Cardiff Central (UK Parliament constituency)
| Cardiff Central | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Cardiff Central in Wales.
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| Preserved county | South Glamorgan |
| Population | 88,097 (2011 census) |
| Electorate | 64,225 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 |
| Member of parliament | Jo Stevens (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Cardiff North and Cardiff South East |
| 1918–1950 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
| Replaced by | Cardiff North |
| Created from | Cardiff |
| Overlaps | |
| Welsh Assembly | Cardiff Central, South Wales Central |
| European Parliament constituency | Wales |
Coordinates: 51°30′14″N 3°09′00″W / 51.504°N 3.150°W
Cardiff Central (Canol Caerdydd in Welsh) is a borough constituency in the city of Cardiff. It returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
1918-1950: The County Borough of Cardiff wards of Canton, Cathays, Central, and Riverside.
1983-2010: The City of Cardiff wards of Adamsdown, Cathays, Cyncoed, Pentwyn, Plasnewydd, and Roath.
2010-present: The Cardiff electoral divisions of Adamsdown, Cathays, Cyncoed, Pentwyn, Penylan, and Plasnewydd.
As its name suggests, Cardiff Central covers the central area of the City of Cardiff. It extends from the area around the Millennium Stadium in the south to Llanishen Golf Course in the north, taking in the City Centre and the University.
This was a Conservative-held three-way marginal constituency throughout the 1980s but since 1997 Labour and the Liberal Democrats have pushed the Conservative candidate into third place. The Liberal Democrats won the equivalent Welsh Assembly seat in 1999 and 2003 and also dominate the wards which make up the seat in elections to Cardiff Council.
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