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{{Short description|UK Parliamentary constituency, 1983–2024}} |
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{{Distinguish|Cardiff Central (Senedd constituency)}} |
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{{Other uses|Cardiff Central (disambiguation)}} |
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{{Use Welsh English|date=June 2022}} |
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{{about|the current Cardiff East constituency|the historic Cardiff East constituency (abolished 1950)|Cardiff East (1918-1950 UK Parliament constituency)}} |
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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}} |
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{{Infobox UK constituency |
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|name = Cardiff East |
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|type = Borough |
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|parliament = uk |
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|year = 1918 |
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|abolished = 1950 |
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|year2 = 2024 |
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|abolished2 = present |
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|elects_howmany = one |
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|previous = [[Cardiff (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff]] |
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|next = [[Cardiff North (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff North]] and [[Cardiff South East (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff South East]] |
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|previous2 = [[Cardiff Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff Central]] and [[Cardiff South and Penarth (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff South and Penarth]] |
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|image2 = [[File:CardiffEast2024Constituency.svg|200px]] |
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|caption2 = Map of the proposed 2024 revived constituency in Wales |
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{{Infobox UK constituency main |
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'''Cardiff East''' ({{lang-cy|Dwyrain Caerdydd}}) is a [[List of UK Parliament constituencies|constituency]] of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] in the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]], to be contested at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election]], following the [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]]. |
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|name = Cardiff Central |
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|parliament = uk |
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|map1 = CardiffCentral2007 |
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|map_entity = Wales |
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|map_year = |
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|year = 1983 |
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|abolished = 2024 |
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|type = Borough |
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|previous = [[Cardiff North (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff North]] and [[Cardiff South East (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff South East]]<ref name="ElectionWeb">{{cite web|title='Cardiff Central', June 1983 up to May 1997 |url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P83118.htm |
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|website=ElectionWeb Project |publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited |access-date=10 March 2016 |url-status=dead |
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|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160311074812/http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P83118.htm |archive-date=11 March 2016 }}</ref> |
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|next = [[Cardiff East (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff East]],[[Cardiff South and Penarth (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff South and Penarth]] |
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|population = 88,097 (2011 census)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6507797&c=&d=27&e=62&g=6430187&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1422104706393&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2473 |title=Cardiff Central: Usual Resident Population, 2011 |website=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=20 February 2015 |archive-date=21 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221001013/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6507797&c=&d=27&e=62&g=6430187&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1422104706393&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2473 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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|mp = [[Jo Stevens]] |
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|party = [[Welsh Labour|Labour Party]] |
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|region = Wales |
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|county = [[South Glamorgan]] |
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|european = Wales |
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|national = [[Cardiff Central (Senedd constituency)|Cardiff Central]], [[South Wales Central (Senedd electoral region)|South Wales Central]] |
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|elects_howmany = One |
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|electorate = 64,225 (December 2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statswales.wales.gov.uk/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=14666|title=Beyond 20/20 WDS – Table view|date=1 December 2010|work=2011 Electorate Figures|publisher=StatsWales|access-date=13 March 2011|archive-date=3 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003195548/http://www.statswales.wales.gov.uk/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=14666|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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'''Cardiff Central''' ({{Lang-cy|Canol Caerdydd}}) was a [[borough constituency]]{{#tag:ref|A [[borough constituency]] (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} in the city of [[Cardiff]]. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]], elected by the [[first past the post]] system. The seat was last held by [[Jo Stevens]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. She was appointed as [[Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport]] on 6 April 2020. |
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A parliamentary constituency [[Cardiff East (1918-1950 UK Parliament constituency)|of the same name]] previously existed from the [[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918 general election]] until the [[1950 United Kingdom general election|1950 general election]]. |
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As part of the [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]] and under the [[List of parliamentary constituencies in Wales#Final recommendations|June 2023 final recommendations]] of the [[Boundary Commission for Wales]] for the [[2024 United Kingdom general election]]. Its wards were split between [[Cardiff East (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff East]] and [[Cardiff South and Penarth (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff South and Penarth]].<ref name="Final proposals report">{{Cite book |url=https://bcomm-wales.gov.uk/sites/bcomm/files/review/E02859434_Boundary%20Commission%20Wales%202023_English_Web%20Accessible_V03.pdf |title=2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies - The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales |date=28 June 2023 |publisher=[[Boundary Commission for Wales]]}}</ref> |
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==Boundaries== |
==Boundaries== |
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'''1983–2010''': The City of Cardiff wards of Adamsdown, Cathays, Cyncoed, Pentwyn, Plasnewydd, and Roath. |
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The 2024 recreation comprises the City of Cardiff electoral divisions of [[Adamsdown]], [[Cyncoed]], [[Pentwyn (electoral ward)|Pentwyn]], [[Penylan]], [[Plasnewydd]], [[Llanrumney]], [[Rumney, Cardiff|Rumney]], and [[Trowbridge, Cardiff|Trowbridge]].<ref name="Final proposals report">{{Cite book |url=https://bcomm-wales.gov.uk/sites/bcomm/files/review/E02859434_Boundary%20Commission%20Wales%202023_English_Web%20Accessible_V03.pdf |title=2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies - The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales |date=28 June 2023 |publisher=[[Boundary Commission for Wales]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| |
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url=https://bcomm-wales.gov.uk/reviews/06-23/2023-parliamentary-review-final-recommendations |title=2023 Parliamentary Review - Final Recommendations |date=28 June 2023 |work= 2023 Parliamentary Review - Final Recommendations|publisher= Boundary Commission for Wales}}</ref> |
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'''2010–2024''': The Cardiff electoral divisions of Adamsdown, Cathays, Cyncoed, Pentwyn, Penylan, and Plasnewydd. |
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As its name suggests, Cardiff Central covered the central area of the City of [[Cardiff]]. It extended from the area around the [[Millennium Stadium]] in the south to [[Llanishen]] Golf Course in the north, taking in the [[Cardiff city centre|City Centre]] and the [[Cardiff University|University]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/cardiff/2010/dec/09/cardiff-central-mp-jenny-willott-resigns-tuition-fees|title=Cardiff Central MP Jenny Willott resigns over tuition fees|first=Hannah|last=Waldram|date=9 December 2010|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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This was a Conservative-held three-way marginal constituency throughout the 1980s but since 1997 Labour and the Liberal Democrats have pushed the Conservative candidate into third place. The Liberal Democrats won the equivalent [[Cardiff Central (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Welsh Assembly seat]] in 1999 and 2003 and also dominate the wards which make up the seat in elections to [[Cardiff Council]]. |
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The later constituency was socially diverse, with both very affluent and very deprived areas. It has a large student population which seems to have helped Labour to win in 1992 and 1997 but thereafter increasingly switched to the Liberal Democrats due to opposition to government plans for reforming student support. This switched yet again in the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]] where students were disillusioned by the broken promises the Liberal Democrats made regarding tuition fees. This was despite the fact that these student loan promises did not apply to Wales, which has a different funding system and MP Jenny Willott had also voted against the English changes in Parliament.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/lib-dem-jenny-willott-loses-9043442|title=Lib Dem Jenny Willott loses to Labour in Cardiff Central|last=Dewey|first=Philip|date=8 May 2015|website=WalesOnline|access-date=11 September 2015}}</ref> |
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The seat was unchanged in the Fifth Periodical Report of the Parliamentary Boundary Commission for Wales, which took effect at the 2010 general election. |
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Since the seat's re-creation in 1983, it was held successively by each of the three main political parties; the Liberal Democrats gained it at the 2005 election after 13 years of Labour representation. The constituency has transformed dramatically from being a Conservative seat for some years, to a Labour–Lib Dem marginal to the safest Labour seat in Wales at the time. |
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==Members of Parliament== |
==Members of Parliament== |
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===MPs since 1983=== |
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|style="background-color: {{party color| |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Conservatives}}" | |
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|[[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]] |
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|[[Ian Grist]] |
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|TBC |
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|[[Welsh Conservatives|Conservative]] |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Co-operative}}" | |
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|[[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992]] |
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|[[Jon Owen Jones]] |
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|[[Labour Co-operative]] |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |
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|[[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]] |
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|[[Jenny Willott]] |
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|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}" | |
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|[[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015]] |
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|[[Jo Stevens]] |
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|[[Welsh Labour|Labour]] |
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==Elections== |
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==Election results== |
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===Elections 1983 to current=== |
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====Elections in the 1980s==== |
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{{Election box begin|title=[[1983 United Kingdom general election|General election 1983]]: Cardiff Central<ref name=electoralcalculus1983>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Welsh Conservatives |
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|candidate = [[Ian Grist]] |
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|votes = 16,090 |
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|percentage = 41.4 |
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|change = ''N/A'' |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Mike German, Baron German|Mike German]] |
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|votes = 12,638 |
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|percentage = 32.6 |
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|change = ''N/A'' |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Welsh Labour |
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|candidate = Raymond Davies |
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|votes = 9,387 |
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|percentage = 24.2 |
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|change = ''N/A'' |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Plaid Cymru |
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|candidate = Andrew Morgan |
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|votes = 704 |
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|percentage = 1.8 |
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|change = ''N/A'' |
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}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 3,452 |
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|percentage = 8.8 |
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|change = ''N/A'' |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = 38,819 |
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|percentage = 72.1 |
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|change = ''N/A'' |
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{{Election box registered electors| |
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|reg. electors = 53,815 |
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{{Election box new seat win| |
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|winner = Welsh Conservatives |
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}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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{{Election box begin|title=[[1987 United Kingdom general election|General election 1987]]: Cardiff Central<ref name=electoralcalculus1987>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>}} |
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===2024 election=== |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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{{Election box begin|title=[[2024 United Kingdom general election|General Election 2024]]: Cardiff East<ref name="2024 Nominations|access-date=07 June 2024">{{#invoke:cite web||date=2024-06-07|title=Statement of Persons Nominated, Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations for Cardiff East|url=https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/Your-Council/Voting-and-elections/Elections-Information/Upcoming-elections-and-polls/cardiff-east-constituency-notices/Pages/default.aspx|website=Cardiff Council|language=en}}</ref>}} |
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|party = Welsh Conservatives |
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|candidate = [[Ian Grist]] |
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|votes = 15,241 |
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|percentage = 37.1 |
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|change = −4.3 |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = |
|party = Welsh Labour |
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|candidate = [[ |
|candidate = [[Jon Owen Jones]] |
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|votes = |
|votes = 13,255 |
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|percentage = |
|percentage = 32.3 |
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|change = |
|change = +8.1 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = |
|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate = |
|candidate = [[Mike German, Baron German|Mike German]] |
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|votes = |
|votes = 12,062 |
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|percentage = |
|percentage = 29.3 |
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|change = |
|change = −3.3 |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = |
|party = Plaid Cymru |
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|candidate = |
|candidate = Siân Mair Caiach |
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|votes = |
|votes = 535 |
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|percentage = |
|percentage = 1.3 |
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|change = |
|change = −0.5 |
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}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 1,986 |
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|percentage = 4.8 |
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|change = −4.0 |
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}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = 41,093 |
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|percentage = 77.6 |
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|change = +5.5 |
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{{Election box registered electors| |
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|reg. electors = 52,980 |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner = Welsh Conservatives |
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|swing = −6.2 |
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}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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====Elections in the 1990s==== |
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{{Election box begin|title=[[1992 United Kingdom general election|General election 1992]]: Cardiff Central<ref name=electoralcalculus1992>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=6 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020412/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Labour Co-operative |
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|candidate = [[Jon Owen Jones]] |
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|votes = 18,014 |
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|percentage = 42.0 |
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|change = +9.7 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = |
|party = Welsh Conservatives |
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|candidate = |
|candidate = [[Ian Grist]] |
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|votes = |
|votes = 14,549 |
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|percentage = |
|percentage = 33.9 |
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|change = |
|change = −3.2 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats |
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|candidate = [[Jenny Randerson, Baroness Randerson|Jenny Randerson]] |
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|votes = 9,170 |
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|percentage = 21.4 |
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|change = −7.9 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Plaid Cymru |
|party = Plaid Cymru |
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|candidate = |
|candidate = Huw Marshall |
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|votes = |
|votes = 748 |
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|percentage = |
|percentage = 1.7 |
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|change = |
|change = +0.4 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = |
|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
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|candidate = Christopher Von Ruhland |
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|votes = 330 |
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|percentage = 0.8 |
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|change = ''N/A'' |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Natural Law Party |
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|candidate = Brian Francis |
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|votes = 105 |
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|percentage = 0.2 |
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|change = ''N/A'' |
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{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 3,465 |
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|percentage = 8.1 |
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|change = ''N/A'' |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = 42,916 |
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|percentage = 74.3 |
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|change = −3.3 |
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}} |
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{{Election box registered electors| |
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|reg. electors = 57,716 |
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}} |
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{{Election box gain with party link| |
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|winner = Labour Co-operative |
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|loser = Welsh Conservatives |
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|swing = +6.5 |
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}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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{{Election box begin|title=[[1997 United Kingdom general election|General election 1997]]: Cardiff Central<ref name=electoralcalculus1997>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/123.stm|title=BBC NEWS>VOTE 2001>Results and Constituencies>Cardiff Central|date=1 May 1997|work=Vote 2001|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2011-01-12}}</ref>}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Labour Co-operative |
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|candidate = [[Jon Owen Jones]] |
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|votes = 18,464 |
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|percentage = 43.7 |
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|change = +1.7 |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats |
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|candidate = [[Jennifer Randerson, Baroness Randerson|Jenny Randerson]] |
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|votes = 10,541 |
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|percentage = 24.9 |
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|change = +3.5 |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Welsh Conservatives |
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|candidate = [[David Melding]] |
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|votes = 8,470 |
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|percentage = 20.0 |
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|change = −13.9 |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = Terence Burns |
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|votes = 2,230 |
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|percentage = 5.3 |
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|change = ''N/A'' |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Plaid Cymru |
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|candidate = Wayne Vernon |
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|votes = 1,504 |
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|percentage = 3.6 |
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|change = +1.9 |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Referendum Party |
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|candidate = Nick Lloyd |
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|votes = 760 |
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|percentage = 1.8 |
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|change = ''N/A'' |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party |
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|candidate = Craig James |
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|votes = 204 |
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|percentage = 0.5 |
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|change = ''N/A'' |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Natural Law Party |
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|candidate = Anthony Hobbs |
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|votes = 80 |
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|percentage = 0.2 |
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|change = ±0.0 |
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{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 7,923 |
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|percentage = 18.8 |
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|change = +10.7 |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = 42,253 |
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|percentage = 70.0 |
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|change = -4.3 |
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}} |
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{{Election box registered electors| |
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|reg. electors = 60,393 |
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}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner = Labour Co-operative |
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|swing = +7.8 |
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}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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====Elections in the 2000s==== |
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{{Election box begin|title=[[2001 United Kingdom general election|General election 2001]]: Cardiff Central<ref name=electoralcalculus2001>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/123.stm|title=BBC NEWS > Cardiff Central|publisher=BBC News |work=Vote 2001 |date=7 June 2001|access-date=2011-01-22}}</ref>}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Labour Co-operative |
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|candidate = [[Jon Owen Jones]] |
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|votes = 13,451 |
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|percentage = 38.6 |
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|change = −5.1 |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats |
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|candidate = [[Jenny Willott]] |
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|votes = 12,792 |
|||
|percentage = 36.7 |
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|change = +11.8 |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Welsh Conservatives |
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|candidate = Gregory Walker |
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|votes = 5,537 |
|||
|percentage = 15.9 |
|||
|change = −4.1 |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Plaid Cymru |
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|candidate = Richard Rhys Grigg <!-- article deleted via AFD: [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard Rhys Grigg]] --> |
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|votes = 1,680 |
|||
|percentage = 4.8 |
|||
|change = +1.2 |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
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|candidate = Stephen Bartley |
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|votes = 661 |
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|percentage = 1.9 |
|||
|change = ''N/A'' |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Socialist Alliance (England) |
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|candidate = Julian Goss |
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|votes = 283 |
|||
|percentage = 0.8 |
|||
|change = ''N/A'' |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = UK Independence Party |
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|candidate = Frank Hughes |
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|votes = 221 |
|||
|percentage = 0.6 |
|||
|change = ''N/A'' |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = ProLife Alliance |
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|candidate = Madeleine Jeremy |
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|votes = 217 |
|||
|percentage = 0.6 |
|||
|change = ''N/A'' |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
|||
|votes = 659 |
|||
|percentage = 1.9 |
|||
|change = -16.9 |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = 34,842 |
|||
|percentage = 58.3 |
|||
|change = −11.7 |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box registered electors| |
|||
|reg. electors = 59,785 |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner = Labour Co-operative |
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|swing = -8.5 |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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{{Election box begin|title=[[2005 United Kingdom general election|General election 2005]]: Cardiff Central<ref name=electoralcalculus2005>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/vote2005/html/123.stm|title=Cardiff Central parliamentary constituency - Election 2005|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats |
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|candidate = [[Jenny Willott]] |
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|votes = 17,991 |
|||
|percentage = 49.8 |
|||
|change = +13.1 |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Labour Co-operative |
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|candidate = [[Jon Owen Jones]] |
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|votes = 12,398 |
|||
|percentage = 34.3 |
|||
|change = −4.3 |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = Welsh Conservatives |
|||
|candidate = Gotz Mohindra |
|||
|votes = 3,339 |
|||
|percentage = 9.2 |
|||
|change = −6.7 |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = Plaid Cymru |
|||
|candidate = Richard Rhys Grigg <!-- article deleted via AFD: [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard Rhys Grigg]] --> |
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|votes = 1,271 |
|||
|percentage = 3.5 |
|||
|change = −1.3 |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = RESPECT The Unity Coalition |
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|candidate = Raja Gul-Raiz |
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|votes = 386 |
|||
|percentage = 1.1 |
|||
|change = ''N/A'' |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = UK Independence Party |
|||
|candidate = Frank Hughes |
|||
|votes = 383 |
|||
|percentage = 1.1 |
|||
|change = +0.5 |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = Independent (politician) |
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|candidate = Anne Savoury |
|||
|votes = 168 |
|||
|percentage = 0.5 |
|||
|change = ''N/A'' |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box candidate| |
|||
|party = New Millennium Bean Party |
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|candidate = [[Captain Beany]] |
|||
|votes = 159 |
|||
|percentage = 0.4 |
|||
|change = ''N/A'' |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = Vote For Yourself Rainbow Dream Ticket |
|||
|candidate = Catherine Taylor-Dawson |
|||
|votes = 37 |
|||
|percentage = 0.1 |
|||
|change = ''N/A'' |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
|||
|votes = 5,593 |
|||
|percentage = 15.5 |
|||
|change = ''N/A'' |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
|||
|votes = 36,132 |
|||
|percentage = 59.2 |
|||
|change = +0.9 |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box registered electors| |
|||
|reg. electors = 61,079 |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box gain with party link| |
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|winner = Welsh Liberal Democrats |
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|loser = Labour Co-operative |
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|swing = +8.7 |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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====Elections in the 2010s==== |
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{{Election box begin | title= [[2010 United Kingdom general election|General election 2010]]: Cardiff Central<ref>[http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=2867,3597,5426&parent_directory_id=2865&id=7965&pagetype=&keyword= Cardiff Central] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609151404/http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=2867%2C3597%2C5426&parent_directory_id=2865&id=7965&pagetype=&keyword= |date=9 June 2011 }} Cardiff County Council – candidates Cardiff Central</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/w10.stm Cardiff Central] BBC Election – Cardiff Central</ref>}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats |
|||
|candidate = [[Jenny Willott]] |
|||
|votes = 14,976 |
|||
|percentage = 41.4 |
|||
|change = −8.4 |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = Welsh Labour |
|||
|candidate = [[Jenny Rathbone]] |
|||
|votes = 10,400 |
|||
|percentage = 28.8 |
|||
|change = −5.5 |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = Welsh Conservatives |
|||
|candidate = Karen Robson |
|||
|votes = 7,799 |
|||
|percentage = 21.6 |
|||
|change = +12.4 |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = Plaid Cymru |
|||
|candidate = Chris Williams |
|||
|votes = 1,246 |
|||
|percentage = 3.4 |
|||
|change = −0.1 |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = UK Independence Party |
|||
|candidate = Sue Davies |
|||
|votes = 765 |
|||
|percentage = 2.1 |
|||
|change = +1.0 |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
|||
|candidate = Sam Coates |
|||
|votes = 575 |
|||
|percentage = 1.6 |
|||
|change = ''N/A'' |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |
|||
|candidate = Ross Saunders |
|||
|votes = 162 |
|||
|percentage = 0.4 |
|||
|change = ''N/A'' |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party |
|||
|candidate = Mark Beech |
|||
|votes = 142 |
|||
|percentage = 0.4 |
|||
|change = ''N/A'' |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = Independent politician |
|||
|candidate = Alun Mathias |
|||
|votes = 86 |
|||
|percentage = 0.2 |
|||
|change = ''N/A'' |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box majority| |
|||
|votes = 4,576 |
|||
|percentage = 12.6 |
|||
|change = -2.9 |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box turnout| |
|||
|votes = 36,151 |
|||
|percentage = 59.1 |
|||
|change = -0.1 |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box registered electors| |
|||
|reg. electors = 61,165 |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box hold with party link| |
|||
|winner = Welsh Liberal Democrats |
|||
|swing = −1.4 |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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{{Election box begin | title= [[2015 United Kingdom general election|General election 2015]]: Cardiff Central<ref name=electoralcalculus2015>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}</ref><ref name=2015results>{{cite web|title=Cardiff Central result|url=http://cardiff.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=35&RPID=1000185578|website=Election results for Cardiff Central|publisher=City of Cardiff Council|access-date=21 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/W07000050#election2015-logo |department=Election 2015 |title=Cardiff Central Parliamentary constituency |work=BBC News |access-date=5 May 2015 }}</ref>}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = Welsh Labour |
|||
|candidate = [[Jo Stevens]] |
|candidate = [[Jo Stevens]] |
||
|votes = |
|votes = 15,462 |
||
|percentage = |
|percentage = 40.0 |
||
|change = |
|change = +11.2 |
||
}} |
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
||
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats |
|||
|candidate = [[Jenny Willott]] |
|||
|votes = 10,481 |
|||
|percentage = 27.1 |
|||
|change = −14.3 |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = Welsh Conservatives |
|||
|candidate = Richard Hopkin |
|||
|votes = 5,674 |
|||
|percentage = 14.7 |
|||
|change = −6.9 |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = UK Independence Party |
|||
|candidate = Anthony Raybould |
|||
|votes = 2,499 |
|||
|percentage = 6.5 |
|||
|change = +4.4 |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box candidate with party link |
|||
|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
|||
|candidate = Chris Von Ruhland |
|||
|votes = 2,461 |
|||
|percentage = 6.4 |
|||
|change = +4.8 |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = Plaid Cymru |
|||
|candidate = Martin Pollard |
|||
|votes = 1,925 |
|||
|percentage = 5.0 |
|||
|change = +1.6 |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box candidate with party link |
|||
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |
||
|candidate = |
|candidate = Steve Williams |
||
|votes = |
|votes = 110 |
||
|percentage = |
|percentage = 0.3 |
||
|change = |
|change = −0.1 |
||
}} |
|||
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = Independent politician |
|||
|candidate = Kazimir Hubert |
|||
|votes = 34 |
|||
|percentage = 0.1 |
|||
|change = ''N/A'' |
|||
}} |
}} |
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{{Election box rejected |
{{Election box rejected |
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|votes = |
|votes = 117 |
||
|percentage = |
|percentage = |
||
|change = |
|change = |
||
}} |
}} |
||
{{Election box majority |
{{Election box majority |
||
|votes = |
|votes = 4,981 |
||
|percentage = 12.9 |
|||
|change = ''N/A'' |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box turnout |
|||
|votes = 38,646 |
|||
|percentage = 67.3 |
|||
|change = +8.2 |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box registered electors| |
|||
|reg. electors = 57,456 |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box gain with party link| |
|||
|winner = Welsh Labour |
|||
|loser = Welsh Liberal Democrats |
|||
|swing = +12.8 |
|||
}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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Of the 117 rejected ballots: |
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*81 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.<ref name=2015results/> |
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*32 voted for more than one candidate.<ref name=2015results/> |
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*4 had writing or a mark by which the voter could be identified.<ref name=2015results/> |
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{{See also|Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15#Cardiff Central}} |
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{{Election box begin | title= [[2017 United Kingdom general election|General election 2017]]: Cardiff Central<ref name=2017results>{{citation|url=http://cardiff.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=111&RPID=1001896817&LLL=0|publisher=cardiff.gov.uk|title=Election results for Cardiff Central, UK Parliamentary Election - Thursday, 8th June, 2017|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{citation|publisher=cardiff.gov.uk|title=Cardiff Central, Statement of Persons Nominated, Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations|url=https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/Your-Council/Voting-and-elections/Scheduled-elections-and-polls/Documents/11.05.17/Statement%20of%20Persons%20Nominated%20-%20Cardiff%20Central%20signed.pdf|date=11 May 2017|last1=Salter|first1=Christine|access-date=16 May 2017}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{citation|publisher=cardiff.gov.uk|title=Cardiff Central, Notice of Election Agents' Names and Offices|url=https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/Your-Council/Voting-and-elections/Scheduled-elections-and-polls/Documents/11.05.17/Election%20Agents%20-%20Cardiff%20Central%20signed.pdf|date=11 May 2017|last1=Salter|first1=Christine|access-date=16 May 2017}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cardiff Central Parliamentary constituency|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/W07000050#election2017-logo|website=Election 2017 Results|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=8 June 2017}}</ref>}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = Welsh Labour |
|||
|candidate = [[Jo Stevens]]<ref name=KGB>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnduk.org/cnd-media/item/3204-election-2017-cardiff-central|title=Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, ''Election 2017: Cardiff Central''}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
|||
|votes = 25,193 |
|||
|percentage = 62.4 |
|||
|change = +22.4 |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = Welsh Conservatives |
|||
|candidate = Gregory Stafford |
|||
|votes = 7,997 |
|||
|percentage = 19.8 |
|||
|change = +5.1 |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats |
|||
|candidate = [[Eluned Parrott]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cardiffld.org.uk/eluned_parrott_to_fight_for_cardiff_central|title=Eluned Parrott to fight for Cardiff Central|website=Cardiff Liberal Democrats}}</ref> |
|||
|votes = 5,415 |
|||
|percentage = 13.4 |
|||
|change = -13.7 |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = Plaid Cymru |
|||
|candidate = Mark Hooper |
|||
|votes = 999 |
|||
|percentage = 2.5 |
|||
|change = -2.5 |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = Wales Green Party |
|||
|candidate = Benjamin Smith |
|||
|votes = 420 |
|||
|percentage = 1.0 |
|||
|change = -5.4 |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = UK Independence Party |
|||
|candidate = Mohammed Sarul-Islam<!-- The "Statement of Persons Nominated, Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations" shows Mohammed as the family name, whereas the "Notice of Election Agents' Names and Offices" shows Sarul-Islam as the family name. In both cases Sarul-Islam is hyphenated.--> |
|||
|votes = 343 |
|||
|percentage = 0.8 |
|||
|change = -5.7 |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box rejected |
|||
|votes = 80 |
|||
|percentage = |
|percentage = |
||
|change = |
|change = |
||
}} |
}} |
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{{Election box |
{{Election box majority |
||
|votes = |
|votes = 17,196 |
||
|percentage = 42.6 |
|||
|change = +29.7 |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box turnout |
|||
|votes = 40,367 |
|||
|percentage = 68.1 |
|||
|change = +0.8 |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box registered electors| |
|||
|reg. electors = 59,288 |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box hold with party link| |
|||
|winner = Welsh Labour |
|||
|swing = +8.6 |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box end}} |
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Of the 80 rejected ballots: |
|||
*59 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.<ref name=2017results/> |
|||
*19 voted for more than one candidate.<ref name=2017results/> |
|||
*2 had writing or a mark by which the voter could be identified.<ref name=2017results/> |
|||
{{Election box begin|title=[[2019 United Kingdom general election|General election 2019]]: Cardiff Central<ref>{{cite web |title=Scheduled elections and polls |url=https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/Your-Council/Voting-and-elections/Scheduled-elections-and-polls/Documents/Statement%20of%20Persons%20Nominated%20-%20Cardiff%20Central%20%28Updated%29.pdf |website=Cardiff Council |access-date=16 November 2019}}</ref><ref name=2019results>{{citation|url=https://cardiff.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=123&RPID=1020051&LLL=0|publisher=Cardiff Council|title=Election results for Cardiff Central, UK Parliamentary Election - 2019|access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref><ref name=results>{{citation|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/W07000050|publisher=BBC|title=Election results for Cardiff Central, UK Parliamentary Election - 2019|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref>}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = Welsh Labour |
|||
|candidate = [[Jo Stevens]] |
|||
|votes = 25,605 |
|||
|percentage = 61.2 |
|||
|change = −1.2 |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box candidate with party link |
|||
|party = Welsh Conservatives |
|||
|candidate = Meirion Jenkins |
|||
|votes = 8,426 |
|||
|percentage = 20.1 |
|||
|change = +0.3 |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box candidate with party link |
|||
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats |
|||
|candidate = Bablin Molik |
|||
|votes = 6,298 |
|||
|percentage = 15.1 |
|||
|change = +1.7 |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box candidate with party link |
|||
|party = Brexit Party |
|||
|candidate = Gareth Pearce |
|||
|votes = 1,006 |
|||
|percentage = 2.4 |
|||
|change = ''N/A'' |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
|||
|party = Gwlad Gwlad |
|||
|candidate = Siân Caiach |
|||
|votes = 280 |
|||
|percentage = 0.7 |
|||
|change = ''N/A'' |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box candidate with party link |
|||
|party = Independent politician |
|||
|candidate = Akil Kata |
|||
|votes = 119 |
|||
|percentage = 0.3 |
|||
|change = ''N/A'' |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box candidate with party link |
|||
|party = Socialist Party of Great Britain |
|||
|candidate = Brian Johnson |
|||
|votes = 88 |
|||
|percentage = 0.2 |
|||
|change = ''N/A'' |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box rejected |
|||
|votes = 204 |
|||
|percentage = |
|percentage = |
||
|change = |
|change = |
||
}} |
|||
{{Election box majority |
|||
|votes = 17,179 |
|||
|percentage = 41.1 |
|||
|change = -1.5 |
|||
}} |
|||
{{Election box turnout |
|||
|votes = 41,822 |
|||
|percentage = 65.3 |
|||
|change = -2.8 |
|||
}} |
}} |
||
{{Election box registered electors| |
{{Election box registered electors| |
||
|reg. electors = |
|reg. electors = 64,037 |
||
}} |
}} |
||
{{Election box hold with party link| |
{{Election box hold with party link| |
||
|winner = |
|winner = Welsh Labour |
||
|swing = |
|swing = -0.8 |
||
}} |
}} |
||
{{Election box end}} |
{{Election box end}} |
||
Of the 204 rejected ballots: |
|||
*166 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.<ref name=2019results/> |
|||
*38 voted for more than one candidate.<ref name=2019results/> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Cardiff Central (Senedd constituency)]] |
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* [[List of parliamentary constituencies in South Glamorgan]] |
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*[http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/wpca/1929380383/report.aspx nomis Constituency Profile for Cardiff Central] – presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics. |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180216152334/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/edates.htm Politics Resources] (Election results from 1922 onwards) |
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*[http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/flatfile.html Electoral Calculus] (Election results from 1955 onwards) |
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*[http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf 2017 Election] House Of Commons Library 2017 Election report |
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*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/ A Vision Of Britain Through Time] (Constituency elector numbers) |
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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/123.stm BBC Vote 2001] |
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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/123.stm BBC Election 2005] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080307072911/http://www.election-maps.co.uk/ UK Constituency Maps] |
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Revision as of 21:08, 18 June 2024
Cardiff Central | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Cardiff Central in Wales | |
Preserved county | South Glamorgan |
Population | 88,097 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 64,225 (December 2010)[2] |
1983–2024 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Cardiff North and Cardiff South East[3] |
Replaced by | Cardiff East,Cardiff South and Penarth |
Senedd | Cardiff Central, South Wales Central |
Cardiff Central (Welsh: Canol Caerdydd) was a borough constituency[n 1] in the city of Cardiff. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system. The seat was last held by Jo Stevens of the Labour Party. She was appointed as Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on 6 April 2020.
As part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales for the 2024 United Kingdom general election. Its wards were split between Cardiff East and Cardiff South and Penarth.[4]
Boundaries
1983–2010: The City of Cardiff wards of Adamsdown, Cathays, Cyncoed, Pentwyn, Plasnewydd, and Roath.
2010–2024: The Cardiff electoral divisions of Adamsdown, Cathays, Cyncoed, Pentwyn, Penylan, and Plasnewydd.
As its name suggests, Cardiff Central covered the central area of the City of Cardiff. It extended from the area around the Millennium Stadium in the south to Llanishen Golf Course in the north, taking in the City Centre and the University.[5]
History
This was a Conservative-held three-way marginal constituency throughout the 1980s but since 1997 Labour and the Liberal Democrats have pushed the Conservative candidate into third place. The Liberal Democrats won the equivalent Welsh Assembly seat in 1999 and 2003 and also dominate the wards which make up the seat in elections to Cardiff Council.
The later constituency was socially diverse, with both very affluent and very deprived areas. It has a large student population which seems to have helped Labour to win in 1992 and 1997 but thereafter increasingly switched to the Liberal Democrats due to opposition to government plans for reforming student support. This switched yet again in the 2015 general election where students were disillusioned by the broken promises the Liberal Democrats made regarding tuition fees. This was despite the fact that these student loan promises did not apply to Wales, which has a different funding system and MP Jenny Willott had also voted against the English changes in Parliament.[5][6]
The seat was unchanged in the Fifth Periodical Report of the Parliamentary Boundary Commission for Wales, which took effect at the 2010 general election.
Since the seat's re-creation in 1983, it was held successively by each of the three main political parties; the Liberal Democrats gained it at the 2005 election after 13 years of Labour representation. The constituency has transformed dramatically from being a Conservative seat for some years, to a Labour–Lib Dem marginal to the safest Labour seat in Wales at the time.
Members of Parliament
MPs since 1983
Election | Member[7] | Party | |
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1983 | Ian Grist | Conservative | |
1992 | Jon Owen Jones | Labour Co-operative | |
2005 | Jenny Willott | Liberal Democrat | |
2015 | Jo Stevens | Labour |
Elections
Elections 1983 to current
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ian Grist | 16,090 | 41.4 | N/A | |
Liberal | Mike German | 12,638 | 32.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Raymond Davies | 9,387 | 24.2 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Andrew Morgan | 704 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,452 | 8.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 38,819 | 72.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 53,815 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ian Grist | 15,241 | 37.1 | −4.3 | |
Labour | Jon Owen Jones | 13,255 | 32.3 | +8.1 | |
Liberal | Mike German | 12,062 | 29.3 | −3.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | Siân Mair Caiach | 535 | 1.3 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 1,986 | 4.8 | −4.0 | ||
Turnout | 41,093 | 77.6 | +5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 52,980 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −6.2 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Jon Owen Jones | 18,014 | 42.0 | +9.7 | |
Conservative | Ian Grist | 14,549 | 33.9 | −3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jenny Randerson | 9,170 | 21.4 | −7.9 | |
Plaid Cymru | Huw Marshall | 748 | 1.7 | +0.4 | |
Green | Christopher Von Ruhland | 330 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Natural Law | Brian Francis | 105 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,465 | 8.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 42,916 | 74.3 | −3.3 | ||
Registered electors | 57,716 | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Jon Owen Jones | 18,464 | 43.7 | +1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jenny Randerson | 10,541 | 24.9 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | David Melding | 8,470 | 20.0 | −13.9 | |
Socialist Labour | Terence Burns | 2,230 | 5.3 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Wayne Vernon | 1,504 | 3.6 | +1.9 | |
Referendum | Nick Lloyd | 760 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Monster Raving Loony | Craig James | 204 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Natural Law | Anthony Hobbs | 80 | 0.2 | ±0.0 | |
Majority | 7,923 | 18.8 | +10.7 | ||
Turnout | 42,253 | 70.0 | −4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 60,393 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +7.8 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Jon Owen Jones | 13,451 | 38.6 | −5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jenny Willott | 12,792 | 36.7 | +11.8 | |
Conservative | Gregory Walker | 5,537 | 15.9 | −4.1 | |
Plaid Cymru | Richard Rhys Grigg | 1,680 | 4.8 | +1.2 | |
Green | Stephen Bartley | 661 | 1.9 | N/A | |
Socialist Alliance | Julian Goss | 283 | 0.8 | N/A | |
UKIP | Frank Hughes | 221 | 0.6 | N/A | |
ProLife Alliance | Madeleine Jeremy | 217 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 659 | 1.9 | −16.9 | ||
Turnout | 34,842 | 58.3 | −11.7 | ||
Registered electors | 59,785 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -8.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jenny Willott | 17,991 | 49.8 | +13.1 | |
Labour Co-op | Jon Owen Jones | 12,398 | 34.3 | −4.3 | |
Conservative | Gotz Mohindra | 3,339 | 9.2 | −6.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | Richard Rhys Grigg | 1,271 | 3.5 | −1.3 | |
Respect | Raja Gul-Raiz | 386 | 1.1 | N/A | |
UKIP | Frank Hughes | 383 | 1.1 | +0.5 | |
Independent | Anne Savoury | 168 | 0.5 | N/A | |
New Millennium Bean Party | Captain Beany | 159 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Rainbow Dream Ticket | Catherine Taylor-Dawson | 37 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,593 | 15.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 36,132 | 59.2 | +0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 61,079 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | +8.7 |
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jenny Willott | 14,976 | 41.4 | −8.4 | |
Labour | Jenny Rathbone | 10,400 | 28.8 | −5.5 | |
Conservative | Karen Robson | 7,799 | 21.6 | +12.4 | |
Plaid Cymru | Chris Williams | 1,246 | 3.4 | −0.1 | |
UKIP | Sue Davies | 765 | 2.1 | +1.0 | |
Green | Sam Coates | 575 | 1.6 | N/A | |
TUSC | Ross Saunders | 162 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Monster Raving Loony | Mark Beech | 142 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Independent | Alun Mathias | 86 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,576 | 12.6 | −2.9 | ||
Turnout | 36,151 | 59.1 | −0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 61,165 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −1.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jo Stevens | 15,462 | 40.0 | +11.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jenny Willott | 10,481 | 27.1 | −14.3 | |
Conservative | Richard Hopkin | 5,674 | 14.7 | −6.9 | |
UKIP | Anthony Raybould | 2,499 | 6.5 | +4.4 | |
Green | Chris Von Ruhland | 2,461 | 6.4 | +4.8 | |
Plaid Cymru | Martin Pollard | 1,925 | 5.0 | +1.6 | |
TUSC | Steve Williams | 110 | 0.3 | −0.1 | |
Independent | Kazimir Hubert | 34 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 117 | ||||
Majority | 4,981 | 12.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 38,646 | 67.3 | +8.2 | ||
Registered electors | 57,456 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +12.8 |
Of the 117 rejected ballots:
- 81 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[21]
- 32 voted for more than one candidate.[21]
- 4 had writing or a mark by which the voter could be identified.[21]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jo Stevens[27] | 25,193 | 62.4 | +22.4 | |
Conservative | Gregory Stafford | 7,997 | 19.8 | +5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eluned Parrott[28] | 5,415 | 13.4 | −13.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | Mark Hooper | 999 | 2.5 | −2.5 | |
Green | Benjamin Smith | 420 | 1.0 | −5.4 | |
UKIP | Mohammed Sarul-Islam | 343 | 0.8 | −5.7 | |
Rejected ballots | 80 | ||||
Majority | 17,196 | 42.6 | +29.7 | ||
Turnout | 40,367 | 68.1 | +0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 59,288 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +8.6 |
Of the 80 rejected ballots:
- 59 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[23]
- 19 voted for more than one candidate.[23]
- 2 had writing or a mark by which the voter could be identified.[23]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jo Stevens | 25,605 | 61.2 | −1.2 | |
Conservative | Meirion Jenkins | 8,426 | 20.1 | +0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bablin Molik | 6,298 | 15.1 | +1.7 | |
Brexit Party | Gareth Pearce | 1,006 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Gwlad Gwlad | Siân Caiach | 280 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Independent | Akil Kata | 119 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Socialist (GB) | Brian Johnson | 88 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 204 | ||||
Majority | 17,179 | 41.1 | −1.5 | ||
Turnout | 41,822 | 65.3 | −2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 64,037 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.8 |
Of the 204 rejected ballots:
- 166 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[30]
- 38 voted for more than one candidate.[30]
See also
- Cardiff Central (Senedd constituency)
- List of parliamentary constituencies in South Glamorgan
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Wales
Notes
- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
References
- ^ "Cardiff Central: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "Beyond 20/20 WDS – Table view". 2011 Electorate Figures. StatsWales. 1 December 2010. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "'Cardiff Central', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies - The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales (PDF). Boundary Commission for Wales. 28 June 2023.
- ^ a b Waldram, Hannah (9 December 2010). "Cardiff Central MP Jenny Willott resigns over tuition fees" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Dewey, Philip (8 May 2015). "Lib Dem Jenny Willott loses to Labour in Cardiff Central". WalesOnline. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
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- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "BBC NEWS>VOTE 2001>Results and Constituencies>Cardiff Central". Vote 2001. BBC News. 1 May 1997. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Cardiff Central parliamentary constituency - Election 2005" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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- ^ Cardiff Central BBC Election – Cardiff Central
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Cardiff Central result". Election results for Cardiff Central. City of Cardiff Council. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ "Cardiff Central Parliamentary constituency". Election 2015. BBC News. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d Election results for Cardiff Central, UK Parliamentary Election - Thursday, 8th June, 2017, cardiff.gov.uk, retrieved 18 June 2017
- ^ Salter, Christine (11 May 2017), Cardiff Central, Statement of Persons Nominated, Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations (PDF), cardiff.gov.uk, retrieved 16 May 2017[permanent dead link]
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- ^ "Scheduled elections and polls" (PDF). Cardiff Council. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ a b c Election results for Cardiff Central, UK Parliamentary Election - 2019, Cardiff Council, retrieved 9 January 2020
- ^ Election results for Cardiff Central, UK Parliamentary Election - 2019, BBC, retrieved 21 December 2019
External links
- nomis Constituency Profile for Cardiff Central – 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)
- BBC Vote 2001
- BBC Election 2005
- UK Constituency Maps
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