Cardiff North (UK Parliament constituency)
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Cardiff North in Wales.
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| Preserved county | South Glamorgan |
| Population | 88,114 (2011 census) |
| Electorate | 67,194 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1950 |
| Member of parliament | Craig Williams (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Cardiff Central |
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| Welsh Assembly | South Wales Central |
| European Parliament constituency | Wales |
Coordinates: 51°31′01″N 3°12′11″W / 51.517°N 3.203°W
Cardiff North (Welsh: Gogledd Caerdydd) 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 voting system.
This seat is the residential quarter of Wales' capital, over half of northern Cardiff consists of owner-occupied housing, with a higher number of a middle class population than other sections. Historically it has mainly elected Conservative MPs, but with new housing development Welsh Labour has over turned the nominal majority more recently, turning the seat into a national target swing-constituency. By 2004, the Conservatives held a majority of councillors within the district (13, against five Liberal Democrats, three independents and no Labour), but in the following 2005 general election Welsh Labour's Julie Morgan retained the seat but with a reduced majority.
BBC News political editor Nick Robinson profiled the constituency as part of the BBC's build-up to the 2010 general election: saying:
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