2012 Cardiff South and Penarth by-election

2012 Cardiff South and Penarth by-election

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The Cardiff South and Penarth Parliamentary seat in the House of Commons
Turnout	25.7%
First party Second party Third party   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% 8.4% 11.5%   Fourth party Fifth party   Candidate Luke Nicholas Simon Zeigler Party Plaid Cymru UKIP Popular vote 1,854 1,179 Percentage 9.5 6.1 Swing 5.3% 3.5%
MP before election Alun Michael Labour Subsequent MP Stephen Doughty Labour

Following the resignation of the sitting MP Alun Michael on 22 October 2012, a by-election for the Cardiff South and Penarth Westminster constituency was held on 15 November 2012.^[1]

Stephen Doughty of the Labour Party won the election with 47.3% of the vote.

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.