Elections
| Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Cardiff Central | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Jenny Rathbone | 8,954 | 37.9 | +16.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Howells | 8,916 | 37.7 | -13.4 | |
| Conservative | Matt Smith | 3,559 | 15.1 | +1.1 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Chris Williams | 1,690 | 7.2 | -1.1 | |
| Independent | Mathab Khan | 509 | 2.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 38 | 0.2 | |||
| Turnout | 23,628 | 38.0 | +2.0 | ||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +14.7 | |||
| Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Cardiff Central | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jenny Randerson | 11,462 | 51.2 | -3.4 | |
| Labour | Sue Lent | 4,897 | 21.9 | +2.0 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Murphy | 3,137 | 14.0 | +2.5 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Thomas Whitfield | 1,855 | 8.3 | -0.4 | |
| UKIP | Frank Hughes | 1,046 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
| Majority | 6,565 | 29.3 | -5.4 | ||
| Turnout | 22,397 | 36.0 | +3.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Cardiff Central | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jenny Randerson | 11,256 | 54.6 | +12.4 | |
| Labour | Geoff Mungham | 4,100 | 19.9 | -10.1 | |
| Conservative | Craig Piper | 2,378 | 11.5 | -0.2 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Owen Thomas | 1,795 | 8.7 | -6.0 | |
| Independent | Raja Raiz | 541 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
| Independent | Captain Beany | 289 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Independent | Madeleine Jeremy | 239 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 7,156 | 34.7 | +22.4 | ||
| Turnout | 21,052 | 33.7 | -11.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Cardiff Central | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jenny Randerson | 10,937 | 42.3 | N/A | |
| Labour | Mark Drakeford | 7,769 | 30.0 | N/A | |
| Plaid Cymru | Owen Jon Thomas | 3,795 | 14.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Stephen Jones | 3,034 | 11.7 | N/A | |
| Socialist Alliance | Julian Goss | 338 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,168 | 12.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 25,873 | 44.8 | N/A | ||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
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