Cardiff South and Penarth

Cardiff South and Penarth is a constituency in Wales. The seat has been held by Stephen Doughty (Labour) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
11,767
Electorate
73,060
Turnout
53.6%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Stephen Doughty
Labour
17,428 44.5% -9.2%
Anthony Slaughter
Green Party
5,661 14.5% 12.2%
Ellis Smith
Conservative
5,459 13.9% -16.2%
Simon Llewellyn
Reform UK
4,493 11.5% 8.7%
Sharifah Rahman
Plaid Cymru
3,227 8.2% 4.1%
Alex Wilson
Liberal Democrat
2,908 7.4% 0.4%