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Cardiff South

Every general election in Cardiff South since 1918 (until 1945). Latest: Labour, majority 5,944.

1945 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won17,48960.2%
Conservative11,54539.8%
Valid votes29,034
Majority5,94420.5%

Turnout 73.9% of 39,303 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181922192319241929193119351945Conservative, 1918: 48.5%Conservative, 1922: 36.5%Conservative, 1923: 35.9%Conservative, 1924: 49.9%Conservative, 1929: 33.1%Conservative, 1931: 59.8%Conservative, 1935: 50.9%Conservative, 1945: 39.8%Labour, 1918: 26.3%Labour, 1922: 31.4%Labour, 1923: 37.9%Labour, 1924: 40.3%Labour, 1929: 45.2%Labour, 1931: 40.2%Labour, 1935: 49.1%Labour, 1945: 60.2%Liberal, 1918: 25.2%Liberal, 1922: 32.2%Liberal, 1923: 26.3%Liberal, 1924: 9.9%Liberal, 1929: 21.6%
Vote share in Cardiff South at each general election Con Lab Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1945LabCon5,94420.573.9%
1935ConLab5411.975.8%Con hold
1931ConLab5,88419.677.8%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon3,65612.179.4%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab2,2189.678.8%Con gain from Lab
1923LabCon4262.070.6%Lab gain from Con
1922ConLib9334.374.9%Con hold
1918ConLab3,61922.157.8%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Cardiff South?

Labour won Cardiff South at the 1945 general election with a majority of 5,944.

Which parties have won Cardiff South?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 5, Labour 3.

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