Caerphilly (Senedd constituency)
{{Short description|Constituency of the Senedd}}
{{Distinguish|Caerphilly (UK Parliament constituency)}}
{{EngvarB|date=July 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox constituency
| name = Caerphilly
{{Langx|cy|Caerffili|label=none}}
| constituency_type = Senedd county constituency
|parl_name=Senedd| image = 180px
| caption = Caerphilly shown as one of the 40
Senedd constituencies
| year = 1999
| parts_label = Electoral region
| parts = South Wales East
| member_label = MS
| member = Hefin David
| party_label = Party
| party = Labour
}}
Caerphilly ({{Langx|cy|Caerffili}}) is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. It is additionally one of eight constituencies in the South Wales East electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
Boundaries
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The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Caerphilly Westminster constituency.
The other seven constituencies of the South Wales East electoral region are Blaenau Gwent, Islwyn, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, Monmouth, Newport East, Newport West and Torfaen.
Voting
In general elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Member of the Senedd for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.
Assembly members and Members of the Senedd
Results
=Elections in the 2020s=
{{AMS election box begin
|title = 2021 Senedd election: Caerphilly[https://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/CaerphillyDocs/Elections/Senedd-PCC-elections-2021/SeneddLocationofPollingStationsCaerphilly.aspx Caerphilly Statement of Persons Nominated]
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Hefin David
|votes = 13,289
|percentage = 46.0
|change = +10.7
|list_votes = 11,230
|list_percentage = 38.7
|list_change = +4.0
|winner = yes
|list_winner = yes
|status = incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Delyth Jewell
|votes = 8,211
|percentage = 28.4
|change = -1.1
|list_votes = 8,277
|list_percentage = 28.5
|list_change = +2.6
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Steven Mayfield
|votes = 5,013
|percentage = 17.3
|change = +8.4
|list_votes = 5,172
|list_percentage = 17.8
|list_change = +7.7
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party
|candidate = Stephen Jones
|votes = 1,119
|percentage = 3.9
|change = New
|list_votes = 1,134
|list_percentage = 3.9
|list_change = +0.8
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|list_votes = 1,074
|list_percentage = 3.7
|list_change =+1.3
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Steven Aicheler
|votes = 787
|percentage = 2.7
|change = +1.3
|list_votes = 644
|list_percentage = 2.2
|list_change = +0.3
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Reform UK
|candidate = Tim Price
|votes = 495
|percentage = 1.7
|change = New
|list_votes = 342
|list_percentage = 1.2
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|list_votes = 505
|list_percentage = 1.7
|list_change =-18.8
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Gwlad
|list_votes = 180
|list_percentage = 0.6
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = No More Lockdowns
|list_votes = 174
|list_percentage = 0.6
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Propel (political party)
|list_votes = 115
|list_percentage = 0.4
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Communist Party of Britain
|list_votes = 86
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change =±0.0
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|list_votes = 71
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change = -0.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,078
|percentage = 17.6
|change = +11.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 28,914
|change = +1.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing =
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
Regional Ballot void votes: 145. Want of an Official Mark (0), Voting for more than ONE party or individual candidate (71), Writing or mark by which the Voter could be identified (4), Unmarked or Void for uncertainty (145)
=Elections in the 2010s=
{{AMS election box begin
|title = Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Caerphilly
|constituency_type = Constituency{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/wales-constituencies/W09000035| title=Wales elections > Caerphilly |work=BBC News| date=6 May 2016 | accessdate=8 March 2016}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Hefin David
|votes = 9,584
|percentage = 35.3
|change = −13.7
|list_votes = 9,416
|list_percentage = 34.7
|list_change = -9.3
|winner = yes
|list_winner = yes
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Lindsay Whittle
|votes = 8,009
|percentage = 29.5
|change = −0.2
|list_votes = 7,013
|list_percentage = 25.9
|list_change = -0.4
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Sam Gould
|votes = 5,954
|percentage = 22.0
|change = New
|list_votes = 5,555
|list_percentage = 20.5
|list_change = +16.7
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Jane Pratt
|votes = 2,412
|percentage = 8.9
|change = −4.3
|list_votes = 2,728
|list_percentage = 10.1
|list_change = -1.7
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Wales Green Party
|candidate = Andrew Creak
|votes = 770
|percentage = 2.8
|change = New
|list_votes = 651
|list_percentage = 2.4
|list_change = +0.2
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Aladdin Ayesh
|votes = 386
|percentage = 1.4
|change = -2.8
|list_votes = 526
|list_percentage = 1.9
|list_change = -1.7
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party
|list_votes = 830
|list_percentage = 3.1
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
|list_votes = 177
|list_percentage = 0.7
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|list_votes = 91
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Communist Party of Britain
|list_votes = 74
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change = ±0.0
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = National Front (UK)
|list_votes = 50
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,575
|percentage = 5.8
|change = -13.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 27,115
|percentage = 43.3
|change = +1.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{AMS election box begin
|title = Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Caerphilly
|constituency_type = Constituency{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/constituency/html/26671.stm | title=Wales elections > Caerphilly | publisher=BBC News | date=6 May 2011 | accessdate=3 December 2021}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Jeffrey Cuthbert
|votes = 12,521
|percentage = 49.0
|change = +14.4
|list_votes = 11,251
|list_percentage = 44.0
|list_change = +6.7
|winner = yes
|list_winner = yes
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Ronald Davies
|votes = 7,597
|percentage = 29.7
|change = +3.9
|list_votes = 6,717
|list_percentage = 26.3
|list_change = +2.2
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Owen Meredith
|votes = 3,368
|percentage = 13.2
|change = +1.9
|list_votes = 3,016
|list_percentage = 11.8
|list_change = -0.3
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Kay David
|votes = 1,062
|percentage = 4.2
|change = −1.9
|list_votes = 917
|list_percentage = 3.6
|list_change = -2.3
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Anthony King
|votes = 1,022
|percentage = 4.0
|change = New
|list_votes = 1,042
|list_percentage = 4.1
|list_change = -1.0
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|list_votes = 983
|list_percentage = 3.8
|list_change = -0.8
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|list_votes = 633
|list_percentage = 2.5
|list_change = +1.1
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|list_votes = 551
|list_percentage = 2.2
|list_change = -0.6
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Welsh Christian Party
|list_votes = 335
|list_percentage = 1.3
|list_change = ±0.0
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Communist Party of Britain
|list_votes = 77
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change = -0.1
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = English Democrats
|list_votes = 38
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change = -0.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,924
|percentage = 19.3
|change = +10.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 25,570
|percentage = 41.5
|change = −0.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = +5.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
Regional ballots rejected at the count: 143{{cite web |title=Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election |url=https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/sites/default/files/excel_doc/NAW-2011-results-flat-file-WEB.xls |website=Electoral Commission |access-date=27 November 2021}}
=Elections in the 2000s=
{{AMS election box begin
|title = Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Caerphilly
|constituency_type = Constituency
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Jeffrey Cuthbert
|votes = 9,026
|percentage = 34.6
|change = −10.8
|list_votes = 9,707
|list_percentage = 37.3
|list_change = -9.8
|winner = yes
|list_winner = yes
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Lindsay Whittle
|votes = 6,739
|percentage = 25.8
|change = −2.2
|list_votes = 6,287
|list_percentage = 24.1
|list_change = +0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ronald Davies
|votes = 5,806
|percentage = 22.2
|change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Richard Foley
|votes = 2,954
|percentage = 11.3
|change = +1.2
|list_votes = 3,149
|list_percentage = 12.1
|list_change = +0.7
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Huw Price
|votes = 1,596
|percentage = 6.1
|change = +1.1
|list_votes = 1,601
|list_percentage = 6.1
|list_change =-1.4
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = British National Party
|list_votes = 1,380
|list_percentage = 5.1
|list_change = +3.8
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|list_votes = 1,201
|list_percentage = 4.6
|list_change =+1.2
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Independent - Colin Hobbs
|list_votes = 1,061
|list_percentage = 4.1
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|list_votes = 736
|list_percentage = 2.8
|list_change = +0.4
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|list_votes = 356
|list_percentage = 1.4
|list_change = -0.8
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Welsh Christian Party
|list_votes = 347
|list_percentage = 1.3
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Communist Party of Britain
|list_votes = 95
|list_percentage = 0.4
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Christian Peoples Alliance
|list_votes = 66
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = English Democrats Party
|list_votes = 52
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,287
|percentage = 8.8
|change = −10.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 26,120
|percentage = 42.1
|change = +5.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = −4.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{AMS election box begin
|title = Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Caerphilly
|constituency_type = Constituency
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Jeffrey Cuthbert
|votes = 11,893
|percentage = 47.1
|change = +2.9
|list_votes = 11,956
|list_percentage = 47.1
|list_change = +9.5
|winner = yes
|list_winner = yes
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Lindsay Whittle
|votes = 6,919
|percentage = 27.4
|change = −6.8
|list_votes = 5,893
|list_percentage = 23.2
|list_change = -13.6
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Laura Anne Jones
|votes = 2,570
|percentage = 10.2
|change = +2.4
|list_votes = 2,895
|list_percentage = 11.4
|list_change = +2.5
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Rob W. Roffe
|votes = 1,281
|percentage = 5.1
|change = −7.3
|list_votes = 1,907
|list_percentage = 7.5
|list_change = -4.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Anne Blackman
|votes = 1,204
|percentage = 4.8
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Avril A. Dafydd-Lewis
|votes = 930
|percentage = 3.7
|change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Brenda M. Vipass
|votes = 590
|percentage = 2.3
|change = New
|list_votes = 863
|list_percentage = 3.4
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|list_votes = 613
|list_percentage = 2.4
|list_change = Unknown
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|list_votes = 549
|list_percentage = 2.2
|list_change = Unknown
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = British National Party
|list_votes = 326
|list_percentage = 1.3
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Cymru Annibynnol
|list_votes = 280
|list_percentage = 1.1
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = ProLife Alliance
|list_votes = 96
|list_percentage = 0.4
|list_change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,974
|percentage = 19.7
|change = +9.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 25,387
|percentage = 36.8
|change = −6.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = +4.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
2003 Electorate: 68,152
Regional ballots rejected: 316
=Elections in the 1990s=
{{AMS election box begin
|title = Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Caerphilly
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party=Welsh Labour|candidate=Ron Davies
|votes=12,602
|percentage=44.2
| change = N/A
|list_votes = 10,721
|list_percentage = 37.6
|list_change = N/A
|winner = yes
|list_winner = yes
|status =
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party=Plaid Cymru
|candidate=Robert Gough
|votes=9,741
|percentage=34.2
| change = N/A
|list_votes = 10,508
|list_percentage = 36.8
|list_change = N/A
|winner =
|list_winner =
|status =
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party=Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate=Mike German
|votes=3,543
|percentage=12.4
| change = N/A
|list_votes = 3,496
|list_percentage = 12.3
|list_change = N/A
|winner =
|list_winner =
|status =
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party=Welsh Conservative Party
|candidate=Mary Taylor
|votes=2,213
|percentage=7.8
| change = N/A
|list_votes = 2,542
|list_percentage = 8.9
|list_change = N/A
|winner =
|list_winner =
|status =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party=Welsh Socialist Alliance
|candidate=Timothy Richards
|votes=412
|percentage=1.5
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = United Socialist
|list_votes = 202
|list_percentage = 0.7
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party =
|list_votes = 1,050
|list_percentage = 3.7
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes=2,861
|percentage=10.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes=28,511
|percentage=43.2
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Welsh Labour
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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Category:Senedd constituencies in the South Wales East electoral region