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  Cardiff West - History
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Established February 23, 1950
Disbanded Still Active
Last ModifiedRBH December 04, 2019 04:13pm
DescriptionApart from a short period of Conservative control during the Thatcher era, Cardiff West has been a Labour seat since 1929. The former Speaker of the House George Thomas held this seat from 1945 - 1983. In 1987, the seat was held by pro-devolutionist Rhodri Morgan who stood down in 2001 to concentrate on his National Assembly career, where he has been First Minister since 2000. Now regarded as one of Labour's safest seats, Rhodri Morgan increased his share of the vote substantially in 1997, and again in the first assembly elections in 1999. The new MP Kevin Brennan kept the vote high for Labour in 2001 despite a small 2.8% swing to the Tories. It contains a number of suburban middle-class areas such as Llandaff and Radyr, large working-class areas like Ely, Pentrebane and Riverside, as well as districts such as Pontcanna and Canton, with their high concentration of Welsh-speakers and non-Tory voting middle-class residents.

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RACES
Date Type Results [Show Primaries]
Jul 04, 2024 General Election
 Alex Barros-Curtis
16,442
36.74%
 Kiera Marshall
9,423
21.05%
 James Robert Hamblin
6,835
15.27%
 Peter Meireon Hopkins
5,626
12.57%
 Jess Ryan
3,157
7.05%
 Manda Rigby
1,921
4.29%
 Neil McEvoy
1,041
2.33%
  John Esnest Urquhart
241
0.54%
 Sean Wesley
71
0.16%
Dec 12, 2019 General Election
 Kevin Brennan(I)
23,908
51.77%
 Carolyn Ann Webster
12,922
27.98%
 Boyd Clack
3,864
8.37%
 Callum James Littlemore
2,731
5.91%
 Nick Mullins
1,619
3.51%
 David Peter Griffin
1,133
2.45%
Jun 08, 2017 General Election
 Kevin Brennan(I)
26,425
56.67%
 Matt Smith
13,874
29.75%
 Michael Deem
4,418
9.47%
 Alex Meredith
1,214
2.60%
 Richard Lewis
698
1.50%
May 07, 2015 General Election
 Kevin Brennan(I)
17,803
40.65%
 James Taghdissian
11,014
25.15%
 Neil McEvoy
6,096
13.92%
 Brian Morris
4,923
11.24%
 Cadan ap Tomos
2,069
4.72%
 Ken Barker
1,704
3.89%
 Helen Jones
183
0.42%
May 06, 2010 General Election
 Kevin Brennan(I)
16,893
41.25%
 Angela Jones-Evans
12,143
29.65%
 Rachael Hitchinson
7,186
17.55%
 Mohammed Sarul Islam
2,868
7.00%
 Mike Henessey
1,117
2.73%
 Jake Griffiths
750
1.83%
May 05, 2005 General Election
 Kevin Brennan(I)
15,729
45.51%
 Simon Baker
7,562
21.88%
 Alison Goldsworthy
6,060
17.53%
 Neil McEvoy
4,316
12.49%
 Joe Callan
727
2.10%
 Catherine Taylor-Dawson
167
0.48%
Jun 07, 2001 General Election
 Kevin Brennan
18,594
54.56%
 Andrew RT Davies
7,273
21.34%
 Jacqui Gasson
4,458
13.08%
 Delme Bowen
3,296
9.67%
 Joyce Jenking
462
1.36%
May 01, 1997 General Election
 Rhodri Morgan(I)
24,297
60.32%
 Simon Hoare
8,669
21.52%
 Jacqui Gasson
4,366
10.84%
 Gwenllian A. Carr
1,949
4.84%
 Trefor Johns
996
2.47%
Apr 09, 1992 General Election
 Rhodri Morgan(I)
24,306
53.20%
 Michael J. Prior
15,015
32.87%
 Jacqui Gasson
5,002
10.95%
 Penni M. Bestic
1,177
2.58%
 Andrew E. Harding
184
0.40%
Jun 11, 1987 General Election
 Rhodri Morgan
20,329
45.53%
 Stefan Terlezki(I)
16,284
36.47%
 Robert G. Drake
7,300
16.35%
 Peter J. Keelan
736
1.65%
Jun 09, 1983 General Election
 Stefan Terlezki
15,472
37.96%
 David Seligman
13,698
33.61%
 Jeffrey Thomas
10,388
25.49%
 Meurig Parri
848
2.08%
 Graham P. Jones
352
0.86%
May 03, 1979 General Election
 George Thomas(I)
27,035
85.57%
 A. Ogwen
3,272
10.36%
 C. Gibbon
1,287
4.07%
Oct 10, 1974 General Election
 George Thomas(I)
18,153
49.99%
 Bill Newton Dunn
11,481
31.62%
 R. Michael James
4,669
12.86%
 Dafydd J. L. Hughes
2,008
5.53%
Feb 28, 1974 General Election
 George Thomas(I)
16,712
44.00%
 Gareth J. Neale
13,366
35.19%
 R. Michael James
5,812
15.30%
 Dafydd J. L. Hughes
2,093
5.51%
Jun 18, 1970 General Election
 George Thomas(I)
21,655
49.78%
 Robert C. Williams
15,878
36.50%
 Dafydd J. L. Hughes
4,378
10.06%
 Stephen R. C. Wanhill
1,594
3.66%
Mar 31, 1966 General Election
 George Thomas(I)
26,139
61.00%
 Sidney W. Doxsey
16,714
39.00%
Oct 15, 1964 General Election
 George Thomas(I)
25,998
59.17%
 Keith T. Flynn
17,941
40.83%
Oct 08, 1959 General Election
 George Thomas(I)
25,390
53.29%
 Adrian L. Hallinan
22,258
46.71%
May 26, 1955 General Election
 George Thomas(I)
26,042
55.27%
 E. Simons
21,080
44.73%
Oct 25, 1951 General Election
 George Thomas(I)
28,995
55.13%
 Adrian L. Hallinan
23,595
44.87%
Feb 23, 1950 General Election
 George Thomas(I)
27,200
54.30%
 C.S. Hallinan
22,893
45.70%

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