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Cardiff Central (UK Parliament constituency)
UK Parliamentary constituency, 1983ā2024 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cardiff Central (Welsh: Canol Caerdydd) was a borough constituency[n 1] in the city of Cardiff. It returned 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. The seat was last held by Jo Stevens of the Labour Party. She was appointed as Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on 6 April 2020.
Cardiff Central | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Cardiff Central in Wales | |
Preserved county | South Glamorgan |
Population | 88,097 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 64,225 (December 2010)[2] |
1983ā2024 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Cardiff North and Cardiff South East[3] |
Replaced by | Cardiff East,Cardiff South and Penarth |
Senedd | Cardiff Central, South Wales Central |
The constituency was abolished as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales. The constituency's wards were split between Cardiff East and Cardiff South and Penarth.[4]