Cardiff South (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1950}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox UK constituency
|name = Cardiff South
|type = Borough
|parliament = uk
|year = 1918
|abolished = 1950
|elects_howmany = one
|previous = Cardiff
|next = Cardiff South East and Cardiff West
|}}
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.
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.
Boundaries
The County Borough of Cardiff wards of Adamsdown, Grangetown, and South, and the Urban District of Penarth.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Unionist Party (UK)}}" |
| 1918 | Unionist | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1923 | Labour | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Unionist Party (UK)}}" |
| 1924 | Unionist | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1929 | Labour | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 1931 | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1945 | Labour | ||
| colspan="2" align="right"|1950
|colspan="2"| constituency abolished |
Election results
= Elections in the 1910s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1918: Cardiff SouthBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = James Herbert Cory
|votes = 7,922
|percentage = 48.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Joshua Thomas Clatworthy
|votes = 4,303
|percentage = 26.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Curran
|votes = 4,126
|percentage = 25.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,619
|percentage = 22.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 16,351
|percentage = 57.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1920s =
File:1919 Bernard Freyberg.jpg
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1922: Cardiff SouthBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Sir James Herbert Cory
|votes = 7,929
|percentage = 36.4
|change = -12.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Bernard Cyril Freyberg
|votes = 6,996
|percentage = 32.2
|change = +7.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Graham Pole
|votes = 6,831
|percentage = 31.9
|change = +5.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 933
|percentage = 4.2
|change = -18.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 21,756
|percentage = 74.9
|change = +17.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = -9.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1923: Cardiff SouthBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, F W S Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Henderson
|votes = 7,899
|percentage = 37.9
|change = +6.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Sir James Herbert Cory
|votes = 7,473
|percentage = 35.8
|change = -0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Walter Thomas Layton
|votes = 5,474
|percentage = 26.3
|change = -5.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 426
|percentage = 2.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 20,846
|percentage = 70.6
|change = -4.3
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = +3.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1924: Cardiff SouthBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, F W S Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Henry Arthur Evans
|votes = 11,542
|percentage = 49.8
|change = +14.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Henderson
|votes = 9,324
|percentage = 40.3
|change = +2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = David Evans George Davies
|votes = 2,287
|percentage = 9.9
|change = -16.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,218
|percentage = 9.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 23,253
|percentage = 78.8
|change = +8.2
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +5.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1929: Cardiff SouthBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, F W S Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Henderson
|votes = 13,686
|percentage = 45.3
|change = +5.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = E T Nethercoat
|votes = 10,030
|percentage = 33.1
|change = -16.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = C J Cole
|votes = 6,550
|percentage = 21.6
|change = +11.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,656
|percentage = 12.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 30,266
|percentage = 79.4
|change = +0.6
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = +11.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1930s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1931: Cardiff SouthBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, F W S Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Henry Arthur Evans
|votes = 17,976
|percentage = 59.8
|change = +26.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Henderson
|votes = 12,092
|percentage = 40.2
|change = -5.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,884
|percentage = 19.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 30,068
|percentage = 77.8
|change = -1.6
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 38,659
|ref =
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1935: Cardiff SouthBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, F W S Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Henry Arthur Evans
|votes = 14,925
|percentage = 50.9
|change = -8.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Harry Louis Nathan
|votes = 14,384
|percentage = 49.1
|change = +8.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =541
|percentage = 1.8
|change = -17.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 29,309
|percentage = 75.8
|change = -2.0
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 38,461
|ref =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
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;
- Conservative: Henry Arthur Evans
- Labour: Sir William Allen JowittReport of the Annual Conference, 1939
= Elections in the 1940s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1945: Cardiff SouthBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, F W S Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = James Callaghan
|votes = 17,489
|percentage = 60.2
|change = +11.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Evans
|votes = 11,545
|percentage = 39.8
|change = -11.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,944
|percentage = 20.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 29,034
|percentage = 73.9
|change = -1.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 39,220
|ref =
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- {{Rayment-hc|c|2|date=March 2012}}
{{Cardiff Constituencies}}
{{Historic constituencies in Wales|selected = Until 1950}}
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Category:Constituencies of Cardiff
Category:Historic parliamentary constituencies in South Wales
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1918
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1950