UK Polling History - Election of 1 May 1997 - Cardiff Central

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UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Cardiff Central

«	Previous election 9 April 1992

Following election
7 June 2001

Result summary

	Parties
	Labour	Liberal Democrat	Conservative	Other	Plaid Cymru
Votes	18,464	10,541	8,470	3,274	1,504
Votes gained	+450	+1,371	-6,079	+2,839	+756
Share of votes	43.7%	24.9%	20.0%	7.7%	3.6%
Share of eligible voters	30.6%	17.5%	14.0%	5.4%	2.5%
Gain in share of votes	+1.7%	+3.6%	-13.9%	+6.7%	+1.8%
Gain in share of eligible voters	-0.6%	+1.6%	-11.2%	+4.7%	+1.2%

Total votes:	42,253
Electorate:	60,393
Turnout:	70.0%
Outcome:		Labour hold
Swing:	10.3%	Other from Conservative

Polling history

List of contests

«	Constituency formed from Cardiff 14 December 1918

Constituency succeeded by
Cardiff North, Cardiff West
23 February 1950

»

«	Constituency formed from Cardiff North, Cardiff South East 9 June 1983

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrat	Liberal	National Labour	Alliance	Plaid Cymru	Other	UKIP	Green	Independent Conservative	Brexit

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrat	Liberal	National Labour	Alliance	Plaid Cymru	Other	UKIP	Green	Independent Conservative	Brexit
12 December 2019	General Election	25,605	8,426	6,298					487				1,006
8 June 2017	General Election	25,193	7,997	5,415				999		343	420
7 May 2015	General Election	15,462	5,674	10,481				1,925	144	2,499	2,461
6 May 2010	General Election	10,400	7,799	14,976				1,246	390	765	575
5 May 2005	General Election	12,398	3,339	17,991				1,271	1,133
7 June 2001	General Election	13,451	5,537	12,792				1,680	1,382
1 May 1997	General Election	18,464	8,470	10,541				1,504	3,274
9 April 1992	General Election	18,014	14,549	9,170				748	435
11 June 1987	General Election	13,255	15,241				12,062	535
9 June 1983	General Election	9,387	16,090				12,638	704
5 July 1945	General Election	16,506	11,982		5,121
14 November 1935	General Election	12,094			3,863	16,954
27 October 1931	General Election	10,758				24,120
30 May 1929	General Election	14,469	12,903		9,623
29 October 1924	General Election	9,864	14,537		4,805
6 December 1923	General Election	8,563	10,261		7,923
15 November 1922	General Election	8,169	13,885		5,732
14 December 1918	General Election	4,663	8,542		4,172							3,419

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