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| name = Cardiff Central<br>{{Lang-cy|Canol Caerdydd|label=none}} |
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==History== |
==History== |
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From [[1999 National Assembly for Wales election|1999]], Cardiff Central was a [[safe seat]] for the [[Welsh Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrats]]. However the seat was lost to [[ |
From [[1999 National Assembly for Wales election|1999]], Cardiff Central was a [[safe seat]] for the [[Welsh Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrats]]. However the seat was lost to [[Welsh Labour|Labour]] in [[2011 National Assembly for Wales election|2011]] with a huge 14.7% swing. In [[2016 National Assembly for Wales election|2016]] this was the Liberal Democrats target seat with their candidate [[Eluned Parrott]] a current regional AM for [[South Wales Central]]. The result actually saw a very slight increase in Labour's majority in a very disappointing night for the Liberal Democrats. The seat remained one of the most marginal in the [[Welsh Assembly|Assembly]] until the [[2021 Senedd election]], where Labour increased their majority substantially. |
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Furthermore, in 2016 two former ''[[Big Brother (UK)|Big Brother]]'' participants were the candidates for [[Plaid Cymru]] and the [[Welsh Conservative Party|Conservatives]]. |
Furthermore, in 2016 two former ''[[Big Brother (UK)|Big Brother]]'' participants were the candidates for [[Plaid Cymru]] and the [[Welsh Conservative Party|Conservatives]]. |
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==Boundaries== |
==Boundaries== |
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The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the [[Cardiff Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff Central Westminster constituency]]. It is entirely within the [[Preserved counties of Wales|preserved county]] of [[South Glamorgan]]. |
The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the [[Cardiff Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff Central Westminster constituency]]. It is entirely within the [[Preserved counties of Wales|preserved county]] of [[South Glamorgan]]. |
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=== Elections in the 2020s === |
=== Elections in the 2020s === |
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|title = [[2021 Senedd election]]: Cardiff Central<ref> |
|title = [[2021 Senedd election]]: Cardiff Central<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/Your-Council/Voting-and-elections/Scheduled-elections-and-polls/Documents/Election%20Notices/CF%20Central%20Statement%20of%20Poll.pdf |title=Cardiff Central Statement of Persons Nominated |access-date=21 April 2021 |archive-date=21 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421053951/https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/Your-Council/Voting-and-elections/Scheduled-elections-and-polls/Documents/Election%20Notices/CF%20Central%20Statement%20of%20Poll.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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|constituency_type = Constituency |
|constituency_type = Constituency |
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|list_type = Regional |
|list_type = Regional |
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|party = Workers Party |
|party = Workers Party of Britain |
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|list_votes = 33 |
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|list_votes = 8,434 |
|list_votes = 8,434 |
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|list_percentage = 41.0 |
|list_percentage = 41.0 |
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|list_change = +5.8 |
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|list_votes = 4,866 |
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|list_percentage = 23.7 |
|list_percentage = 23.7 |
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|list_votes = 2,656 |
|list_votes = 2,656 |
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|list_percentage = 12.9 |
|list_percentage = 12.9 |
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|list_votes = 2,099 |
|list_votes = 2,099 |
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|list_percentage = 10.2 |
|list_percentage = 10.2 |
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|list_change = -6.4 |
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|status = Incumbent regional member |
|status = Incumbent regional member |
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|list_votes = 940 |
|list_votes = 940 |
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|list_percentage = 4.6 |
|list_percentage = 4.6 |
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|list_change =+1.1 |
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|list_votes = 694 |
|list_votes = 694 |
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|list_percentage = 3.4 |
|list_percentage = 3.4 |
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|list_votes = 279 |
|list_votes = 279 |
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|list_percentage = 1.4 |
|list_percentage = 1.4 |
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|list_change = ''<small>Unknown</small>'' |
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|list_votes = 226 |
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|list_votes = 198 |
|list_votes = 198 |
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|party = [[New Millennium Bean Party]] |
|party = [[New Millennium Bean Party]] |
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|list_votes = 168 |
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|list_percentage = 0.8 |
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|list_votes = 56 |
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|list_votes = 45 |
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'''2003 Electorate:''' 62,470<br> |
'''2003 Electorate:''' 62,470<br> |
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'''Regional ballots rejected:''' 285 |
'''Regional ballots rejected:''' 285 |
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|list_votes = 554 |
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'''1999 Electorate:''' 57,700 |
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==References== |
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{{National Assembly for Wales}} |
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Latest revision as of 12:09, 30 June 2024
Cardiff Central Canol Caerdydd | |
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Senedd borough constituency for the Senedd | |
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![]() Cardiff Central shown within the South Wales Central electoral region and the region shown within Wales | |
Current Senedd borough constituency | |
Created | 1999 |
Party | Labour |
MS | Jenny Rathbone |
Preserved county | South Glamorgan |
Cardiff Central (Welsh: Canol Caerdydd) is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of eight constituencies in the South Wales Central electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
History
[edit]From 1999, Cardiff Central was a safe seat for the Liberal Democrats. However the seat was lost to Labour in 2011 with a huge 14.7% swing. In 2016 this was the Liberal Democrats target seat with their candidate Eluned Parrott a current regional AM for South Wales Central. The result actually saw a very slight increase in Labour's majority in a very disappointing night for the Liberal Democrats. The seat remained one of the most marginal in the Assembly until the 2021 Senedd election, where Labour increased their majority substantially.
Furthermore, in 2016 two former Big Brother participants were the candidates for Plaid Cymru and the Conservatives.
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Cardiff Central Westminster constituency. It is entirely within the preserved county of South Glamorgan.
The other seven constituencies of the region are Cardiff North, Cardiff South and Penarth, Cardiff West, Cynon Valley, Pontypridd, Rhondda and Vale of Glamorgan.
Voting
[edit]In general elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Member of the Senedd for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.
Assembly members and Members of the Senedd
[edit]Election | Member | Portrait | Party | |
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1999 | Jenny Randerson | ![]() |
Liberal Democrat | |
2011 | Jenny Rathbone | ![]() |
Labour |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
Labour | Jenny Rathbone | 13,100 | 45.9 | +7.5 | 11,272 | 39.5 | +6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rodney Berman | 5,460 | 19.1 | -16.2 | 4,522 | 15.9 | -12.3 | |
Conservative | Calum Davies | 3,788 | 13.3 | +4.4 | 4,047 | 14.2 | +4.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Wiliam Rees | 3,470 | 12.2 | +4.7 | 4,633 | 16.3 | +5.4 | |
Green | Ceri Davies | 1,552 | 5.4 | +1.0 | 2,258 | 7.9 | +2.0 | |
Abolish | Munawar Mughal | 440 | 1.5 | New | 643 | 2.3 | -0.6 | |
Propel | Dilan Nazari | 268 | 0.9 | New | 296 | 1.0 | New | |
Freedom Alliance | Thomas Franklin | 156 | 0.5 | New | ||||
Reform UK | Julian Bosley | 151 | 0.5 | New | 173 | 0.6 | New | |
Socialist (GB) | Brian Johnson | 82 | 0.3 | New | ||||
Gwlad | Alford Thomas | 65 | 0.2 | New | 80 | 0.3 | New | |
UKIP | 200 | 0.7 | -5.2 | |||||
No More Lockdowns | 135 | 0.5 | New | |||||
TUSC | 97 | 0.3 | -0.1 | |||||
Communist | 87 | 0.3 | +0.1 | |||||
Workers Party | 33 | 0.1 | New | |||||
Independent | Alan Coulthard | 32 | 0.1 | New | ||||
Majority | 7,640 | 26.8 | +23.7 | |||||
Turnout | 28,532 | 44.5[2] | -1.1 | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | |||||||
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Elections in the 2010s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional[3][4] | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
Labour | Jenny Rathbone | 10,016 | 38.4 | +0.5 | 8,595 | 33.1 | +0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eluned Parrott | 9,199 | 35.3 | -2.4 | 7,337 | 28.2 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | Joel Williams | 2,317 | 8.9 | -6.2 | 2,642 | 10.2 | -5.9 | |
Plaid Cymru | Glyn Wise | 1,951 | 7.5 | +0.3 | 2,831 | 10.9 | +3.6 | |
UKIP | Mohammed Islam | 1,223 | 4.7 | New | 1,526 | 5.9 | +2.6 | |
Green | Amelia Womack | 1,150 | 4.4 | New | 1,536 | 5.9 | -3.2 | |
Independent | Jane Croad | 212 | 0.8 | New | ||||
Abolish | 750 | 2.9 | New | |||||
Women's Equality | 437 | 1.7 | New | |||||
Monster Raving Loony | 118 | 0.5 | -0.3 | |||||
TUSC | 107 | 0.4 | -0.1 | |||||
Freedom to Choose / Vapers in Power | 42 | 0.2 | New | |||||
Communist | 40 | 0.2 | -0.2 | |||||
Independent (Jonathan Bishop)[5] | 24 | 0.1 | New | |||||
Majority | 817 | 3.1 | +2.9 | |||||
Turnout | 26,068 | 45.6 | +7.6 | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Constituency [6] | Regional[7] | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
Labour | Jenny Rathbone | 8,954 | 37.9 | +16.0 | 7,778 | 32.8 | +11.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Howells | 8,916 | 37.7 | -13.5 | 6,130 | 25.9 | -11.1 | |
Conservative | Matt Smith | 3,559 | 15.1 | +1.1 | 3,820 | 16.1 | +0.6 | |
Plaid Cymru | Chris Williams | 1,690 | 7.2 | -1.1 | 1,738 | 7.3 | -1.9 | |
Independent | Mathab Khan | 509 | 2.2 | New | ||||
Green | 2,163 | 9.1 | +3.6 | |||||
UKIP | 789 | 3.3 | -0.1 | |||||
Socialist Labour | 337 | 1.4 | +0.6 | |||||
BNP | 330 | 1.4 | -1.5 | |||||
Welsh Christian | 236 | 1.0 | -0.1 | |||||
Monster Raving Loony | 178 | 0.8 | New | |||||
TUSC | 125 | 0.5 | New | |||||
Communist | 83 | 0.4 | -0.1 | |||||
Majority | 38 | 0.2 | N/A | |||||
Turnout | 23,628 | 38.0 | +2.0 | |||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +14.7 |
Regional ballots rejected at the count: 208[8]
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Constituency [9] | Regional[10] | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jenny Randerson | 11,462 | 51.2 | -3.4 | 8,281 | 37.0 | -4.0 | |
Labour | Sue Lent | 4,897 | 21.9 | +2.0 | 4,845 | 21.6 | -2.1 | |
Conservative | Andrew Murphy | 3,137 | 14.0 | +2.5 | 3,476 | 15.5 | +2.6 | |
Plaid Cymru | Thomas Whitfield | 1,855 | 8.3 | -0.3 | 2,051 | 9.2 | -1.0 | |
UKIP | Frank Hughes | 1,046 | 4.7 | New | 769 | 3.4 | ±0.0 | |
Green | 1,238 | 5.5 | +0.9 | |||||
BNP | 651 | 2.9 | New | |||||
Welsh Christian | 246 | 1.1 | New | |||||
Respect | 198 | 0.9 | New | |||||
Socialist Labour | 169 | 0.8 | -0.6 | |||||
Communist | 110 | 0.5 | +0.3 | |||||
CPA | 154 | 0.7 | New | |||||
Socialist Alternative (UK) | 123 | 0.5 | New | |||||
Socialist Equality | 74 | 0.3 | New | |||||
Majority | 6,565 | 29.3 | −5.4 | |||||
Turnout | 22,397 | 36.0 | +2.3 | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional[11] | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jenny Randerson | 11,256 | 54.6 | +12.3 | 8,434 | 41.0 | +5.8 | |
Labour | Geoff M. Mungham | 4,100 | 19.9 | -10.1 | 4,866 | 23.7 | -4.6 | |
Conservative | Craig S. Piper | 2,378 | 11.5 | -0.2 | 2,656 | 12.9 | ±0.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Owen John Thomas | 1,795 | 8.6 | -6.1 | 2,099 | 10.2 | -6.4 | |
Independent | Raja G. Raiz | 541 | 2.6 | New | ||||
Independent | Captain Beany | 212 | 0.8 | New | ||||
Independent | Madeleine E. Jeremy | 239 | 1.2 | New | ||||
Green | 940 | 4.6 | +1.1 | |||||
UKIP | 694 | 3.4 | New | |||||
Socialist Labour | 279 | 1.4 | Unknown | |||||
Vote No 2 Stop the War | 226 | 1.1 | New | |||||
ProLife Alliance | 198 | 0.5 | New | |||||
New Millennium Bean Party | 168 | 0.8 | New | |||||
Cymru Annibynnol | 56 | 0.3 | New | |||||
Communist | 45 | 0.2 | Unknown | |||||
Majority | 7,156 | 34.7 | +22.4 | |||||
Turnout | 21,052 | 33.7 | −11.1 | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
2003 Electorate: 62,470
Regional ballots rejected: 285
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional [12] | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jenny Randerson | 10,937 | 42.3 | N/A | 9,116 | 35.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Mark Drakeford | 7,769 | 30.0 | N/A | 7,343 | 28.3 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Owen John Thomas | 3,795 | 14.7 | N/A | 4,307 | 16.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Stephen Jones | 3,034 | 11.7 | N/A | 3,348 | 12.9 | N/A | |
Socialist Alliance | Julian Goss | 338 | 1.3 | |||||
Green | 911 | 3.5 | ||||||
Independent (Alun Mathias) | 331 | 1.3 | New | |||||
Other List Parties | 554 | 2.1 | ||||||
Majority | 3,168 | 12.3 | ||||||
Turnout | 25,873 | 44.8 | ||||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
1999 Electorate: 57,700
References
[edit]- ^ "Cardiff Central Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Hayward, Will (7 May 2021). "The voter turnout figures for every constituency in Wales". WalesOnline. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ National Assembly – 5 May 2016 - South Wales Central
- ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Jonathan Bishop". Who Can I vote for?. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Wales elections > Cardiff Central". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales Election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ Election results – 2007 Archived 9 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, National Assembly for Wales
- ^ "2007 Assembly Election Results (updated) July 2007(Page 78 of the PDF / Page 72 of booklet)" (PDF). National Assembly for Wales. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ The National Assembly for Wales elections 2003. The Electoral Commission. November 2003. pp. 110–115. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Vote 99 Wales (Time Stub 29:45)". YouTube. BBC News. Retrieved 11 August 2022.