UK Parliamentary general election

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Cardiff South and Penarth constituency

This election was held on Thursday 6 May 2010.

9 candidates stood in the Cardiff South and Penarth constituency.

Turnout	60%

Alun Michael

Elected

Labour Party
17,263 votes
Simon Hoare

Conservative and Unionist Party
12,553 votes
Dominic Hannigan

Liberal Democrats
9,875 votes
Farida Aslam

Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales
1,851 votes
Simon Zeigler

UK Independence Party (UKIP)
1,145 votes
George Burke

Independent
648 votes
Matthew Townsend

Green Party
554 votes
Clive Bate

Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's Lordship"
285 votes
Robert Griffiths

Communist Party of Britain
196 votes

Wikipedia

Cardiff South and Penarth is a constituency created in 1983 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2012 by Stephen Doughty, a Labour Co-op MP, who has served as Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories since July 2024.

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