| Cardiff North West | |
|---|---|
| Formerborough constituency for theHouse of Commons | |
| February 1974–1983 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Cardiff North andCardiff West |
| Replaced by | Cardiff North[1] |
Cardiff North West was aparliamentary constituency inCardiff,Wales. It returned oneMember of Parliament (MP) to theHouse of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for theFebruary 1974 general election, and abolished for the1983 general election.
The County Borough of Cardiff wards of Gabalfa, Llanishen, Rhiwbina, and Whitchurch.
| Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1974 | Michael Roberts | Conservative | Died February 1983 | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished | |||
| 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 | 16.88 | |||
| Turnout | 35,631 | 74.26 | |||
| Conservativewin (new seat) | |||||
| 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 | 34,571 | 78.95 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Roberts | 17,925 | 50.98 | ||
| Labour Co-op | Peter Owen | 11,663 | 33.17 | ||
| Liberal | J. T. Roberts | 4,832 | 13.74 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | C. Palfrey | 743 | 2.11 | ||
| Majority | 6,262 | 17.81 | |||
| Turnout | 35,163 | 80.58 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||