Parties

Elected

Candidates

	Labour		Plaid Cymru
	Morgan MP, Rhodri Essex, Sue Hopkins, Ken Morgan, Wendy		Ms Pauline Jarman (T) Mr Owen John Thomas (T) Bush, Eluned Hancock, Bleddyn Richards, Phil Franks, Chris Stephens, Meic Willis, Carole
	Liberal Democrat		Conservative
	Randerson, Jenny Orsi, Gianni Gasson, Jacqui Willott, Alison Meikle, Alastair Williams, Meurig Maw-Cornish, Jane Little, Frank Berman, Rodney Dixon, John Howells, Nigel Aylwin, Jonathan		Mr Jonathan Morgan (T) Mr David Melding (T) Jones, Stephen Inglefield, Susan Hobbins, Peter Hayward, Edmund Davies, Mary Boult, Myr Turner, Dorothy Kelly-Owen, Maureen Meyer, Philip Box, Clarissa
	Communist		Green Party
	Griffiths, Robert Macaskill, Dominic Griffiths, Owen Rawlings, Frances		Jakeway, Kevin Matthews, John Turner, Vivien Von Ruhland, Chris
	Ind Mathias		Ind Philips
	Mathias, Alun		Philips, Paul
	Natural Law Party		Socialist Labour
	Evans, Helen Francis, Brian Caves, Barbara Salt, Geoffrey		Screen, Liz Bell, Steve Gotthardt, Cerian Crofton, Mary
	United Socialist
	Trivedi, Nimisha Bartlett, Dave Eboral, Rachel James, Terry

Constituencies

Cardiff South & Penarth	LAB Wins
Cardiff West	LAB Wins
Cynon Valley	LAB Wins
Pontypridd	LAB Wins
Rhondda	PC Wins
Vale of Glamorgan	LAB Wins
Cardiff Central	LD Wins
Cardiff North	LAB Wins

Description

"Although Labour won all eight seats in South Wales Central at the 1997 general election the Conservatives have had some recent success in the suburbs and hinterland of Cardiff. They held Cardiff North, and its predecessor constituency, from 1974 until 1992 and Cardiff Central until 1987. The prosperous Vale of Glamorgan was lost at a 1989 by-election, but regained at the 1992 general election. Each of these constituencies will be a useful gauge of whether the Conservatives have recovered any lost ground in south Wales, but the omens do not look favourable. Polling evidence suggests that the Tories are no more popular now than at the general election. Their one crumb of comfort is that they were the only major party to oppose devolution at the referendum and they may attract some additional support from the nearly 50% of voters who agreed with them. Nonetheless it is highly likely that all their representation from the home area of the new Assembly will come in the form of ‘top up’ seats."

 

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