Cardiff North West (UK Parliament constituency)
Cardiff North West was a parliamentary constituency in Cardiff, Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
| Cardiff North West | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| February 1974–1983 | |
| Number of members | one |
| Replaced by | Cardiff North[1] |
| Created from | Cardiff North and Cardiff West |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 78.95 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Roberts | 17,925 | 50.98 | ||
| Labour | PH Owen | 11,663 | 33.17 | ||
| Liberal | JT Roberts | 4,832 | 13.74 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | C Palfrey | 743 | 2.11 | ||
| Majority | 6,262 | 17.81 | |||
| Turnout | 80.58 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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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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