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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1950 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cardiff South was a borough constituency in Cardiff, Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Cardiff South | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1918–1950 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Cardiff |
Replaced by | Cardiff South East and Cardiff West |
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election. Its final MP was Labour's James Callaghan, elected in 1945 at the age of 33, who would go on to serve the party until 1987, including a spell as prime minister from 1976 to 1979 after several roles in the governments of Harold Wilson.
The County Borough of Cardiff wards of Adamsdown, Grangetown, and South, and the Urban District of Penarth.
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1918 | James Cory | Unionist | |
1923 | Arthur Henderson Jr. | Labour | |
1924 | Arthur Evans | Unionist | |
1929 | Arthur Henderson Jr. | Labour | |
1931 | Arthur Evans | Conservative | |
1945 | James Callaghan | Labour | |
1950 | constituency abolished |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | James Herbert Cory | 7,922 | 48.5 | ||
Labour | Joshua Thomas Clatworthy | 4,303 | 26.3 | ||
Liberal | Edward Curran | 4,126 | 25.2 | ||
Majority | 3,619 | 22.2 | |||
Turnout | 16,351 | 57.8 | |||
Unionist win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Sir James Herbert Cory | 7,929 | 36.4 | −12.1 | |
Liberal | Bernard Cyril Freyberg | 6,996 | 32.2 | +7.0 | |
Labour | David Graham Pole | 6,831 | 31.9 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 933 | 4.2 | −18.0 | ||
Turnout | 21,756 | 74.9 | +17.1 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -9.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Henderson | 7,899 | 37.9 | +6.0 | |
Unionist | Sir James Herbert Cory | 7,473 | 35.8 | −0.6 | |
Liberal | Walter Thomas Layton | 5,474 | 26.3 | −5.9 | |
Majority | 426 | 2.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 20,846 | 70.6 | −4.3 | ||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +3.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Henry Arthur Evans | 11,542 | 49.8 | +14.0 | |
Labour | Arthur Henderson | 9,324 | 40.3 | +2.4 | |
Liberal | David Evans George Davies | 2,287 | 9.9 | −16.4 | |
Majority | 2,218 | 9.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 23,253 | 78.8 | +8.2 | ||
Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +5.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Henderson | 13,686 | 45.3 | +5.0 | |
Unionist | E T Nethercoat | 10,030 | 33.1 | −16.7 | |
Liberal | C J Cole | 6,550 | 21.6 | +11.7 | |
Majority | 3,656 | 12.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 30,266 | 79.4 | +0.6 | ||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +11.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Arthur Evans | 17,976 | 59.8 | +26.7 | |
Labour | Arthur Henderson | 12,092 | 40.2 | −5.1 | |
Majority | 5,884 | 19.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 30,068 | 77.8 | −1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 38,659 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Arthur Evans | 14,925 | 50.9 | −8.9 | |
Labour | Harry Louis Nathan | 14,384 | 49.1 | +8.9 | |
Majority | 541 | 1.8 | −17.8 | ||
Turnout | 29,309 | 75.8 | −2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 38,461 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
General Election 1939–40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Callaghan | 17,489 | 60.2 | +11.1 | |
Conservative | Arthur Evans | 11,545 | 39.8 | −11.1 | |
Majority | 5,944 | 20.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 29,034 | 73.9 | −1.9 | ||
Registered electors | 39,220 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
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