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	13274	44%	Elected
Ben Gray	Welsh Conservative Party	6353	21%	Not elected
Dafydd Davies	Plaid Cymru	4320	14%	Not elected
Hugh Moelwyn Hughes	United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)	3716	12%	Not elected
Nigel Howells	Welsh Liberal Democrats	1345	4%	Not elected
Anthony Slaughter	Welsh Green Party	1268	4%	Not elected

Voting Summary

Overview	Number
Seats	1
Valid votes cast	30276
Electorate	76110

Share of the votes (%)

Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Vaughan Gething	44%	Elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Ben Gray	21%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Dafydd Davies	14%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Hugh Moelwyn Hughes	12%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Nigel Howells	4%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Anthony Slaughter	4%	Not elected