These are the election results from United Kingdom general elections based on the electoral regional boundaries used by the Senedd (Welsh Parliament), for the Senedd electoral region of South Wales Central. Since the 1997 general election, this grouping of constituencies into this unofficial region have elected eight Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
Regional profile The region is based around the Cardiff built-up Area. The boundaries are based on the Senedd electoral region South Wales Central. Regions are not used in UK general elections.
2001
South Central Wales elected eight Members of Parliament. ConstituencyCandidatesIncumbentLabourConservativeLiberal DemocratPlaid CymruOtherCardiff Central Jon Owen Jones 13,451 (38.6%)Gregory Walker 5,537 (15.9%)Jenny Willott 12,792 (36.7%)Richard Rhys Grigg 1,680 (4.8%)Stephen Bartley (Green) 661 (1.9%)Julian Goss (Socialist Alliance) 283 (0.8%)Frank Hughes (UKIP) 221 (0.6%)Madeleine Jeremy (ProLife Alliance) 217 (0.6%) Jon Owen JonesCardiff North Julie Morgan 19,845 (45.9%)Alastair Watson 13,680 (31.6%)John Dixon 6,631 (15.3%)Sion Jobbins 2,471 (2.5%)Don Hulston (UKIP) 613 (1.4%) Julie MorganCardiff South and Penarth Alun Michael 20,094 (56.2%)Maureen Owen 7,807 (21.8%)Rodney Berman 4,572 (12.8%)Lila Haines 1,983 (5.5%)Justin Callan (UKIP) 501 (1.4%)David Bartlett (Socialist Alliance) 427 (1.2%)Anne Savoury (ProLife Alliance) 367 (1.0%) Alun MichaelCardiff West Kevin Brennan 18,594 (54.6%)Andrew Davies 7,273 (21.3%)Jacqui Gasson 4,458 (13.1%)Delme Bowen 3,296 (9.7%)Joyce Jenking (UKIP) 462 (1.4%) Rhodri Morgan†Cynon Valley Ann Clwyd 17,685 (65.6%)Julian Waters 2,045 (7.6%)Ian Parry 2,541 (9.4%)Steven J. Cornelius 4,687 (17.4%) Ann ClwydPontypridd Kim Howells 22,963 (59.9%)Prudence Dailey 5,096 (13.3%)Eric Brooke 4,152 (10.8%)Bleddyn Hancock 5,279 (13.8%)Susan Warry (UKIP) 380 (1.6%)Joseph Biddulph (ProLife Alliance) 216 (0.6%) Kim HowellsRhondda Chris Bryant 23,230 (68.3%)Peter Hobbins 1,557 (4.6%)Gavin Cox 1,525 (4.5%)Leanne Wood 7,183 (21.1%)Glyndwr Summers (Ind.) 507 (1.5%) Allan Rogers†Vale of Glamorgan John Smith 20,524 (45.4%)Susan Inkin 15,824 (35.0%)Dewi Smith 5,521 (12.2%)Chris Franks 2,867 (6.3%)Timothy Warry (UKIP) 448 (1.0%) John Smith
1997
South Central Wales elected eight Members of Parliament. ConstituencyCandidatesIncumbentLabourConservativeLiberal DemocratPlaid CymruReferendumOtherCardiff Central Jon Owen Jones 18,464 (43.7%)David Melding 8,470 (20.0%)Jenny Randerson 10,541 (24.9%)Wayne Vernon 1,504 (3.6%)Nick Lloyd 760 (1.8%)Terence Burns (SLP) 2,230 (5.3%)Craig James (OMRLP) 204 (0.5%)Anthony Hobbs (NLP) 80 (0.2%) Jon Owen JonesCardiff North Julie Morgan 24,460 (50.4%)Gwilym Jones 16,334 (33.7%)Robyn Rowland 5,294 (10.9%)Colin Palfrey 1,201 (2.5%)Edward J. Litchfield 1,199 (2.5%) Gwilym JonesCardiff South and Penarth Alun Michael 22,647 (53.4%)Caroline E. Roberts 8,786 (20.7%)Simon J. Wakefield 3,964 (9.3%)David B. L. Haswell 1,356 (3.2%)Phillip S. E. Morgan 1,211 (2.9%)John Foreman (New Labour) 3,942 (9.3%)Mike K. Shepherd (Socialist Alternative) 344 (0.8%)Barbara Caves (NLP) 170 (0.4%) Alun MichaelCardiff West Rhodri Morgan 24,297 (60.3%)Simon Hoare 8,669 (21.5%)Jacqui Gasson 4,366 (10.8%)Gwenllian Carr 1,949 (4.8%)Trefor Johns 996 (2.5%) Rhodri MorganCynon Valley Ann Clwyd 23,307 (69.7%)Andrew Smith 2,260 (6.8%)Huw Price 3,459 (10.3%)Alun Davies 3,552 (10.6%)Gwyn John 844 (2.5%) Ann ClwydPontypridd Kim Howells 29,290 (63.9%)Jonathan M. Cowen 5,910 (12.9%)Nigel Howells 6,161 (13.4%)Owain Llewelyn 2,977 (6.5%)John Wood 874 (1.9%)Peter Skelly (SLP) 380 (0.8%)Robert Griffiths (Communist) 178 (0.4%)Anthony G. Moore (NLP) 85 (0.2%) Kim HowellsRhondda Allan Rogers 30,381 (74.5%)Steven Whiting 1,551 (3.8%)Rodney Berman 2,307 (5.7%)Leanne Wood 5,450 (13.4%)Stephen Gardiner 658 (1.6%)Kevin Jakeway (Green) 460 (1.1%) Allan RogersVale of Glamorgan John Smith 29,054 (53.9%)Walter Sweeney 18,522 (34.4%)Suzanne Campbell 4,945 (9.2%)Melanie Corp 1,393 (2.6%) Walter Sweeney
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