Caerphilly (Senedd constituency)
Constituency of the Senedd
Caerphilly (Welsh : Caerffili ) is a constituency of the Senedd . It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. It is additionally one of eight constituencies in the South Wales East electoral region , which elects four additional members , in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
Boundaries
Map of current boundaries
The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly , in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Caerphilly Westminster constituency .
The other seven constituencies of the South Wales East electoral region are Blaenau Gwent , Islwyn , Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney , Monmouth , Newport East , Newport West and Torfaen .
Voting
In general elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Member of the Senedd for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method , with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.
Assembly members and Members of the Senedd
Results
Elections in the 2020s
2021 Senedd election : Caerphilly[ 1]
Party
Candidate
Constituency
Regional
Votes
%
Votes
%
Labour
Hefin David [ a]
13,289
46.0
+10.7
11,230
38.7
+4.0
Plaid Cymru
Delyth Jewell
8,211
28.4
-1.1
8,277
28.5
+2.6
Conservative
Steven Mayfield
5,013
17.3
+8.4
5,172
17.8
+7.7
Abolish
Stephen Jones
1,119
3.9
New
1,134
3.9
+0.8
Green
1,074
3.7
+1.3
Liberal Democrats
Steven Aicheler
787
2.7
+1.3
644
2.2
+0.3
Reform UK
Tim Price
495
1.7
New
342
1.2
New
UKIP
505
1.7
-18.8
Gwlad
180
0.6
New
No More Lockdowns
174
0.6
New
Propel
115
0.4
New
Communist
86
0.3
±0.0
TUSC
71
0.2
-0.1
Majority
5,078
17.6
+11.8
Turnout
28,914
44.31[ 2]
+1.0
Labour hold
Swing
Regional Ballot void votes: 145. Want of an Official Mark (0), Voting for more than ONE party or individual candidate (71), Writing or mark by which the Voter could be identified (4), Unmarked or Void for uncertainty (145)
Elections in the 2010s
Welsh Assembly Election 2016 : Caerphilly
Party
Candidate
Constituency[ 3]
Regional[ 4]
Votes
%
Votes
%
Labour
Hefin David
9,584
35.3
−13.7
9,416
34.7
-9.3
Plaid Cymru
Lindsay Whittle
8,009
29.5
−0.2
7,013
25.9
-0.4
UKIP
Sam Gould
5,954
22.0
New
5,555
20.5
+16.7
Conservative
Jane Pratt
2,412
8.9
−4.3
2,728
10.1
-1.7
Green
Andrew Creak
770
2.8
New
651
2.4
+0.2
Liberal Democrats
Aladdin Ayesh
386
1.4
-2.8
526
1.9
-1.7
Abolish
830
3.1
New
Monster Raving Loony
177
0.7
New
TUSC
91
0.3
New
Communist
74
0.3
±0.0
National Front
50
0.2
New
Majority
1,575
5.8
−13.5
Turnout
27,115
43.3
+1.8
Labour hold
Swing
Welsh Assembly Election 2011 : Caerphilly
Party
Candidate
Constituency[ 5]
Regional[ 6]
Votes
%
Votes
%
Labour
Jeffrey Cuthbert
12,521
49.0
+14.4
11,251
44.0
+6.7
Plaid Cymru
Ronald Davies
7,597
29.7
+3.9
6,717
26.3
+2.2
Conservative
Owen Meredith
3,368
13.2
+1.9
3,016
11.8
-0.3
Liberal Democrats
Kay David
1,062
4.2
−1.9
917
3.6
-2.3
BNP
Anthony King
1,022
4.0
New
1,042
4.1
-1.0
UKIP
983
3.8
-0.8
Socialist Labour
633
2.5
+1.1
Green
551
2.2
-0.6
Welsh Christian
335
1.3
±0.0
Communist
77
0.3
-0.1
English Democrat
38
0.1
-0.1
Majority
4,924
19.3
+10.5
Turnout
25,570
41.5
−0.6
Labour hold
Swing
+5.2
Regional ballots rejected at the count: 143[ 7]
Elections in the 2000s
Welsh Assembly Election 2007 : Caerphilly
Party
Candidate
Constituency
Regional[ 8]
Votes
%
Votes
%
Labour
Jeffrey Cuthbert
9,026
34.6
−10.8
9,707
37.3
-9.8
Plaid Cymru
Lindsay Whittle
6,739
25.8
−2.2
6,287
24.1
+0.9
Independent
Ronald Davies
5,806
22.2
New
Conservative
Richard Foley
2,954
11.3
+1.2
3,149
12.1
+0.7
Liberal Democrats
Huw Price
1,596
6.1
+1.1
1,601
6.1
-1.4
BNP
1,380
5.1
+3.8
UKIP
1,201
4.6
+1.2
Independent - Colin Hobbs
1,061
4.1
New
Green
736
2.8
+0.4
Socialist Labour
356
1.4
-0.8
Welsh Christian Party
347
1.3
New
Communist
95
0.4
New
CPA
66
0.3
New
English Democrat
52
0.2
New
Majority
2,287
8.8
−10.8
Turnout
26,120
42.1
+5.1
Labour hold
Swing
−4.3
Welsh Assembly Election 2003 : Caerphilly
Party
Candidate
Constituency
Regional[ 9]
Votes
%
Votes
%
Labour
Jeffrey Cuthbert
11,893
47.1
+2.9
11,956
47.1
+9.5
Plaid Cymru
Lindsay Whittle
6,919
27.4
−6.8
5,893
23.2
-13.6
Conservative
Laura Anne Jones
2,570
10.2
+2.4
2,895
11.4
+2.5
Liberal Democrats
Rob W. Roffe
1,281
5.1
−7.3
1,907
7.5
-4.8
Independent
Anne Blackman
1,204
4.8
New
Independent
Avril A. Dafydd-Lewis
930
3.7
New
UKIP
Brenda M. Vipass
590
2.3
New
863
3.4
New
Green
613
2.4
Unknown
Socialist Labour
549
2.2
Unknown
BNP
326
1.3
New
Cymru Annibynnol
280
1.1
New
ProLife Alliance
96
0.4
New
Majority
4,974
19.7
+9.7
Turnout
25,387
36.8
−6.4
Labour hold
Swing
+4.9
2003 Electorate: 68,152
Regional ballots rejected: 316
Elections in the 1990s
Welsh Assembly Election 1999 : Caerphilly
Party
Candidate
Constituency
Regional
Votes
%
Votes
%
Labour
Ron Davies
12,602
44.2
N/A
10,721
37.6
N/A
Plaid Cymru
Robert Gough
9,741
34.2
N/A
10,508
36.8
N/A
Liberal Democrats
Mike German
3,543
12.4
N/A
3,496
12.3
N/A
Conservative
Mary Taylor
2,213
7.8
N/A
2,542
8.9
N/A
Socialist Alliance
Timothy Richards
412
1.5
United Socialist
202
0.7
N/A
Others
1,050
3.7
N/A
Majority
2,861
10.0
Turnout
28,511
43.2
Labour win (new seat)
References
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