Cardiff Central - Senedd Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Cardiff Central constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Cardiff Central
Region	South Wales Central
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Senedd Election 2021	Labour
	Senedd Election 2016	Labour
	Senedd Election 2011	Labour
	Senedd Election 2007	Liberal Democrat
	Senedd Election 2003	Liberal Democrat
	Senedd Election 1999	Liberal Democrat

Senedd Election 2021

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	13,100	45.91%	+7.49%
	Liberal Democrat	5,460	19.14%	-16.15%
	Conservative	3,788	13.28%	+4.39%
	Plaid Cymru	3,470	12.16%	+4.68%
	Green	1,552	5.44%	+1.03%
	Abolish Welsh Assembly	440	1.54%	N/A
	Minor	268	0.94%	N/A
	Reform UK	151	0.53%	N/A
	Others	303	1.06%	N/A
Majority		7,640	26.78%
Turnout		28,532	44.50%	-1.09%
Electorate		64,111
Swing from LD to LAB			11.82%
Swing from LD to CON			10.27%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.55%
	Labour hold

Senedd Election 2016

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	10,016	38.42%	+0.53%
	Liberal Democrat	9,199	35.29%	-2.45%
	Conservative	2,317	8.89%	-6.17%
	Plaid Cymru	1,951	7.48%	+0.33%
	UKIP	1,223	4.69%	N/A
	Green	1,150	4.41%	N/A
	Minor	212	0.81%	N/A
Majority		817	3.13%
Turnout		26,068	45.59%	+8.87%
Electorate		57,177
Swing from CON to LAB			3.35%
Swing from CON to LD			1.86%
Swing from LD to LAB			1.49%
	Labour hold

Senedd Election 2011

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	8,954	37.90%	+16.03%
	Liberal Democrat	8,916	37.73%	-13.44%
	Conservative	3,559	15.06%	+1.06%
	Plaid Cymru	1,690	7.15%	-1.13%
	Minor	509	2.15%	N/A
Majority		38	0.16%
Turnout		23,628	36.72%	+0.66%
Electorate		64,347
Swing from LD to LAB			14.74%
Swing from CON to LAB			7.49%
Swing from LD to CON			7.25%
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat

Senedd Election 2007

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	11,462	51.18%	-3.47%
	Labour	4,897	21.86%	+1.96%
	Conservative	3,137	14.01%	+2.46%
	Plaid Cymru	1,855	8.28%	-0.43%
	UKIP	1,046	4.67%	N/A
Majority		6,565	29.31%
Turnout		22,397	36.06%	+3.09%
Electorate		62,114
Swing from LD to CON			2.97%
Swing from LD to LAB			2.71%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.25%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Senedd Election 2003

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	11,256	54.65%	+12.37%
	Labour	4,100	19.90%	-10.12%
	Conservative	2,378	11.54%	-0.18%
	Plaid Cymru	1,795	8.71%	-5.95%
	Minor	541	2.63%	N/A
	Others	528	2.56%	N/A
Majority		7,156	34.74%
Turnout		20,598	32.97%	-11.78%
Electorate		62,470
Swing from LAB to LD			11.25%
Swing from CON to LD			6.28%
Swing from LAB to CON			4.97%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Senedd Election 1999

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	10,937	42.27%	N/A
	Labour	7,769	30.03%	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	3,795	14.67%	N/A
	Conservative	3,034	11.73%	N/A
	Minor	338	1.31%	N/A
Majority		3,168	12.24%
Turnout		25,873	44.75%	N/A
Electorate		57,815

	Liberal Democrat win

2029 General Election

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