Cardiff South and Penarth (UK Parliament constituency)








Coordinates: 51°28′08″N 3°07′37″W / 51.469°N 3.127°W / 51.469; -3.127












































Cardiff South and Penarth

Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Outline map
Boundary of Cardiff South and Penarth in Wales.

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 Co-operative)
Number of members One
Created from
Cardiff South East & parts of Barry and Monmouth[3]
Overlaps
Welsh Assembly South Wales Central
European Parliament constituency Wales

Cardiff South and Penarth (Welsh: De Caerdydd a Phenarth) is a constituency created in 1983 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.[n 1] It is the largest such entity in Wales, with an electorate of 75,175 and one of the most ethnically diverse.[4] It has been won by the Labour Party candidate since its creation in 1983.




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 Creation and boundary history


    • 1.2 Political history




  • 2 Boundaries


  • 3 Members of Parliament


  • 4 Elections


    • 4.1 Elections in the 2010s


    • 4.2 Elections in the 2000s


    • 4.3 Elections in the 1990s


    • 4.4 Elections in the 1980s




  • 5 See also


  • 6 References, notes and sources


  • 7 External links





History



Creation and boundary history


Prior to 1983 Penarth had been part of the abolished Barry constituency, represented by the Conservative backbencher Sir Raymond Gower. Most of the electorate of the new constituency had previously fallen into the abolished seat of Cardiff South East, represented by former Prime Minister, James Callaghan.


Its boundaries remained unchanged until the 2010 redistribution, when Sully was added to this constituency from the Vale of Glamorgan seat.



Political history


Cardiff South and Penarth has had three MPs since its creation, containing some very Labour-inclined wards from Cardiff such as Butetown, Grangetown and Splott, and several wards from the neighbouring borough of the Vale of Glamorgan, with Penarth mostly favourable to Labour, but some decent Conservative areas as Plymouth and Sully in the southern end of the seat. The first, elected at the 1983 general election, was the former Labour Prime Minister James Callaghan, who secured the seat with a 5.5% majority over Conservative David Tredinnick. Callaghan had immediately prior to the dissolution of Parliament, represented Cardiff South East. Callaghan first became an MP at the 1945 general election, for Cardiff South.


The second MP was Alun Michael (Labour and Co-operative Party) who served 25 years from 1987 before choosing to stand down in 2012. Michael's affiliation with the Co-operative Party did not appear on ballot papers at the 2010 general 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.[5] 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".[6] Michael briefly became Secretary of State for Wales in 1998. Michael held the seat at the 2010 general election with a majority of 10.6% following a 6% swing to the Conservative candidate.[7]


In 2012, 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.[8][9]


At a by-election held on 15 November 2012, Labour's decline was reversed coupled with very low turnout (down 38.2% on the previous election). Labour's Stephen Doughty succeeded Alun Michael winning 47.3% of the overall vote. This was an increase (in share-of-the-vote terms) 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 in this constituency. The 2015 result gave the seat the 83rd-smallest majority of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority.[10] Labour's result in 2017 saw them secure their largest ever margin in the constituency in terms of raw votes.


Other parties

Five parties' candidates achieved more than deposit-retaining threshold of 5% of the vote in 2015. The second-placed candidate has been a Conservative since the seat was incepted. The closest result was in 1983, when Callaghan won by 5.5% of the vote.


Turnout

Turnout at general elections has ranged between 77.2% in 1992 and 56.2% in 2005.



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 (became Plymouth and St Augustine's from 2004), Cornerswell, Llandough, and Stanwell.


2010–present: The Cardiff electoral divisions of Butetown, Grangetown, Llanrumney, Rumney, Splott, and Trowbridge, and the Vale of Glamorgan County Borough electoral divisions of Cornerswell, Llandough, Plymouth, St Augustine's, Stanwell, and Sully.



Members of Parliament


























Election Member[11][12]
Party


1983

James Callaghan

Labour


1987

Alun Michael

Labour


2012 by-election

Stephen Doughty

Labour


Elections



Elections in the 2010s































































































General Election 2017: Cardiff South and Penarth
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour Co-op

Stephen Doughty

30,182

59.5

+16.7


Conservative
Bill Rees[13]
15,318
30.2
+3.4


Plaid Cymru
Ian Titherington[14]
2,162
4.3
-3.1


Liberal Democrat
Emma Sands
1,430
2.8
-2.1


UKIP
Andrew Bevan
942
1.9
-11.9


Green
Anthony Slaughter[15]
532
1.0
-2.7


Pirate
Jebediah Hedges
170
0.3

N/A
Majority
14,864
29.3
+13.3

Turnout
50,736
66.3
+4.9

Registered electors
76,499




Labour Co-op hold

Swing
+6.7































































































General Election 2015: Cardiff South and Penarth[16][17]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour Co-op

Stephen Doughty[18]

19,966

42.8

+3.9


Conservative
Emma Warman
12,513
26.8
-1.5


UKIP

John Rees-Evans[19]
6,423
13.8
+11.2


Plaid Cymru
Ben Foday[20]
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
16.0
−11.4

Turnout
46,667
61.4
+1.2

Registered electors
76,006




Labour Co-op hold

Swing
+2.7







































































































Cardiff South and Penarth by-election, 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour Co-op

Stephen Doughty

9,193

47.3

+8.4


Conservative

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 Griffiths
213
1.1
+0.7
Majority
5,334
27.4
+16.8

Turnout
19,436
25.7
-34.8

Registered electors
76,764




Labour Co-op hold

Swing
+8.4















































































































General Election 2010: Cardiff South and Penarth[21][22][23]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


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 Griffiths
196
0.4

N/A
Majority
4,709
10.6
-14.4

Turnout
44,369
60.2
+2.0

Registered electors
73,707




Labour Co-op hold

Swing
−6.0



Elections in the 2000s















































































































General Election 2005: Cardiff South and Penarth[24]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


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

N/A


UKIP
Jennie Tuttle
522
1.4
+0.0


Socialist Alternative
David Bartlett
269
0.7

N/A


Independent
Andrew Taylor
104
0.3

N/A


Rainbow Dream Ticket
Catherine Taylor-Dawson
79
0.2

N/A
Majority
9,237
25.0
-9.4

Turnout
36,912
56.2
−0.9

Registered electors
65,786




Labour Co-op hold

Swing
4.7































































































General Election 2001: Cardiff South and Penarth[25]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour Co-op

Alun Michael

20,094

56.2

+2.8


Conservative
Maureen 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
+1.7

Turnout
35,751
57.1
−11.2

Registered electors
62,627




Labour Co-op hold

Swing




Elections in the 1990s







































































































General Election 1997: Cardiff South and Penarth[26]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour Co-op

Alun Michael

22,647

53.4

−2.2


Conservative
Caroline E. Roberts
8,786
20.7
−12.9


Liberal Democrat
Simon J. Wakefield
3,964
9.3
+1.5

New Labour
John Foreman
3,942
9.3

N/A


Plaid Cymru
David B.L. Haswell
1,356
3.2
+1.6


Referendum
Phillip S.E. Morgan
1,211
2.9

N/A


Socialist Alternative
Mike K. Shepherd
344
0.8

N/A


Natural Law
Barbara Caves
170
0.4

N/A
Majority
13,861
32.7
+1.8

Turnout
42,420
68.3
-8.9

Registered electors
62,138




Labour Co-op hold

Swing
+5.3















































































General Election 1992: Cardiff South and Penarth[27][28]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour Co-op

Alun Michael

26,383

55.5

+8.8


Conservative
Thomas Jarvie
15,958
33.6
−2.9


Liberal Democrat
Prabhat Verma
3,707
7.8

N/A


Plaid Cymru
Barbara 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

Registered electors
61,484




Labour Co-op hold

Swing
+5.9



Elections in the 1980s







































































General Election 1987: Cardiff South and Penarth[29][30]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour Co-op

Alun Michael

20,956

46.7

+5.4


Conservative
Gareth Neale[31]
16,382
36.5
+0.6


Liberal

Jenny Randerson
6,900
15.4
−5.4


Plaid Cymru
Sian Edwards[32]
599
1.3
−0.3
Majority
4,574
10.2
+4.7

Turnout
44,837
76.4
+5.3

Registered electors
58,714




Labour Co-op hold

Swing













































































General Election 1983: Cardiff South and Penarth[33][34]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

James Callaghan

17,488

41.3

N/A


Conservative

David Tredinnick
15,172
35.9

N/A


Liberal

Winston Roddick
8,816
20.8

N/A


Plaid Cymru
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

Registered electors
59,520




Labour win (new seat)


See also



  • Cardiff South and Penarth (Assembly constituency)

  • List of Parliamentary constituencies in South Glamorgan

  • List of Parliamentary constituencies in Wales



References, notes and sources


References




  1. ^ "Cardiff South and Penarth: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 February 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Beyond 20/20 WDS – Table view". 2011 Electorate Figures. StatsWales. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.


  3. ^ "'Cardiff South and Penarth', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.


  4. ^ "Election 2015 – Cardiff South & Penarth". BBC. Retrieved 5 April 2015.


  5. ^ David Ottewell, "Labour candidates barred from using red rose emblem", Manchester Evening News, 21 April 2010.


  6. ^ Penarth Times, 27 May 2010.


  7. ^ A notional calculation using estimated 2005 results for the boundary-changed constituency. "Cardiff South and Penarth". BBC News. Retrieved 22 July 2012.


  8. ^ 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/


  9. ^ "Date set for three parliamentary by-elections". BBC News. 23 October 2012.


  10. ^ List of Labour MPs elected in 2015 by % majority UK Political.info. Retrieved 29 January 2017


  11. ^ "Cardiff South and Penarth 1983–". Hansard 1803–2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 February 2015.


  12. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 2)


  13. ^ [1]


  14. ^ [2]


  15. ^ [3]


  16. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.


  17. ^ "Cardiff South and Penarth result". Election results for Cardiff South and Penarth. City of Cardiff Council. Retrieved 21 September 2015.


  18. ^ "Labour MP Stephen Doughty Is Nominated To Stand Again In 2015 General Election", Penarth Daily News (blog), 15 July 2013.


  19. ^ "UKIP Takes Its 2015 Parliamentary Election Challenge Onto The Streets Of Penarth", Penarth Daily News (blog), 25 November 2014.


  20. ^ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/cardiff-south-penarth-2015.html


  21. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.


  22. ^ Cardiff South and Penarth Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Cardiff County Council – candidates Cardiff South and Penarth


  23. ^ BBC Election Results BBC News – Election Results – Cardiff South and Penarth


  24. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  25. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  26. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  27. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  28. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.


  29. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  30. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1987. Politics Resources. 11 June 1987. Retrieved 18 June 2012.


  31. ^ https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/228607/0426.pdf


  32. ^ https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/228607/0426.pdf


  33. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  34. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. 9 June 1983. Retrieved 18 June 2012.



Notes




  1. ^ A borough constituency in terms of election expenses and type of returning officer



Sources



  • "Results: Cardiff South & Penarth". BBC NEWS: Election 2005. BBC News. 6 May 2005. Retrieved 25 May 2006.


  • "News Release – South Glamorgan" (PDF). Boundary Commission for Wales. 10 November 2004. Retrieved 25 May 2006.


  • "Aristotle: Cardiff South and Penarth". The Guardian. London. 8 May 2004. Archived from the original on 24 March 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2006.



External links




  • nomis Constituency Profile for Cardiff South and Penarth – presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.


  • Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)


  • Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)


  • 2017 Election House Of Commons Library 2017 Election report


  • A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)










Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Dagenham

Constituency represented by the Father of the House
1983–1987
Succeeded by
Castle Point











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