Election results for Cardiff West

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.

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Cardiff West - results

Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
Mark Drakeford	Welsh Labour	17665	48%	Elected
Sean Driscoll	Welsh Conservative Party	6454	18%	Not elected
Rhys ab Owen	Plaid Cymru	5897	16%	Not elected
Neil McEvoy	Propel	3473	10%	Not elected
David Griffiths	Welsh Christian Party	1287	4%	Not elected
Heath Marshall	Welsh Liberal Democrats	803	2%	Not elected
Lee David Patrick Canning	Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party	682	2%	Not elected
Nick Mullins	Reform UK	175	0%	Not elected
Captain Beany	Independent	95	0%	Not elected

Voting Summary

Overview	Number
Seats	1
Valid votes cast	36531
Electorate	70904
Number of ballot papers rejected	180

Share of the votes (%)

Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Mark Drakeford	48%	Elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Sean Driscoll	18%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Rhys ab Owen	16%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Neil McEvoy	10%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
David Griffiths	4%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Heath Marshall	2%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Lee David Patrick Canning	2%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Nick Mullins	0%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Captain Beany	0%	Not elected

Rejected ballot papers

Description	Number
Rejected ballots	180
Total rejected	180