Cardiff South and Penarth (Senedd constituency)
Constituency of the Senedd
Cardiff South and Penarth (Welsh : De Caerdydd a Phenarth ) is a constituency of the Senedd . It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post electoral system. It is typically a safe Labour seat.
Constituency profile and voting
Map of current boundaries
The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Cardiff South and Penarth Westminster constituency . It is entirely within the preserved county of South Glamorgan . The only major boundary changes that have occurred in recent years is the inclusion of the ward of Sully into the constituency for the 2007 National Assembly for Wales election .
Cardiff South and Penarth is part of the South Wales Central electoral region . As one of the eight constituencies in South Wales Central, it, along with the other constituencies in the region, elect four additional members . The other seven constituencies of the region are Cardiff Central , Cardiff North , Cardiff West , Cynon Valley , Pontypridd , Rhondda and Vale of Glamorgan .
The use of the Additional Member System means that each voter has two votes. The first vote is for a candidate to become the Member of the Senedd for the voter's constituency, elected under the first past the post system. The second vote is used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member's seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method , to create a more proportional outcome in both the region and the Senedd.
Assembly members and Members of the Senedd
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
2021 Senedd election : Cardiff South and Penarth[ 1]
Party
Candidate
Constituency
List
Votes
%
Votes
%
Labour
Vaughan Gething
18,153
49.9
+6.1
15,036
41.5
+7.4
Conservative
Leighton Rowlands
7,547
20.7
-0.3
7,938
21.9
+3.3
Plaid Cymru
Nasir Adam
4,957
13.6
-0.7
5,983
16.5
+0.4
Green
Helen Westhead
1,643
4.5
+0.3
2,480
6.8
+1.5
Liberal Democrats
Alex Wilson
1,402
3.9
-0.5
1,555
4.3
-0.7
Abolish
Lisa Peregrine
732
2.0
New
1,040
2.9
-1.3
UKIP
Paul Campbell
576
1.6
-10.7
514
1.4
-11.7
Propel
Matt Friend
552
1.5
New
691
1.9
New
Reform UK
Alan Pick
295
0.8
New
308
0.8
New
Freedom Alliance
Alan Golding
273
0.8
New
Independent
David Craig Rolfe
135
0.4
New
Gwlad
Angus Hawkins
121
0.3
New
141
0.4
New
No More Lockdowns
239
0.7
New
TUSC
84
0.2
-0.2
Communist
111
0.3
±0.0
Workers Party
56
0.2
New
Independent
Alan Coulthard
69
0.2
New
Majority
10,606
29.2
+6.4
Turnout
36,386
44.24[ 2]
+4.4
Labour hold
Swing
Elections in the 2010s
Welsh Assembly Election 2016 : Cardiff South and Penarth
Party
Candidate
Constituency
List
Votes
%
Votes
%
Labour
Vaughan Gething
13,274
43.8
-6.5
9,521[ 3] [ 4]
34.1
-7.2
Conservative
Ben Gray
6,353
21.0
-6.5
5,205
18.6
-4.7
Plaid Cymru
Dafydd Trystan Davies
4,320
14.3
+2.2
4,505
16.1
+5.4
UKIP
Hugh Hughes
3,716
12.3
New
3,671
13.1
+8.4
Liberal Democrats
Nigel Howells
1,345
4.4
-5.7
1,396
5.0
-2.3
Green
Anthony Slaughter
1,268
4.2
New
1,491
5.3
-0.6
Abolish
1,164
4.2
New
Women's Equality
511
1.8
New
Monster Raving Loony
141
0.5
-0.2
TUSC
108
0.4
±0.0
Freedom to Choose / Vapers in Power
96
0.4
New
Communist
80
0.3
±0.0
Independent (Jonathan Bishop)[ 5]
66
0.2
±0.0
Majority
6,921
22.8
±0.0
Turnout
30,276
39.8
+2.5
Labour hold
Swing
Welsh Assembly Election 2011 : Cardiff South and Penarth
Party
Candidate
Constituency [ 6]
Regional[ 7]
Votes
%
Votes
%
Labour
Vaughan Gething
13,814
50.3
+12.5
11,452
41.3
+10.2
Conservative
Ben Gray
7,555
27.5
±0.0
6,467
23.3
-0.2
Plaid Cymru
Liz Musa
3,324
12.1
−2.2
2,973
10.7
-1.2
Liberal Democrats
Sian Cliff
2,786
10.1
−10.3
2,033
7.3
-9.0
Green
1,632
5.9
+2.0
UKIP
1,302
4.7
+0.3
BNP
600
2.2
-2.5
Socialist Labour
593
2.1
New
Welsh Christian
273
1.0
±0.0
Monster Raving Loony
190
0.7
New
TUSC
118
0.4
New
Communist
83
0.3
±0.0
Majority
6,259
22.8
+12.5
Turnout
27,479
37.3
−0.2
Labour hold
Swing
+6.2
Regional ballots rejected at the count: 176[ 8]
Elections in the 2000s
Welsh Assembly Election 2007 : Cardiff South and Penarth
Party
Candidate
Constituency [ 9]
Regional[ 10]
Votes
%
Votes
%
Labour Co-op
Lorraine Barrett
10,106
37.8
-6.8
8,333
31.1
-7.4
Conservative
Karen Robson
7,352
27.5
+3.3
6,290
23.5
+1.4
Liberal Democrats
Dominic Hannigan
5,445
20.4
+4.7
4,362
16.3
+2.7
Plaid Cymru
Jason Toby
3,825
14.3
+1.7
3,190
11.9
-0.4
BNP
1,251
4.7
New
UKIP
1,166
4.4
+0.1
Green
1,054
3.9
+0.1
Welsh Christian
261
1.0
New
Socialist Labour
244
0.9
-1.3
Respect
219
0.8
New
Socialist Alternative
150
0.6
New
CPA
107
0.4
New
Communist
89
0.3
-0.1
Socialist Equality
50
0.2
New
Majority
2,754
10.3
−10.1
Turnout
26,728
37.5
+6.8
Labour hold
Swing
-4.2
Welsh Assembly Election 2003 : Cardiff South and Penarth
Party
Candidate
Constituency
Regional[ 11]
Votes
%
Votes
%
Labour Co-op
Lorraine Barrett
8,978
44.6
-3.4
7,754
38.6
-6.1
Conservative
Dianne E. Rees
4,864
24.2
+5.7
4,437
22.1
+4.2
Liberal Democrats
Rodney Berman
3,154
15.7
+3.2
2,726
13.6
+1.4
Plaid Cymru
Richard R. Grigg
2,538
12.6
-4.5
2,485
12.4
+6.1
Socialist Alternative
David C. Bartlett
585
2.9
+1.4
UKIP
867
4.3
New
Green
766
3.8
Unknown
Socialist Labour
389
1.9
Unknown
New Millennium Bean Party
199
1.0
New
Vote No 2 Stop the War
176
0.9
New
Cymru Annibynnol
139
0.7
New
ProLife Alliance
93
0.5
New
Communist
76
0.4
Unknown
Majority
4,114
20.4
−9.1
Turnout
20,119
30.7
−7.1
Labour hold
Swing
-2.7
2003 Electorate: 65,505
Regional ballots rejected: 423
Elections in the 1990s
Welsh Assembly Election 1999 : Cardiff South and Penarth
Party
Candidate
Constituency
Regional
Votes
%
Votes
%
Labour Co-op
Lorraine Barrett
11,057
48.0
N/A
10,292
44.7
N/A
Conservative
Mary R. Davies
4,254
18.5
N/A
4,127
17.9
N/A
Plaid Cymru
John Rowlands
3,931
17.1
N/A
4,252
18.5
N/A
Liberal Democrats
Jane Maw-Cornish
2,890
12.5
N/A
2,819
12.2
N/A
Socialist Alliance
David C. Bartlett
355
1.5
Independent Labour
John Foreman
339
1.5
Celtic Alliance
Tom Davies
210
0.9
United Socialist
147
0.6
N/A
Others
1,387
6.0
N/A
Majority
6,803
29.5
Turnout
23,036
37.8
Labour Co-op win (new seat)
1999 Electorate: 60,996
References
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