Cardiff South and Penarth
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 18506 (46.8%)
Conservative: 9387 (23.7%)
Liberal Democrat: 7835 (19.8%)
Plaid Cymru: 2062 (5.2%)
Other: 1780 (4.5%)
Majority: 9119 (23%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 8210 (22.2%)
Labour: 17447 (47.3%)
Liberal Democrat: 7529 (20.4%)
Plaid Cymru: 2023 (5.5%)
Green: 729 (2%)
UKIP: 522 (1.4%)
Other: 452 (1.2%)
Majority: 9237 (25%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 7807 (21.8%)
Labour: 20094 (56.2%)
Liberal Democrat: 4572 (12.8%)
Plaid Cymru: 1983 (5.5%)
UKIP: 501 (1.4%)
Other: 794 (2.2%)
Majority: 12287 (34.4%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 8766 (20.7%)
Labour: 22647 (53.4%)
Liberal Democrat: 3964 (9.3%)
Plaid Cymru: 1356 (3.2%)
Referendum: 1211 (2.9%)
Other: 4456 (10.5%)
Majority: 13881 (32.7%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Outgoing MP: Alun Michael(Labour) (more information at They work for you)
Candidates: Simon Hoare (Conservative) Alun Michael(Labour) (more information at They work for you)Dominic Hannigan (Liberal Democrat) born Cornwall. Educated at Cape Cornwall School and Penwith College. Contested Cardiff South and Penarth at 2007 Welsh Assembly elections.Farida Aslam (Plaid Cymru) Matthew Townsend (Green)Simon Ziegler (UKIP)
2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 90593
Male: 48%
Female: 52%
Under 18: 26.6%
Over 60: 19.5%
Born outside UK: 6.8%
White: 91.1%
Black: 2%
Asian: 3.6%
Mixed: 2.4%
Other: 0.9%
Christian: 68.1%
Hindu: 0.8%
Muslim: 3.9%
Full time students: 3.7%
Graduates 16-74: 18.2%
No Qualifications 16-74: 34.2%
Owner-Occupied: 66.6%
Social Housing: 23.1% (Council: 13.7%, Housing Ass.: 9.4%)
Privately Rented: 6.8%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 7.4%
Glad to see you agree that it should be brownfield development first.
Apparently the assemblies planning inspector has refused to include sites with planning permission already that development has not started on in his calculations so thousands of units were left out. The council may win this one. Have a feeling there may have been some guidance from the minister on that one.
Merthyr and caerphilly are experiencing problems as well apparently with WAG and development plans.
They are non Labour run Councils as well. Not sure who the minster in charge of planning is but i get the feeling he may be interfering.
Which seat included Penarth before 1918? I think I discussed post-1918 seats upthread
Glamorganshire South
The Labour Group Leader on Cardiff Council has resigned apparently.