Cardiff South And Penarth (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 51°28′08″N 3°07′37″W / 51.469°N 3.127°W / 51.469; -3.127
| Cardiff South and Penarth | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Cardiff South and Penarth in Wales. |
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| Preserved county | South Glamorgan |
| Electorate | 75,175 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 (1983) |
| Member of Parliament | Stephen Doughty (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Cardiff South East & part of Barry |
| Overlaps | |
| Welsh Assembly | South Wales Central |
| European Parliament constituency | Wales |
Cardiff South and Penarth (Welsh: De Caerdydd a Phenarth) is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is the largest parliamentary constituency in Wales with an electorate of 73,690. It has been consistently held by the Labour Party since its creation, although the Conservative Party mounted a significant challenge in their 1983 landslide.
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