# South Wales Central (Senedd electoral region)

South Wales Central (Welsh: Canol De Cymru) is an electoral region of the Senedd, consisting of eight constituencies. The region elects 12 members, eight directly elected constituency members and four additional members. The electoral region was first used in 1999, when the National Assembly for Wales was created.
Each constituency elects one Member of the Senedd (MSs) by the first past the post electoral system, and the region as a whole elects four additional or top-up MSs, to create a degree of proportional representation. The additional member seats are allocated from closed lists by the D'Hondt method, with constituency results reckoned as pre elected list members.

## County boundaries

The region covers much of the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan and much of the preserved county of South Glamorgan. The rest of Mid Glamorgan is partly within the South Wales East electoral region and partly within South Wales West. The rest of South Glamorgan is within the South Wales West electoral region.

## Electoral region profile

The region is predominantly urban, taking in Wales' capital and largest city, Cardiff, as well as the working-class former mining town of Pontypridd, the seaside resort of Barry, and parts of the formerly industrial and still heavily populated South Wales Valleys. However, the region also includes rural areas in the western part of the Vale of Glamorgan.

## Constituencies

The eight constituencies have the names and boundaries of constituencies of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster):
| Constituency | 2021 result | Preserved counties |
| Cardiff Central | Jenny Rathbone Labour | Entirely within South Glamorgan |
| Cardiff North | Julie Morgan Labour | Entirely within South Glamorgan |
| Cardiff South and Penarth | Vaughan Gething Labour | Entirely within South Glamorgan |
| Cardiff West | Mark Drakeford Labour | Entirely within South Glamorgan |
| Cynon Valley | Vikki Howells Labour & Co-operative | Entirely within Mid Glamorgan |
| Pontypridd | Mick Antoniw Labour | Partly Mid Glamorgan, partly South Glamorgan |
| Rhondda | Elizabeth Williams Labour | Entirely within Mid Glamorgan |
| Vale of Glamorgan | Jane Hutt Labour | Partly Mid Glamorgan, partly South Glamorgan |

## Assembly members and Members of the Senedd
### Constituency MSs

| Term | Election | Cardiff Central | Cardiff North | Cardiff South and Penarth | Cardiff West | Cynon Valley | Pontypridd | Rhondda | Vale of Glamorgan |
| 1st | 1999 | Jenny Randerson (LD) | Sue Essex (Lab) | Lorraine Barrett (Lab) | Rhodri Morgan (Lab) | Christine Chapman (Lab) | Jane Davidson (Lab) | Geraint Davies (PC) | Jane Hutt (Lab) |
| 2nd | 2003 | Jenny Randerson (LD) | Sue Essex (Lab) | Lorraine Barrett (Lab) | Rhodri Morgan (Lab) | Christine Chapman (Lab) | Jane Davidson (Lab) | Leighton Andrews (Lab) | Jane Hutt (Lab) |
| 3rd | 2007 | Jenny Randerson (LD) | Jonathan Morgan (Con) | Lorraine Barrett (Lab) | Rhodri Morgan (Lab) | Christine Chapman (Lab) | Jane Davidson (Lab) | Leighton Andrews (Lab) | Jane Hutt (Lab) |
| 4th | 2011 | Jenny Rathbone (Lab) | Julie Morgan (Lab) | Vaughan Gething (Lab) | Mark Drakeford (Lab) | Christine Chapman (Lab) | Mick Antoniw (Lab) | Leighton Andrews (Lab) | Jane Hutt (Lab) |
| 5th | 2016 | Jenny Rathbone (Lab) | Julie Morgan (Lab) | Vaughan Gething (Lab) | Mark Drakeford (Lab) | Vikki Howells (Lab) | Mick Antoniw (Lab) | Leanne Wood (PC) | Jane Hutt (Lab) |
| 6th | 2021 | Jenny Rathbone (Lab) | Julie Morgan (Lab) | Vaughan Gething (Lab) | Mark Drakeford (Lab) | Vikki Howells (Lab) | Mick Antoniw (Lab) | Buffy Williams (Lab) | Jane Hutt (Lab) |

### Regional list AMs and MSs

N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only
| Term | Election | AM / MS | AM / MS | AM / MS | AM / MS |
| 1st | 1999 | Jonathan Morgan (Con) | David Melding (Con) | Owen John Thomas (PC) | Pauline Jarman (PC) |
| 2nd | 2003 | Jonathan Morgan (Con) | David Melding (Con) | Owen John Thomas (PC) | Leanne Wood (PC) |
| 3rd | 2007 | Andrew RT Davies (Con) | David Melding (Con) | Chris Franks (PC) | Leanne Wood (PC) |
| 4th | 2011 | Andrew RT Davies (Con) | David Melding (Con) | Eluned Parrott (LD) | Leanne Wood (PC) |
| 5th | 2016 | Andrew RT Davies (Con) | David Melding (Con) | Gareth Bennett (UKIP) later Independent then Abolish | Neil McEvoy (PC) later Independent then Propel |
| 5th | 2018 | Andrew RT Davies (Con) | David Melding (Con) | Gareth Bennett (UKIP) later Independent then Abolish | Neil McEvoy (PC) later Independent then Propel |
| 5th | 2020 | Andrew RT Davies (Con) | David Melding (Con) | Gareth Bennett (UKIP) later Independent then Abolish | Neil McEvoy (PC) later Independent then Propel |
| 6th | 2021 | Andrew RT Davies (Con) | Joel James (Con) | Rhys ab Owen (PC later Independent) | Heledd Fychan (PC) |
| 6th | 2022 | Andrew RT Davies (Con) | Joel James (Con) | Rhys ab Owen (PC later Independent) | Heledd Fychan (PC) |

### 2021 Senedd election

2021 Senedd election: South Wales Central :
| List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. |
| Labour | Ruba Sivagnanam, Dan De'Ath, Malilka Kaaba, Owain Williams | 102,611 | 40.1 | 6.2 |
| Conservative | Andrew RT Davies, Joel James, Calum Davies, Adrian Robson, Mia Rhiannon Rees, Leighton Rowlands, Sean Driscoll, Sian-Elin Melbourne | 56,662 | 22.1 | 3.8 |
| Plaid Cymru | Rhys ab Owen, Heledd Fychan, Fflur Elin, Sahar al-Faifi, Boyd Clack, Nasir Adam, Julie Williams, Ioan Bellin, Mohammed Tariq Awan, Richard Rhys Grigg | 46,478 | 18.2 | 2.7 |
| Green | Anthony Slaughter, Helen Westhead, David Griffin, Debra Cooper | 14,478 | 5.7 | 2.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rodney Berman, Rhys Taylor, Sally Stephenson, Steven Rajam, Alex Wilson | 11,821 | 4.6 | 1.7 |
| Abolish | Lee Canning, Martyn Ford, Munawar Mughal, Lisa Peregrine, Stuart Fields, Ian McLean, Lawrence Gwynn, Michael Hughes | 8,396 | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| Propel | Neil McEvoy, Steve Robinson, Lisa Ford, Keith Parry | 5,552 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| UKIP | Paul Campbell, Benjamin Dale, Clive Easton, Paul Williams | 3,127 | 1.2 | 9.2 |
| Reform UK | Jamie Jenkins, Peter Hopkins, Steve Bayliss, Michael Hancock, Alan Pick | 2,244 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| No More Lockdowns | Justin Lilley, Rita Darby | 1,298 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Gwlad | Karl-James Langford, Clem Thomas, Angus Hawkins, Rosamund Ellis-Evans | 1,098 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Communist | Anita Wright, Malachi Kwame, Walusimbi-Kakembo | 602 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Independent | Alan Coulthard | 580 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| TUSC | Ross Saunders, Beth Webster, Mia Hollsing, Andrew Wilkes, Kevin Gillen | 519 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Workers Party | Tess Delaney, Steve Everett, Frank Hinley | 411 | 0.2 | 0.2 |

## 2021 Senedd election additional members

| Party | Constituency seats | List votes (vote %) | D'Hondt entitlement | Additional members elected | Total members elected | Deviation from D'Hondt entitlement |
| Labour | 8 | 102,611 (40%) | 6 | 0 | 8 | +2 |
| Conservative | 0 | 56,662 (22%) | 3 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
| Plaid Cymru | 0 | 46,478 (18%) | 3 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
| Green | 0 | 14,478 (6%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 11,821 (5%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abolish | 0 | 8,396 (3%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Propel | 0 | 5,552 (2%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UKIP | 0 | 3,127 (1%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reform UK | 0 | 2,244 (1%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No More Lockdowns | 0 | 1.298 (1%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gwlad | 0 | 1,098 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Communist | 0 | 602 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent (Alan Coulthard) | 0 | 580 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TUSC | 0 | 519 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Workers Party | 0 | 411 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Regional MSs elected in 2021

| Party | Name |
| Conservative | Andrew RT Davies |
| Plaid Cymru | Rhys ab Owen |
| Conservative | Joel James |
| Plaid Cymru | Heledd Fychan |

## 2016 Welsh Assembly election additional members

| Party | Constituency seats | List votes (vote %) | D'Hondt entitlement | Additional members elected | Total members elected | Deviation from D'Hondt entitlement |
| Labour | 7 | 78,366 (34%) | 5 | 0 | 7 | +2 |
| Plaid Cymru | 1 | 48,357 (21%) | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| Conservative | 0 | 42,185 (18%) | 3 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
| UKIP | 0 | 23,958 (10%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 14,875 (6%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abolish | 0 | 9,163 (4%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green | 0 | 7,949 (3%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Women's Equality | 0 | 2,807 (1%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monster Raving Loony | 0 | 1,096 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TUSC | 0 | 736 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Communist | 0 | 520 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freedom to Choose | 0 | 470 (0.2%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Regional AMs elected in 2016

| Party | Name |
| Conservative | Andrew RT Davies |
| Conservative | David Melding |
| Plaid Cymru | Neil McEvoy |
| UKIP | Gareth Bennett |

## 2011 Welsh Assembly election additional members

| Party | Constituency seats | List votes (vote %) | D'Hondt entitlement | Additional members elected | Total members elected | Deviation from D'Hondt entitlement |
| Labour | 8 | 85,445 (41.0%) | 6 | 0 | 8 | +2 |
| Conservative | 0 | 45,751 (22.0%) | 3 | 2 | 2 | −1 |
| Plaid Cymru | 0 | 28,606 (13.7%) | 2 | 1 | 1 | −1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 16,514 (7.9%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Green | 0 | 10,774 (5.2%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UKIP | 0 | 8,292 (4.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 4,690 (2.3%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BNP | 0 | 3,805 (1.8%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Welsh Christian | 0 | 1,873 (0.9%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monster Raving Loony | 0 | 1,237 (0.6%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TUSC | 0 | 830 (0.4%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Communist | 0 | 516 (0.2%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Regional AMs elected in 2011

| Party | Name |
| Conservative | Andrew RT Davies |
| Conservative | David Melding |
| Liberal Democrats | Eluned Parrott † |
| Plaid Cymru | Leanne Wood |
† Replaced John Dixon, who was disqualified for being a member of a public body to which AMs cannot belong.

## 2007 Welsh Assembly election additional members

| Party | Constituency seats | List votes (vote %) | D'Hondt entitlement | Additional members elected | Total members elected | Deviation from D'Hondt entitlement |
| Labour | 6 | 70,799 (34.0%) | 5 | 0 | 6 | +1 |
| Conservative | 1 | 45,127 (21.7%) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Plaid Cymru | 0 | 32,207 (15.5%) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 29,626 (14.0%) | 2 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| BNP | 0 | 7,889 (3.8%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green | 0 | 7,831 (3.8%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UKIP | 0 | 7,645 (3.7%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Welsh Christian | 0 | 1,987 (1.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 1,744 (0.8%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Respect | 0 | 1,079 (0.5%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Socialist Alternative | 0 | 838 (0.4%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Communist | 0 | 817 (0.4%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CPA | 0 | 757 (0.4%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Socialist Equality | 0 | 292 (0.1%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## 2003 Welsh Assembly election additional members

| Party | Constituency seats | List votes (vote %) | D'Hondt entitlement | Additional members elected | Total members elected | Deviation from D'Hondt entitlement |
| Labour | 7 | 74,369 (41.08%) | 6 | 0 | 7 | +1 |
| Conservative | 0 | 33,404 (18.45%) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Plaid Cymru | 0 | 27,956 (15.44%) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 24,926 (13.77%) | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| UKIP | 0 | 6,920 (3.82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green | 0 | 6,047 (3.34%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 3,217 (1.78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Millennium Bean Party | 0 | 1,027 (0.57%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cymru Annibynnol | 0 | 1,018 (0.56%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vote 2 Stop the War | 0 | 1,013 (0.56%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Communist | 0 | 577 (0.32%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ProLife Alliance | 0 | 573 (0.32%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## 1999 Welsh Assembly election additional members

| Party | Constituency seats | List votes (vote %) | D'Hondt entitlement | Additional members elected | Total members elected | Deviation from D'Hondt entitlement |
| Labour | 6 | 79,564 (36.92%) | 5 | 0 | 6 | +1 |
| Plaid Cymru | 1 | 58,080 (26.95%) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Conservative | 0 | 34,944 (16.22%) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 30,911 (14.35%) | 2 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| Green | 0 | 5,336 (2.48%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 2,822 (1.31%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent- Alun Mathias | 0 | 1,524 (0.71%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natural Law | 0 | 665 (0.31%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Communist | 0 | 652 (0.30%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Socialist Alliance | 0 | 602 (0.28%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent- Paul Phillips | 0 | 378 (0.18%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |