | 1.3 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 4,574 | 10.2 | |||
Turnout | 76.4 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Leonard James Callaghan | 17,488 | 41.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | David Arthur Stephen Tredinnick | 15,172 | 35.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | Winston Roddick | 8,816 | 20.8 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Miss Sian Anghared Edwards | 673 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Freedom from World Domination | Benjamin Thomas Lewis | 165 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,316 | 5.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 42,314 | 71.1 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) |
See also
- Cardiff South and Penarth (Assembly constituency)
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in South Glamorgan
Notes and references
- References
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- ↑ David Ottewell, "Labour candidates barred from using red rose emblem", Manchester Evening News, 21 April 2010.
- ↑ Penarth Times, 27 May 2010.
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- ↑ http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/welsh-politics/welsh-politics-news/2012/10/21/alun-michael-stands-down-as-cardiff-south-and-penarth-mp-today-91466-32077258/
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- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 2)[self-published source][better source needed]
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- ↑ "Labour MP Stephen Doughty Is Nominated To Stand Again In 2015 General Election", Penarth Daily News (blog), 15 July 2013.
- ↑ "UKIP Takes Its 2015 Parliamentary Election Challenge Onto The Streets Of Penarth", Penarth Daily News (blog), 25 November 2014.
- ↑ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/cardiff-south-penarth-2015.html
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- ↑ Cardiff South and Penarth Cardiff County Council - candidates Cardiff South and Penarth
- ↑ BBC Election Results BBC News - Election Results - Cardiff South and Penarth
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- Sources
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External Links
- nomis Constituency Profile for Cardiff South and Penarth — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
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Preceded by | Constituency represented by the Father of the House 1983–1987 |
Succeeded by Castle Point |
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