Cardiff South and Penarth general election 2024: constituency result in full

Ruth Mosalski & Bryana Francis

5 July 2024 at 0:28 am·2-min read

Stephen Doughty has held the seat of Cardiff South & Penarth with 17,428 votes, a majority of 11,767. “It’s a real honour to be elected to the new constituency of Cardiff South & Penarth,” he said.

Doughty spoke of spending 12 years as an MP in opposition and said it had been frustrating. “You aren’t able to change the fundamentals. To have a chance to change that and put the country back on a path of hope is one that fills me with a lot of excitement,” he said.

On Labour being in power both in Cardiff Bay and Westminster Doughty said: “I’m really hopeful for an optimistic partnership going forward, one that’s going to be constructive, pragmatic and one that’s going to be built on a team approach.”

“We’ve seen some difficult times in recent years between the two governments and I think now we are going to see a new chapter to that page,” he said.

The Green Party came second with 5,661 votes, Conservatives third with 5,459. The turnout in the Cardiff South & Penarth constituency was 53.93%, lower than the 64.2% turnout seen in the 2019 general election, but it’s important to note that the constituency changed following the 2023 Boundary Review.

As part of the redesign of Welsh constituencies, around a third of the existing Cardiff South and Penarth constituency, a safe Labour seat, is changing this election. As well as 67.5% of the former constituency, 21.8% of Cardiff Central and 8.3% of the Vale of Glamorgan have been added.

Result:

DOUGHTY, Stephen, LABOUR: 17,428

LLEWELLYN, Simon Andrew, REFORM: 4,493

RAHMAN, Sharifah, PLAID CYRMU: 3,227

SLAUGHTER, Anthony David, GREEN: 5,661

SMITH, Ellis, CONSERVATIVE: 5,459

WILSON, Alex, LIB DEM: 2,908

Turnout 53.93%

Where does the constituency cover?

It includes areas like Dinas Powys, Llandough, Stanwell, Butetown and Splott as well as Cardiff Bay and Penarth.

What happened in the general election in 2019

The full candidate list

Stephen Doughty (Labour)
Simon Andrew Llewellyn (Reform UK)
Sharifah Rahman (Independent, formerly Plaid Cymru candidate)
Anthony David Slaughter (Green Party)
Ellis Smith (Conservatives)
Alex Wilson (Lib Dem)

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Where does the constituency cover?

What happened in the general election in 2019

The full candidate list

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