Cardiff South and Penarth in Wales

Cardiff South and Penarth (De Caerdydd a Phenarth in Welsh) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ...

Boundaries

This constituency comprises the electoral divisions of Butetown, Grangetown, Llanrumney, Rumney, Splott and Trowbridge in the city of Cardiff, and the town of Penarth, west of Cardiff. The Boundary Commission for Wales also propose to move the coastal village of Sully, west of Penarth, from the Vale of Glamorgan constituency to Cardiff South and Penarth in or before 2006. Butetown is a district of the city of Cardiff, Wales. ... Grangetown is a district of the city of Cardiff, Wales. ... Llanrumney is a district of the city of Cardiff, Wales. ... Rumney may refer to many different things: People Ralph Rumney (5 June 1934 - 6 March 2002) is an artist in England. ... Splott is a district of the city of Cardiff, Wales. ... Trowbridge is a district of the city of Cardiff, Wales. ... Cardiff (Welsh: Caerdydd is the capital and largest city of Wales. ... Penarth (Welsh: pen head, + arth bear) is a town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, lying on the Bristol Channel and Cardiff Bay. ... In the United Kingdom, the four Boundary Commissions are responsible for determining the boundaries of House of Commons constituencies. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ... Sully is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. ... The Vale of Glamorgan (Welsh: Dyffryn (or Bro) Morgannwg) is an exceptionally rich agricultural area in the southern part of Glamorgan, Wales. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Member of Parliament

The current Member of Parliament for this seat is Alun Michael of the Labour Party. He was elected following James Callaghan's retirement at the 1987 general election. Callaghan was elected to this seat under its old name of Cardiff South in the 1945 general election, and held it continuously until his retirement 42 years later. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The Right Honourable Alun Michael (born August 2, 1943) is a Welsh politician. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Right Honourable Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC (27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005), was Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979. ... The UK general election, 1987 was held on June 11, 1987 and was the third victory in a row for Margaret Thatcher and the Conservatives. ... The British general election of 1945 held on July 5th 1945 but not counted and declared until July 26, 1945 (due to the time it took to transport the votes of those serving overseas) was one of the most significant general elections of the 20th century. ...

Election results

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Politics and history of the constituency

While Cardiff South and Penarth was once viewed as one of the safest Labour seats in Britain, their majority has been progressively eroded here since at least 1992. The 2005 general election continued this trend, while bringing the minority Liberal Democrat party up to a level with the Conservative Party, long established as the second party in this seat. It remains to be seen what effect the incorporation of the strongly Conservative ward of Sully will have on the voting patterns in this constituency.

One anomaly visible in the 1997 election results is the presence of the "New Labour" candidate, J Foreman. Not affiliated with the mainstream Labour Party, he nevertheless managed to poll more votes than either Plaid Cymru or the Referendum Party, probably due to the similar party names confusing the voters.

References

• "Results: Cardiff South & Penarth". BBC NEWS: Election 2005. URL accessed on May 6, 2005.
• "News Release - South Glamorgan". Boundary Commission for Wales. URL accessed on November 10, 2004.
• "Aristotle: Cardiff South and Penarth". Guardian Unlimited. URL accessed on Unknown, 2004.

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See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in South Glamorgan