Home General Elections 30 May 1929 Cardiff South

UK Polling History: Election of 30 May 1929 – Cardiff South

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Liberal
Votes 13,686 10,030 6,550
Votes gained +4,362 -1,512 +4,263
Share of votes 45.2% 33.1% 21.6%
Share of eligible voters 35.9% 26.3% 17.2%
Gain in share of votes +4.9% -16.7% +11.8%
Gain in share of eligible voters +4.2% -12.9% +9.4%
Total votes: 30,266
Electorate: 38,097
Turnout: 79.4%
Outcome: Labour gain from Conservative
Swing: 14.2% Liberal from Conservative

Polling history

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List of contests

« Constituency formed from
Cardiff
14 December 1918
Constituency succeeded by
Cardiff South East, Cardiff West
23 February 1950
»
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour Liberal
5 July 1945 General Election 11,545 17,489
14 November 1935 General Election 14,925 14,384
27 October 1931 General Election 17,976 12,092
30 May 1929 General Election 10,030 13,686 6,550
29 October 1924 General Election 11,542 9,324 2,287
6 December 1923 General Election 7,473 7,899 5,474
15 November 1922 General Election 7,929 6,831 6,996
14 December 1918 General Election 7,922 4,303 4,126