Cardiff South and Penarth (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox alt
Name = Cardiff South and Penarth


Type = Borough
Entity = Wales
DivisionType = Preserved county
Division = South Glamorgan
Year = 1983
MP = Alun Michael
Party = Labour Co-operative
EP = Wales

Cardiff South and Penarth ( _cy. De Caerdydd a Phenarth) is a borough 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.

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.

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

Election results

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title=Confirmed candidates for Next United Kingdom general election [ [http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/guide/seat-profiles/cardiffsouthandpenarth Cardiff South and Penarth] UK Polling] [ [http://www.libdems.org.uk/party/people/hannigan.1369.html Liberal Democrats Profile Page] Liberal Democrats] : Cardiff South and PenarthElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Dominic Hannigan
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Simon Hoare
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alun Michael
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title=General Election 2005: Cardiff South and PenarthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Co-operative
candidate = Alun Michael
votes = 17,447
percentage = 47.3
change = -8.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Victoria Green
votes = 8,210
percentage = 22.2
change = +0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Gavin Cox
votes = 7,529
percentage = 20.4
change = +7.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Plaid Cymru
candidate = Jason Toby
votes = 2,023
percentage = 5.5
change = 0.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = John Matthews
votes = 729
percentage = 2.0
change = +2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Jennie Tuttle
votes = 522
percentage = 1.4
change = 0.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Party (England and Wales)
candidate = David Bartlett
votes = 269
percentage = 0.7
change = +0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Andrew Taylor
votes = 104
percentage = 0.3
change = +0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Vote For Yourself Rainbow Dream Ticket
candidate = Catherine Taylor-Dawson
votes = 79
percentage = 0.2
change = +0.2Election box majority
votes = 9,237
percentage = 25.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 36,912
percentage = 56.2
change =-0.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Co-operative
swing = 4.7

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title=General Election 2001: Cardiff South and PenarthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Co-operative
candidate = Alun Michael
votes = 20,094
percentage = 56.2
change = +2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Maureen Kelly Owen
votes = 7,807
percentage = 21.8
change = +1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Rodney Berman
votes = 4,572
percentage = 12.8
change = +3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Plaid Cymru
candidate = Lila Haines
votes = 1,983
percentage = 5.5
change = +2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Justin Callan
votes = 501
percentage = 1.4
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Welsh Socialist Alliance
candidate = David Bartlett
votes = 427
percentage = 1.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = ProLife Alliance
candidate = Anne Savoury
votes = 367
percentage = 1.0
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 12,287
percentage = 34.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 35,751
percentage = 57.1
change = -11.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Co-operative
swing =

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title=General Election 1997: Cardiff South and PenarthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Co-operative
candidate = Alun Michael
votes = 22,647
percentage = 53.4
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Caroline Roberts
votes = 8,786
percentage = 20.7
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Simon Wakefield
votes = 3,964
percentage = 9.3
change =Election box candidate
party = New Labour
candidate = J Foreman
votes = 3,942
percentage = 9.3
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party = Plaid Cymru
candidate = David Haswell
votes = 1,356
percentage = 3.2
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party = Referendum Party
candidate = P Morgan
votes = 1,211
percentage = 2.9
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party = Socialist Party (England and Wales)
candidate = M Shepherd
votes = 344
percentage = 0.8
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party = Natural Law Party
candidate = B Caves
votes = 170
percentage = 0.4
change =Election box majority
votes = 13,861
percentage =
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votes = 38,478
percentage = 68.6
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Co-operative
swing =

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title=General Election 1992: Cardiff South and PenarthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Co-operative
candidate = Alun Michael
votes = 26,383
percentage = 55.5
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Jarvie
votes = 15,958
percentage = 33.6
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Prabhat Verma
votes = 3,707
percentage = 7.8
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Plaid Cymru
candidate = Barbara Anglezarke
votes = 776
percentage = 1.6
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = L Davey
votes = 676
percentage = 1.4
change =Election box majority
votes = 10,425
percentage =
change =Election box turnout
votes = 47,500
percentage = 77.3
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Co-operative
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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.

References

*cite web | title=Results: Cardiff South & Penarth | date=2005-05-06 |work=BBC NEWS: Election 2005| publisher=BBC News | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/125.stm | accessdate=2006-05-25
*cite web | title=News Release - South Glamorgan | date=2004-11-10 |work=Boundary Commission for Wales | url=http://www.bcomm-wales.gov.uk/recommendations/finalrecs_nr_sglam_e.pdf | format=PDF | accessdate=2006-05-25
*cite web | title=Aristotle: Cardiff South and Penarth | date=2004-05-08 |publisher=Guardian Unlimited | url=http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/constituency/history/0,9571,-791,00.html | accessdate=2006-05-25

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in South Glamorgan