Cardiff North West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Cardiff North West
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
February 1974–1983
Seatsone
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.

Contents

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

ElectionMemberPartyNotes
Feb 1974 Michael Roberts Conservative Died February 1983
1983 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

General election February 1974: Cardiff North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Roberts 16,65446.74
Labour CA Blewett10,64129.86
Liberal H O'Brien7,10919.95
Plaid Cymru C Palfrey1,2273.44
Majority6,01316.88
Turnout 35,63174.26
Conservative win (new seat)
General election October 1974: Cardiff North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Roberts 15,65245.27
Labour CA Blewett11,31932.74
Liberal H O'Brien6,32218.29
Plaid Cymru C Palfrey1,2783.70
Majority4,33312.53
Turnout 34,57178.95
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1979: Cardiff North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Roberts 17,92550.98
Labour Co-op Peter Owen11,66333.17
Liberal J. T. Roberts4,83213.74
Plaid Cymru C. Palfrey7432.11
Majority6,26217.81
Turnout 35,16380.58
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. "'Cardiff North West', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.