South Wales Central (Senedd electoral region)

South Wales Central (Welsh: Canol De Cymru) is an electoral region of the Senedd, consisting of eight constituencies. The region elects 12 members, eight directly elected constituency members and four additional members. The electoral region was first used in 1999, when the National Assembly for Wales was created.

South Wales Central
Canol De Cymru
Senedd electoral region
South Wales Central shown within Wales
Created
1999
Current representation
Labour 8 MSs
Conservative 2 MSs
Plaid Cymru 2 MSs
Constituencies
1. Cardiff Central
2. Cardiff North
3. Cardiff South and Penarth
4. Cardiff West
5. Cynon Valley
6. Pontypridd
7. Rhondda
8. Vale of Glamorgan
Preserved counties
Mid Glamorgan (part)
South Glamorgan (part)

Each constituency elects one Member of the Senedd (MSs) by the first past the post electoral system, and the region as a whole elects four additional or top-up MSs, to create a degree of proportional representation. The additional member seats are allocated from closed lists by the D'Hondt method, with constituency results reckoned as pre elected list members.

County boundaries

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Map of current boundaries

The region covers much of the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan and much of the preserved county of South Glamorgan. The rest of Mid Glamorgan is partly within the South Wales East electoral region and partly within South Wales West. The rest of South Glamorgan is within the South Wales West electoral region.

Electoral region profile

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The region is predominantly urban, taking in Wales' capital and largest city, Cardiff, as well as the working-class former mining town of Pontypridd, the seaside resort of Barry, and parts of the formerly industrial and still heavily populated South Wales Valleys. However, the region also includes rural areas in the western part of the Vale of Glamorgan.

Constituencies

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The eight constituencies have the names and boundaries of constituencies of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster):

Constituency 2021 result Preserved counties
Cardiff Central Jenny Rathbone
Labour
Entirely within South Glamorgan
Cardiff North Julie Morgan
Labour
Entirely within South Glamorgan
Cardiff South and Penarth Vaughan Gething
Labour
Entirely within South Glamorgan
Cardiff West Mark Drakeford
Labour
Entirely within South Glamorgan
Cynon Valley Vikki Howells
Labour & Co-operative
Entirely within Mid Glamorgan
Pontypridd Mick Antoniw
Labour
Partly Mid Glamorgan, partly South Glamorgan
Rhondda Elizabeth Williams
Labour
Entirely within Mid Glamorgan
Vale of Glamorgan Jane Hutt
Labour
Partly Mid Glamorgan, partly South Glamorgan

Assembly members and Members of the Senedd

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Constituency MSs

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Term Election Cardiff Central Cardiff North Cardiff South
and Penarth
Cardiff West Cynon Valley Pontypridd Rhondda Vale of
Glamorgan
1st 1999 Jenny Randerson
(LD)
Sue Essex
(Lab)
Lorraine Barrett
(Lab)
Rhodri Morgan
(Lab)
Christine Chapman
(Lab)
Jane Davidson
(Lab)
Geraint Davies
(PC)
Jane Hutt
(Lab)
2nd 2003 Leighton Andrews
(Lab)
3rd 2007 Jonathan Morgan
(Con)
4th 2011 Jenny Rathbone
(Lab)
Julie Morgan
(Lab)
Vaughan Gething
(Lab)
Mark Drakeford
(Lab)
Mick Antoniw
(Lab)
5th 2016 Vikki Howells
(Lab)
Leanne Wood
(PC)
6th 2021 Buffy Williams
(Lab)

Regional list AMs and MSs

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N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only

Term Election AM / MS AM / MS AM / MS AM / MS
1st 1999 Jonathan Morgan
(Con)
David Melding
(Con)
Owen John Thomas
(PC)
Pauline Jarman
(PC)
2nd 2003 Leanne Wood
(PC)
3rd 2007 Andrew RT Davies
(Con)
Chris Franks
(PC)
4th 2011 Eluned Parrott
(LD)
5th 2016 Gareth Bennett
(UKIP)
later Independent
then Abolish
Neil McEvoy
(PC)
later Independent
then Propel
2018
2020
6th 2021 Joel James
(Con)
Rhys ab Owen
(PC)
Heledd Fychan
(PC)

2021 Senedd election[1]

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2021 Senedd election: South Wales Central
List Candidates Votes Of total (%) ± from prev.
Labour Ruba Sivagnanam, Dan De'Ath, Malilka Kaaba, Owain Williams 102,611 40.1  6.2
Conservative Andrew RT Davies, Joel James, Calum Davies, Adrian Robson, Mia Rhiannon Rees, Leighton Rowlands, Sean Driscoll, Sian-Elin Melbourne 56,662 22.1  3.8
Plaid Cymru Rhys ab Owen, Heledd Fychan, Fflur Elin, Sahar al-Faifi, Boyd Clack, Nasir Adam, Julie Williams, Ioan Bellin, Mohammed Tariq Awan, Richard Rhys Grigg 46,478 18.2  2.7
Green Anthony Slaughter, Helen Westhead, David Griffin, Debra Cooper 14,478 5.7  2.3
Liberal Democrats Rodney Berman, Rhys Taylor, Sally Stephenson, Steven Rajam, Alex Wilson 11,821 4.6  1.7
Abolish Lee Canning, Martyn Ford, Munawar Mughal, Lisa Peregrine, Stuart Fields, Ian McLean, Lawrence Gwynn, Michael Hughes 8,396 3.3  0.7
Propel Neil McEvoy, Steve Robinson, Lisa Ford, Keith Parry 5,552 2.2  2.2
UKIP Paul Campbell, Benjamin Dale, Clive Easton, Paul Williams 3,127 1.2  9.2
Reform UK Jamie Jenkins, Peter Hopkins, Steve Bayliss, Michael Hancock, Alan Pick 2,244 0.9  0.9
No More Lockdowns Justin Lilley, Rita Darby 1,298 0.5  0.5
Gwlad Karl-James Langford, Clem Thomas, Angus Hawkins, Rosamund Ellis-Evans 1,098 0.4  0.4
Communist Anita Wright, Malachi Kwame, Walusimbi-Kakembo 602 0.2  0.0
Independent Alan Coulthard 580 0.2  0.2
TUSC Ross Saunders, Beth Webster, Mia Hollsing, Andrew Wilkes, Kevin Gillen 519 0.2  0.1
Workers Party Tess Delaney, Steve Everett, Frank Hinley 411 0.2  0.2
Party Constituency
seats
List votes (vote %)[1] D'Hondt
entitlement
Additional
members
elected
Total members
elected
Deviation
from D'Hondt
entitlement
Labour 8 102,611 (40%) 6 0 8 +2
Conservative 0 56,662 (22%) 3 2 2 -1
Plaid Cymru 0 46,478 (18%) 3 2 2 -1
Green 0 14,478 (6%) 0 0 0 0
Liberal Democrats 0 11,821 (5%) 0 0 0 0
Abolish 0 8,396 (3%) 0 0 0 0
Propel 0 5,552 (2%) 0 0 0 0
UKIP 0 3,127 (1%) 0 0 0 0
Reform UK 0 2,244 (1%) 0 0 0 0
No More Lockdowns 0 1.298 (1%) 0 0 0 0
Gwlad 0 1,098 (0%) 0 0 0 0
Communist 0 602 (0%) 0 0 0 0
Independent (Alan Coulthard) 0 580 (0%) 0 0 0 0
TUSC 0 519 (0%) 0 0 0 0
Workers Party 0 411 (0%) 0 0 0 0

Regional MSs elected in 2021

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Party Name
Conservative Andrew RT Davies
Plaid Cymru Rhys ab Owen
Conservative Joel James
Plaid Cymru Heledd Fychan
Party Constituency
seats
List votes (vote %)[2] D'Hondt
entitlement
Additional
members
elected
Total members
elected
Deviation
from D'Hondt
entitlement
Labour 7 78,366 (34%) 5 0 7 +2
Plaid Cymru 1 48,357 (21%) 3 1 2 -1
Conservative 0 42,185 (18%) 3 2 2 -1
UKIP 0 23,958 (10%) 1 1 1 0
Liberal Democrats 0 14,875 (6%) 0 0 0 0
Abolish 0 9,163 (4%) 0 0 0 0
Green 0 7,949 (3%) 0 0 0 0
Women's Equality 0 2,807 (1%) 0 0 0 0
Monster Raving Loony 0 1,096 (0%) 0 0 0 0
TUSC 0 736 (0%) 0 0 0 0
Communist 0 520 (0%) 0 0 0 0
Freedom to Choose 0 470 (0.2%) 0 0 0 0

Regional AMs elected in 2016

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Party Name
Conservative Andrew RT Davies
Conservative David Melding
Plaid Cymru Neil McEvoy
UKIP Gareth Bennett
Party Constituency
seats
List votes (vote %)[2] D'Hondt
entitlement
Additional
members
elected
Total members
elected
Deviation
from D'Hondt
entitlement
Labour 8 85,445 (41.0%) 6 0 8 +2
Conservative 0 45,751 (22.0%) 3 2 2 −1
Plaid Cymru 0 28,606 (13.7%) 2 1 1 −1
Liberal Democrats 0 16,514 (7.9%) 1 1 1 0
Green 0 10,774 (5.2%) 0 0 0 0
UKIP 0 8,292 (4.0%) 0 0 0 0
Socialist Labour 0 4,690 (2.3%) 0 0 0 0
BNP 0 3,805 (1.8%) 0 0 0 0
Welsh Christian 0 1,873 (0.9%) 0 0 0 0
Monster Raving Loony 0 1,237 (0.6%) 0 0 0 0
TUSC 0 830 (0.4%) 0 0 0 0
Communist 0 516 (0.2%) 0 0 0 0

Regional AMs elected in 2011

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Party Name
Conservative Andrew RT Davies
Conservative David Melding
Liberal Democrats Eluned Parrott
Plaid Cymru Leanne Wood

† Replaced John Dixon, who was disqualified for being a member of a public body to which AMs cannot belong.[3]

Party Constituency
seats
List votes (vote %)[2] D'Hondt
entitlement
Additional
members
elected
Total members
elected
Deviation
from D'Hondt
entitlement
Labour 6 70,799 (34.0%) 5 0 6 +1
Conservative 1 45,127 (21.7%) 3 2 3 0
Plaid Cymru 0 32,207 (15.5%) 2 2 2 0
Liberal Democrats 1 29,626 (14.0%) 2 0 1 −1
BNP 0 7,889 (3.8%) 0 0 0 0
Green 0 7,831 (3.8%) 0 0 0 0
UKIP 0 7,645 (3.7%) 0 0 0 0
Welsh Christian 0 1,987 (1.0%) 0 0 0 0
Socialist Labour 0 1,744 (0.8%) 0 0 0 0
Respect 0 1,079 (0.5%) 0 0 0 0
Socialist Alternative 0 838 (0.4%) 0 0 0 0
Communist 0 817 (0.4%) 0 0 0 0
CPA 0 757 (0.4%) 0 0 0 0
Socialist Equality 0 292 (0.1%) 0 0 0 0
Party Constituency
seats
List votes (vote %)[2] D'Hondt
entitlement
Additional
members
elected
Total members
elected
Deviation
from D'Hondt
entitlement
Labour 7 74,369 (41.08%) 6 0 7 +1
Conservative 0 33,404 (18.45%) 2 2 2 0
Plaid Cymru 0 27,956 (15.44%) 2 2 2 0
Liberal Democrats 1 24,926 (13.77%) 2 0 1 -1
UKIP 0 6,920 (3.82.%) 0 0 0 0
Green 0 6,047 (3.34%) 0 0 0 0
Socialist Labour 0 3,217 (1.78%) 0 0 0 0
New Millennium Bean Party 0 1,027 (0.57%) 0 0 0 0
Cymru Annibynnol 0 1,018 (0.56%) 0 0 0 0
Vote 2 Stop the War 0 1,013 (0.56%) 0 0 0 0
Communist 0 577 (0.32%) 0 0 0 0
ProLife Alliance 0 573 (0.32%) 0 0 0 0
Party Constituency
seats
List votes (vote %)[2] D'Hondt
entitlement
Additional
members
elected
Total members
elected
Deviation
from D'Hondt
entitlement
Labour 6 79,564 (36.92%) 5 0 6 +1
Plaid Cymru 1 58,080 (26.95%) 3 2 3 0
Conservative 0 34,944 (16.22%) 2 2 2 0
Liberal Democrats 1 30,911 (14.35%) 2 0 1 −1
Green 0 5,336 (2.48%) 0 0 0 0
Socialist Labour 0 2,822 (1.31%) 0 0 0 0
Independent- Alun Mathias 0 1,524 (0.71%) 0 0 0 0
Natural Law 0 665 (0.31%) 0 0 0 0
Communist 0 652 (0.30%) 0 0 0 0
Socialist Alliance 0 602 (0.28%) 0 0 0 0
Independent- Paul Phillips 0 378 (0.18%) 0 0 0 0

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Senedd Cymru Election Result - South Wales Central Region". Vale of Glamorgan. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Election results for South Wales Central, 5 May 2016". cardiff.moderngov.co.uk. 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  3. ^ Davies, Daniel (5 July 2011). "No return for disqualified Dixon". BBC News. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ^ "2007 results". BBC News. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
  5. ^ "Election results for South Wales Central, 1 May 2003". Business.senedd.wales. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Election results for South Wales Central, 6 May 1999". Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.