Cardiff West (Senedd Cymru constituency)

Cardiff West (Welsh: Gorllewin 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.

Not to be confused with Cardiff West (UK Parliament constituency).

Cardiff West
Senedd Cymru borough constituency
Cardiff West shown within the South Wales Central electoral region and the region shown within Wales
Current Senedd Cymru borough constituency
Created1999
PartyWelsh Labour and Co-operative
Member of the SeneddMark Drakeford
Preserved countySouth Glamorgan

Boundaries

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Cardiff West Westminster constituency. It is entirely within the preserved county of South Glamorgan.

The other seven constituencies of the region are Cardiff Central, Cardiff North, Cardiff South and Penarth, Cynon Valley, Pontypridd, Rhondda and Vale of Glamorgan.

Voting

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.

Members of the Senedd
ElectionMember PortraitPartyNotes
1999Rhodri Morgan Welsh Labour Member of Parliament for Cardiff West (1987-2001)

Leader of Welsh Labour (2000-2009)

First Minister of Wales (2000-2009)

2011Mark Drakeford Welsh Labour and Co-operative Minister for Health and Social Services (2013-2016)

Minister for Finance (2016-2018)

Leader of the Welsh Labour (2018-)

First Minister of Wales (2018-)

Elections

Elections in the 2010s
Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Cardiff West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Mark Drakeford 11,381 35.6 11.5
Plaid Cymru Neil McEvoy 10,205 31.9 11.9
Conservative Sean Driscoll 5,617 17.6 8.3
UKIP Gareth Bennett 2,629 8.2 N/A
Green Hannah Pudner 1,032 3.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Cadan ap Tomos 868 2.7 4.3
Independent Eliot Freedman 132 0.4 N/A
Vapers in Power Lee Woolls 96 0.3 N/A
Majority 1,176 3.7 17.6
Turnout 31,960 48.4 4.6
Labour Co-op hold Swing 11.7
Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Cardiff West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Mark Drakeford 13,067 47.1 8.5
Conservative Craig Williams 7,166 25.8 1.0
Plaid Cymru Neil McEvoy 5,551 20.0 1.2
Liberal Democrats David Morgan 1,942 7.0 8.2
Majority 5,901 21.3 7.5
Turnout 27,726 43.8 2.2
Labour Co-op hold Swing 3.8

Elections in the 2000s
Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Cardiff West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rhodri Morgan 10,390 38.6 10.4
Conservative Craig Williams 6,692 24.9 7.1
Plaid Cymru Neil McEvoy 5,719 21.3 5.8
Liberal Democrats Alison R. Goldsworthy 4,088 15.2 1.6
Majority 3,698 13.8 19.2
Turnout 26,889 41.6 6.2
Labour hold Swing 8.8
Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Cardiff West[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rhodri Morgan 10,420 50.3 11.3
Conservative Heather Douglas 3,583 17.3 2.5
Liberal Democrats Jacqui Gasson 2,914 14.1 5.2
Plaid Cymru Eluned M. Bush 2,859 13.8 0.8
UKIP Frank Hughes 929 4.5 N/A
Majority 6,837 33.0 13.8
Turnout 20,705 34.2 6.0
Labour hold Swing 6.9

Elections in the 1990s
Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Cardiff West[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rhodri Morgan 14,305 61.6 N/A
Conservative Myr Boult 3,446 14.8 N/A
Plaid Cymru Eluned Bush 3,402 14.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Dewi H Garrow-Smith 2,063 8.9 N/A
Majority 10,859 46.8 N/A
Turnout 23,216 40.2 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Senedd Cymru
Preceded by
Mid and West Wales		 Constituency represented by the First Minister
2000–2009		 Succeeded by
Bridgend
Senedd Cymru
Preceded by
Bridgend		 Constituency represented by the First Minister
2018–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent

References
  1. "Wales elections > Cardiff West". BBC News. 6 May 2011.
  2. "Welsh Assembly Elections: 1 May 2003 - UK Parliament" (PDF).
  3. "Welsh Assembly Elections: 6 May 1999 - UK Parliament" (PDF).
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