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Cardiff South and Penarth

Wales

Lab hold
Current MP

Current representation

Stephen Doughty

Labour

Male

Majority11,767
Turnout53.6%
Electorate73,060
Valid votes39,176
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour17,428 - 44.5%
Green5,661 - 14.5%
Conservative5,459 - 13.9%
Reform4,493 - 11.5%
Plaid Cymru3,227 - 8.2%
Lib Dem2,908 - 7.4%
Demographics

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021
White 75.6%White British 68.7%Asian 11.1%Black, African or Caribbean 5.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 4.0%Other 4.1%
England & Wales (2021)
White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%
2011
White 80.8%White British 75.8%Asian 9.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.0%Other 2.9%
England & Wales (2011)
White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%
2001
White 89.5%White British 85.9%Asian 5.5%Black, African or Caribbean 2.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 0.7%
England & Wales (2001)
White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%
1991
White 93.6%White British N/AAsian 2.3%Black, African or Caribbean 2.9%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 1.2%
England & Wales (1991)
White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Cardiff South and Penarth (2021)
UK 79.6%Other EU 5.9%Other countries 14.6%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Cardiff South and Penarth (2011)
UK 83.2%Other EU 3.8%Other countries 13.0%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Cardiff South and Penarth (2001)
UK 90.9%Other EU 1.7%Other countries 7.4%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
Cardiff South and Penarth (1991)
UK 94.7%Other EU 1.7%Other countries 3.6%
England & Wales (1991)
UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.