2012 Cardiff South and Penarth by-election

2012 Cardiff South and Penarth by-election
15 November 2012 (2012-11-15)
The Cardiff South and Penarth Parliamentary seat in the House of Commons
Turnout25.7%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lib
Candidate Stephen Doughty Craig Williams Bablin Molik
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Popular vote 9,193 3,859 2,103
Percentage 47.3% 19.9% 10.8%
Swing 8.4 pp 8.4 pp 11.5 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
ERR
UKI
Candidate Luke Nicholas Simon Zeigler
Party Plaid Cymru UKIP
Popular vote 1,854 1,179
Percentage 9.5% 6.1%
Swing 5.3 pp 3.5 pp
MP before election

Alun Michael
Labour

Subsequent MP

Stephen Doughty
Labour

A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Cardiff South and Penarth was held on 15 November 2012, triggered by the resignation of the incumbent Labour Party MP Alun Michael. Stephen Doughty of Labour held the seat forr the party with an increased majority

The by-election was held on the same day as the Manchester Central and Corby by-elections, and the inaugural Police and Crime Commissioner elections.

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