| Cardiff Central | |
| Type: | Borough |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1918 |
| Abolished: | 1950 |
| Elects Howmany: | one |
| Next: | Cardiff North and Cardiff West |
Cardiff Central was a borough constituency in the city of Cardiff. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
A similarly named Cardiff Central constituency, covering a different area of Cardiff, was created in 1983.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Cardiff wards of Canton, Cathays, Central, and Riverside.
The constituency spanned either side of the River Taff. It was abolished in 1950, with Cathays and Central becoming part of the new Cardiff North division, while Canton and Riverside became part of the new Cardiff West division.
| Election | Member[1] | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | James Childs Gould | Unionist | ||
| 1924 | Lewis Lougher | Unionist | ||
| 1929 | Ernest Bennett | Labour | ||
| 1931 | National Labour | |||
| 1945 | George Thomas | Labour | ||
| 1950 | constituency abolished | |||
The Unionist vote was split and, though Robert Hughes managed to save his £150 deposit, he did not turn up to hear the results.
General election 1939–40: another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;