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Cardiff South East — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Cardiff South East was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 8,701 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Cardiff South East from 1950 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1950–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Leonard James Callaghan (Labour) 26,254 51.8% John Hayward (Conservative) 5,895 (11.6 pts) 83.3%
1951 Leonard James Callaghan (Labour) 28,112 54.3% Harry West (Conservative) 4,499 (8.7 pts) 84.9%
1955 Leonard James Callaghan (Labour) 25,722 53.4% Michael Hilary Arthur Roberts (Conservative) 3,240 (6.7 pts) 79.3%
1959 Leonard James Callaghan (Labour) 26,915 50.8% Michael Hilary Arthur Roberts (Conservative) 868 (1.6 pts) 82.0%
1964 Leonard James Callaghan (Labour) 30,129 57.5% Edward Ralph Dexter (Conservative) 7,841 (15.0 pts) 79.9%
1966 James Callaghan (Labour) 29,313 56.8% Norman Lloyd-Edwards (Conservative) 10,837 (21.0 pts) 78.9%
1970 James Callaghan (Labour) 26,226 51.9% Norman Lloyd-Edwards (Conservative) 5,455 (10.8 pts) 73.2%
Oct 1974 James Callaghan (Labour) 21,074 52.0% Stefan Terlezki (Conservative) 10,718 (26.5 pts) 70.8%
Feb 1974 James Callaghan (Labour) 20,641 48.9% Stefan Terlezki (Conservative) 7,146 (17.0 pts) 74.2%
1979 James Callaghan (Labour) 23,871 59.3% Ivor Jones (Conservative) 8,701 (21.6 pts) 73.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leonard James Callaghan Labour 26,25451.8% Yes
John Hayward Conservative 20,35940.2% No
Patrick Arthur Thomas Furnell Liberal 4,0808.0% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leonard James Callaghan Labour 28,11254.3% Yes
Harry West Conservative 23,61345.7% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leonard James Callaghan Labour 25,72253.4% Yes
Michael Hilary Arthur Roberts Conservative 22,48246.6% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leonard James Callaghan Labour 26,91550.8% Yes
Michael Hilary Arthur Roberts Conservative 26,04749.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leonard James Callaghan Labour 30,12957.5% Yes
Edward Ralph Dexter Conservative 22,28842.5% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Callaghan Labour 29,31356.8% Yes
Norman Lloyd-Edwards Conservative 18,47635.8% No
George Parsons Liberal 3,8297.4% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Callaghan Labour 26,22651.9% Yes
Norman Lloyd-Edwards Conservative 20,77141.1% No
Richard Davies Plaid Cymru 2,5855.1% No
George Parsons National Front 9821.9% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Callaghan Labour 21,07452.0% Yes
Stefan Terlezki Conservative 10,35625.6% No
Christopher Homfray Bailey Liberal 8,00619.8% No
Keith Bush Plaid Cymru 9832.4% No
Bryn Clifford Derek Harris Communist Party of England (Marxist-Leninist) 750.2% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Callaghan Labour 20,64148.9% Yes
Stefan Terlezki Conservative 13,49532.0% No
Christopher Homfray Bailey Independent Liberal 3,8009.0% No
Bernard Miles Christon Liberal 2,9787.1% No
Keith Bush Plaid Cymru 1,2543.0% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Callaghan Labour 23,87159.3% Yes
Ivor Jones Conservative 15,17037.7% No
Eric Roberts Plaid Cymru 6281.6% No
Raymond Aldridge Severnside Libertarian 3750.9% No
Pat Arrowsmith Socialist Unity 1320.3% No
Richard Spencer Communist 1120.3% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1950: Labour margin 11.6 pts 1951: Labour margin 8.7 pts 1955: Labour margin 6.7 pts 1959: Labour margin 1.6 pts 1964: Labour margin 15.0 pts 1966: Labour margin 21.0 pts 1970: Labour margin 10.8 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 26.5 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 17.0 pts 1979: Labour margin 21.6 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979

Trend

Cardiff South East has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Cardiff South East in the 1979 general election?

Labour won Cardiff South East in 1979 with 23,871 votes (59.3%), a majority of 8,701 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Cardiff South East since 1950?

Since 1950, Cardiff South East has been won by: Labour.

What was the closest result in Cardiff South East?

The closest result on record for Cardiff South East was 1959, when Labour beat Conservative by just 868 votes (1.6 percentage points).

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