WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Cardiff South and Penarth

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

11,767latest majority

53.6%latest turnout

2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Stephen Doughty

Labour (Co-op)

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024

Electorate73,060

Turnout53.6%

Majority11,767

Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament

Alex WilsonLiberal Democrat2,9087.4%

Sharifah RahmanPlaid Cymru3,2278.2%

Simon LlewellynReform UK4,49311.5%

Ellis SmithConservative5,45913.9%

Anthony SlaughterGreen Party5,66114.5%

Stephen DoughtyLabour17,42844.5%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Labour Majority 11,851 · 69.7% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

2017 Labour Majority 14,864 · 66.3% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

2015 Labour Majority 7,453 · 61.4% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population112,662Mid-2024 estimate

Under 1816.8%Share of population

Aged 65+12.8%Share of population

Home owners51.6%Households

Private renters33.2%Households

Social renters14.8%Households

One-person households34.3%Of households

Families with children23.6%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.