Cardiff North West (UK Parliament constituency)
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Cardiff North West | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
February 1974–1983 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Cardiff North and Cardiff West |
Replaced by | Cardiff North[1] |
Cardiff North West was a parliamentary constituency in Cardiff, Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
Boundaries
The County Borough of Cardiff wards of Gabalfa, Llanishen, Rhiwbina, and Whitchurch.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
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Feb 1974 | Michael Roberts | Conservative | Died February 1983 | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Election results
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Roberts | 16,654 | 46.74 | ||
Labour | CA Blewett | 10,641 | 29.86 | ||
Liberal | H O'Brien | 7,109 | 19.95 | ||
Plaid Cymru | C Palfrey | 1,227 | 3.44 | ||
Majority | 6,013 | 16.88 | |||
Turnout | 35,631 | 74.26 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Roberts | 15,652 | 45.27 | ||
Labour | CA Blewett | 11,319 | 32.74 | ||
Liberal | H O'Brien | 6,322 | 18.29 | ||
Plaid Cymru | C Palfrey | 1,278 | 3.70 | ||
Majority | 4,333 | 12.53 | |||
Turnout | 34,571 | 78.95 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Michael Roberts | 17,925 | 50.98 | ||
Labour Co-op | Peter Owen | 11,663 | 33.17 | ||
Liberal | J. T. Roberts | 4,832 | 13.74 | ||
Plaid Cymru | C. Palfrey | 743 | 2.11 | ||
Majority | 6,262 | 17.81 | |||
Turnout | 35,163 | 80.58 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "'Cardiff North West', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
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