Cardiff | |
---|---|
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1542–1918 | |
Number of members | one |
Replaced by | Cardiff Central, Cardiff East and Cardiff South |
Cardiff was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Cardiff in South Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1918 general election.
Under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542, most Welsh shire towns returned one MP, including Cardiff as the shire town of Glamorgan; however, other ancient boroughs in the shire contributed to the expense of the borough MP and in return gained a share in the vote. [1] In the case of Cardiff, the relevant "contributory boroughs" were Llantrisant and Cowbridge, and until 1832 also Swansea, Loughor, Neath, Aberavon, and Kenfig. [2] Elections were often held at Bridgend, which was not a contributory borough but was conveniently central in Glamorgan. [3] The Reform Act 1832 separated the contributory boroughs other than Llantrisant and Cowbridge into the new Swansea District of Boroughs. As proposed in 1830, the reform bill would have added Llandaff, Aberdare, and Merthyr Tydfil as Cardiff contributory boroughs, but in the event Merthyr and Aberdare became a separate borough while Llandaff remained part of Glamorgan county constituency, which gained a second seat. [4] The Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832 extended the boundary of the Cardiff District of Boroughs constituency to include those parts of the Cardiff parishes of St Mary's and St. John outside the old borough boundary. [5] The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 extended the parliamentary boundary to Cardiff's enlarged municipal borough boundary. [6]
Parliament | Member |
---|---|
1542 | John Bassett |
1545 | Unknown |
1547 | John Cock, sat for Calne, repl. by Sir Philip Hoby |
1553 (Mar) | ?David Evans |
1553 (Oct) | David Evans |
1554 (Apr) | David Evans |
1554 (Nov) | William Colchester |
1555 | William Herbert |
1558 | Lleisan Pryce |
1559 | David Evans |
1562–3 | Henry Lewes |
1571 | Henry Morgan |
1572 | David Roberts |
1584 | Nicholas Herbert |
1586 | George Lewis |
1588 | Gabriel Lewys |
1593 | David Roberts |
1597 | Nicholas Hawkins |
1601 | William Lewis |
1604 | Matthew Davies |
1614 | Matthew Davies |
1621 | William Herbert |
1624 | William Price |
1625 | William Price |
1626 | William Price |
1628 | Lewis Morgan |
1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned |
1640 | William Herbert killed at Battle of Edgehill 1642 |
1642–1645 | Not represented |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Patrick Crichton-Stuart | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Patrick Crichton-Stuart | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | John Iltyd Nicholl | 342 | 64.2 | ||
Whig | Patrick Crichton-Stuart | 191 | 35.8 | ||
Majority | 151 | 28.4 | |||
Turnout | 533 | 77.6 | |||
Registered electors | 687 | ||||
Tory gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Iltyd Nicholl | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 672 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Nicholl was appointed as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Iltyd Nicholl | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Iltyd Nicholl | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 635 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Iltyd Nicholl | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 765 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Nicholl was appointed Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Iltyd Nicholl | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Iltyd Nicholl | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 797 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Walter Coffin | 490 | 51.4 | New | |
Conservative | John Iltyd Nicholl | 464 | 48.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 26 | 2.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 954 | 98.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,072 | ||||
Radical gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | James Crichton-Stuart | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,640 | ||||
Whig gain from Radical |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Crichton-Stuart | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,793 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Crichton-Stuart | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,072 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Crichton-Stuart | 2,501 | 54.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Hardinge Giffard | 2,055 | 45.1 | New | |
Majority | 446 | 9.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,556 | 84.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 5,388 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Crichton-Stuart | 2,780 | 50.1 | −4.8 | |
Conservative | Hardinge Giffard | 2,771 | 49.9 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 9 | 0.2 | −9.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,551 | 83.4 | −1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 6,656 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −4.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Reed | 3,831 | 53.1 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | Arthur Guest | 3,383 | 46.9 | −3.0 | |
Majority | 448 | 6.2 | +6.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,214 | 86.4 | +3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 8,350 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Reed | 5,569 | 50.6 | −2.5 | |
Conservative | Henry Harben (businessman) | 5,429 | 49.4 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 140 | 1.2 | −5.0 | ||
Turnout | 10,998 | 87.3 | +0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 12,605 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.5 | |||
Reed was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Reed | 5,708 | 54.1 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | John Dillwyn-Llewelyn | 4,845 | 45.9 | -3.5 | |
Majority | 863 | 8.2 | +7.0 | ||
Turnout | 10,553 | 83.7 | -3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 12,605 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Reed | 5,307 | 51.7 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Unionist | Henry Brand | 4,965 | 48.3 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 342 | 3.4 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 10,272 | 81.5 | −5.8 | ||
Registered electors | 12,605 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Reed | 7,226 | 52.5 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Unionist | Sir John Gunn | 6,540 | 47.5 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 686 | 5.0 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 13,766 | 81.5 | 0.0 | ||
Registered electors | 16,886 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Mackenzie Maclean | 8,386 | 52.6 | +5.1 | |
Liberal | Edward Reed | 7,562 | 47.4 | -5.1 | |
Majority | 824 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 15,948 | 82.4 | +0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 19,358 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Reed | 9,342 | 52.2 | +4.8 | |
Conservative | Joseph Lawrence | 8,541 | 47.8 | −4.8 | |
Majority | 801 | 4.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 17,883 | 80.0 | -2.4 | ||
Registered electors | 22,361 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ivor Guest | 12,434 | 56.9 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | James Fortescue-Flannery | 9,429 | 43.1 | −4.7 | |
Majority | 3,005 | 13.8 | +9.4 | ||
Turnout | 21,863 | 80.8 | +0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 27,057 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +4.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | D. A. Thomas | 13,207 | 53.1 | -3.8 | |
Conservative | Ninian Crichton-Stuart | 11,652 | 46.9 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 1,555 | 6.2 | -7.6 | ||
Turnout | 24,859 | 86.5 | +5.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -3.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ninian Crichton-Stuart | 12,181 | 50.6 | +3.7 | |
Liberal | Clarendon Hyde | 11,882 | 49.4 | -3.7 | |
Majority | 299 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24,068 | 83.8 | -2.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | James Cory | Unopposed | |||
Unionist hold |
Ynys Môn is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Caernarfon was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Caernarfon in Wales. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system.
Cardiff West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2001 by Kevin Brennan of the Labour Party.
Pontypridd is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Alex Davies-Jones of the Labour Party.
Buteshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918.
Glamorganshire was a parliamentary constituency in Wales, returning two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the British House of Commons. The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 divided it into five new constituencies: East Glamorganshire, South Glamorganshire, Mid Glamorganshire, Gower and Rhondda.
Aberdare was a constituency in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1918 general election and returned one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until it was abolished for the 1983 general election. The Labour Party captured the seat in 1922 and held it comfortably until its abolition
Montgomery was a constituency in the House of Commons of England and later in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member, but was abolished in 1918.
Shrewsbury was a parliamentary constituency in England, centred on the town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire.
Pembroke was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Pembroke in West Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
Merthyr Tydfil was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Merthyr Tydfil in Glamorgan. From 1832 to 1868 it returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and in 1868 this was increased to two members. The two-member constituency was abolished for the 1918 general election.
Radnor or New Radnor was a constituency in Wales between 1542 and 1885; it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliaments of England (1542–1707), Great Britain (1707–1800) and the United Kingdom (1801–1885), by the first past the post electoral system. In the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the division was merged into Radnorshire.
Radnorshire was created in 1542 as a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It elected one knight of the shire (MP) by the first past the post system.
South Glamorganshire was a parliamentary constituency in Glamorganshire, Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
Monmouth Boroughs was a parliamentary constituency consisting of several towns in Monmouthshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliaments of England, Great Britain, and finally the United Kingdom; until 1832 the constituency was known simply as Monmouth, though it included other "contributory boroughs".
Swansea District before 1885 also known as Swansea District of Boroughs was a borough constituency. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne was a borough constituency in the county of Northumberland of the House of Commons of England to 1706 then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs), elected by the bloc vote system.
Beaumaris was a parliamentary borough in Anglesey, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1553, then to the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and to the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885, when the constituency was abolished. After 1832, the constituency was usually known as the Beaumaris District of Boroughs or simply the Beaumaris Boroughs.
Flint Boroughs was a parliamentary constituency in north-east Wales which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors, from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1918 general election.
Denbigh District of Boroughs was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Denbigh in Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the British House of Commons.