Cardiff North West (UK Parliament constituency)

Cardiff North West
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
February 1974–1983
Number of members	one
Replaced by	Cardiff North[1]
Created from	Cardiff Central, Cardiff North and Cardiff West

Cardiff North West was a parliamentary constituency in Cardiff, Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.

Boundaries

The County Borough of Cardiff wards of Gabalfa, Llanishen, Rhiwbina, and Whitchurch.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party	Notes
	Feb 1974	Michael Roberts	Conservative	Died February 1983
1983		constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

General Election, February 1974: Cardiff North West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Roberts	16,654	46.74
	Labour	CA Blewett	10,641	29.86
	Liberal	H O'Brien	7,109	19.95
	Plaid Cymru	C Palfrey	1,227	3.44
Majority			6,013	16.95
Turnout				74.26
	Conservative win (new seat)

General Election, October 1974: Cardiff North West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Roberts	15,652	45.27
	Labour	CA Blewett	11,319	32.74
	Liberal	H O'Brien	6,322	18.29
	Plaid Cymru	C Palfrey	1,278	3.70
Majority			4,333	12.53
Turnout				78.95
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election, 1979: Cardiff North West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Roberts	17,925	50.98
	Labour	PH Owen	11,633	33.17
	Liberal	JT Roberts	4,832	13.74
	Plaid Cymru	C Palfrey	743	2.11
Majority			6,262	17.81
Turnout				80.58
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "'Cardiff North West', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 2)