Election results for Cardiff South and Penarth

How the results are displayed

Constituency Results - Candidates are displayed according to their share of the vote.

Regional Results - Candidates are displayed according to the percentage of the regional vote their party achieved. Where more than one list candidate from a particular party has been elected, their names are presented alphabetically. This does not necessarily reflect their position on the party’s candidate list.

More information on how the system for electing Assembly Members works

Cardiff South and Penarth - results

Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
Vaughan Gething	Welsh Labour	18153	50%	Elected
Leighton Rowlands	Welsh Conservative Party	7547	21%	Not elected
Nasir Adam	Plaid Cymru	4957	14%	Not elected
Helen Westhead	Welsh Green Party	1643	5%	Not elected
Alex Wilson	Welsh Liberal Democrats	1402	4%	Not elected
Lisa Peregrine	Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party	732	2%	Not elected
Paul Campbell	United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)	576	2%	Not elected
Matt Friend	Propel	552	2%	Not elected
Alan James Pick	Reform UK	295	1%	Not elected
Alan Charles Golding	Freedom Alliance	273	1%	Not elected
David Craig Rolfe	Independent	135	0%	Not elected
Angus Hawkins	Gwlad	121	0%	Not elected

Voting Summary

Overview	Number
Seats	1
Valid votes cast	36386
Electorate	82246
Number of ballot papers rejected	270

Share of the votes (%)

Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Vaughan Gething	50%	Elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Leighton Rowlands	21%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Nasir Adam	14%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Helen Westhead	5%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Alex Wilson	4%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Lisa Peregrine	2%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Paul Campbell	2%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Matt Friend	2%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Alan James Pick	1%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Alan Charles Golding	1%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
David Craig Rolfe	0%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Angus Hawkins	0%	Not elected

Rejected ballot papers

Description	Number
Rejected ballots	270
Total rejected	270