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| Cardiff West | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Cardiff West in Wales | |
| Preserved county | South Glamorgan |
| Population | 91,027 (2011 census)[1] |
| Electorate | 64,295 (December 2010)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1950 |
| Member of Parliament | Kevin Brennan (Labour Party) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Cardiff Central |
| Overlaps | |
| Senedd | Cardiff West, South Wales Central |
Cardiff West (Welsh: Gorllewin Caerdydd) is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2001 by Kevin Brennan of the Labour Party.[n 2]
The constituency is to retain its name and gain wards, 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.[3]
History
A traditionally safe Labour seat, represented for 33 years by George Thomas (who became Speaker in 1976 and was re-elected without party affiliation in 1979). It has returned a Conservative only once, in the Tories' landslide year of 1983, when Stefan Terlezki became the MP.
Labour regained the seat at the next general election in 1987, when Rhodri Morgan was elected. After the creation of the Welsh Assembly Government, Morgan stepped down from his Westminster seat in 2001 to serve as leader of Welsh Labour and First Minister for Wales. Kevin Brennan retained the seat for Labour on Morgan's retirement from Westminster politics and has remained the MP ever since.
Boundaries
1950–1974: The County Borough of Cardiff wards of Canton, Ely, Grangetown, Llandaff, and Riverside.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Cardiff wards of Canton, Ely, Llandaff, Grangetown, Plasmawr, and Riverside.
1983–2010: The City of Cardiff wards of Caerau, Canton, Ely, Fairwater, Llandaff, Radyr and St Fagans, and Riverside.
2010–2024: The Cardiff electoral divisions of Caerau, Canton, Creigiau and St Fagans, Ely, Fairwater, Llandaff, Pentyrch, Radyr, and Riverside.
Until 2024 Cardiff West was entirely within the boundaries of the city of Cardiff, though in 2024 (as a result of the 2023 Review of UK constituences) it gained the Rhondda Cynon Taf ward of Pontyclun.[4] Population areas within the constituency include Riverside, Pontcanna, St Fagans and Ely. There are some Conservative-voting areas in the north of the seat such as Creigiau and St Fagans, Pentyrch and Radyr, but the bulk of the seat comprises districts towards the centre of Cardiff such as Caerau, Canton, Ely and Riverside which are very strongly Labour.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[5][6] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | George Thomas | Labour | |
| 1976 | Speaker | ||
| 1983 | Stefan Terlezki | Conservative | |
| 1987 | Rhodri Morgan | Labour | |
| 2001 | Kevin Brennan | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Thomas | 27,200 | 54.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Charles Stuart Hallinan | 22,893 | 45.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,307 | 8.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 50,093 | 82.2 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 60,918 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Thomas | 28,995 | 55.1 | +0.8 | |
| Conservative | Adrian Lincoln Hallinan | 23,595 | 44.9 | −0.8 | |
| Majority | 5,400 | 10.2 | +1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 62,528 | 84.1 | +1.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 62,528 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Thomas | 26,042 | 55.3 | +0.2 | |
| Conservative | Emrys Simons | 21,080 | 44.7 | −0.2 | |
| Majority | 4,962 | 10.6 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 47,122 | 76.7 | −7.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 61,446 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Thomas | 25,390 | 53.3 | −2.0 | |
| Conservative | Adrian Lincoln Hallinan | 22,258 | 46.7 | +2.0 | |
| Majority | 3,132 | 6.6 | −4.0 | ||
| Turnout | 47,648 | 80.1 | +3.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 59,524 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Thomas | 25,998 | 59.2 | +5.9 | |
| Conservative | Keith T Flynn | 17,941 | 40.8 | −5.9 | |
| Majority | 8,057 | 18.4 | +11.8 | ||
| Turnout | 43,949 | 76.4 | −3.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 57,511 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Thomas | 26,139 | 61.0 | +1.8 | |
| Conservative | Sidney William Doxsey | 16,714 | 39.0 | −1.8 | |
| Majority | 9,425 | 22.0 | +3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 42,853 | 75.1 | −1.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 57,088 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||