{{Short description|Senedd constituency (1999–2026)}} {{Distinguish|Caerphilly (UK Parliament constituency)}} {{EngvarB|date=July 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Caerphilly<br>{{Langx|cy|Caerffili|label=none}} | constituency_type = [[Senedd]] [[county constituency]] | parl_name = Senedd | image = [[Image:Caerphilly2007Constituency.svg|180px]] | caption = Caerphilly shown as one of the 40 <br> [[Senedd constituencies and electoral regions|Senedd constituencies]] | year = [[1999 National Assembly for Wales election|1999]] | abolished = 2026 | parts_label = [[Senedd constituencies and electoral regions|Electoral region]] | parts = [[South Wales East (Senedd electoral region)|South Wales East]] | member_label = [[Member of the Senedd|MS]] | member = [[Lindsay Whittle]] | party_label = [[List of political parties in the United Kingdom|Party]] | party = [[Plaid Cymru]] }}
'''Caerphilly''' ({{Langx|cy|Caerffili}}) was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituency]] of the [[Senedd]]. It elected one [[Member of the Senedd]] by the [[first past the post]] method of election. It was additionally one of eight constituencies in the [[South Wales East (Senedd electoral region)|South Wales East]] [[Senedd constituencies and electoral regions|electoral region]], which elected four [[additional member system|additional members]], in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of [[proportional representation]] for the region as a whole.
==Boundaries== {{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Caerphilly (Senedd constituency)}}|frame=yes|frame-height=220|text=Map of 1999–2026 boundaries}} The constituency was created for the [[1999 National Assembly for Wales election|first election to the Assembly]], in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the [[Caerphilly (UK Parliament constituency)|Caerphilly Westminster constituency]] prior to the [[2023 review of Westminster constituencies]].
The other seven constituencies of the South Wales East electoral region were [[Blaenau Gwent (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Blaenau Gwent]], [[Islwyn (Senedd constituency)|Islwyn]], [[Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney]], [[Monmouth (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Monmouth]], [[Newport East (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Newport East]], [[Newport West (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Newport West]] and [[Torfaen (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Torfaen]].
==Voting== In general elections for the Senedd, each voter had two votes. The first vote was used to vote for a candidate to become the Member of the Senedd for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote was used to vote for a regional [[closed list|closed party list]] of candidates. Additional member seats were allocated from the lists by the [[d'Hondt method]], with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.
==Assembly members and Members of the Senedd== {|class="wikitable" !colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |- | rowspan=3 style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | [[1999 National Assembly for Wales election|1999]] | [[Ron Davies (Welsh politician)|Ron Davies]] | rowspan=3| [[Welsh Labour|Labour]] |- | [[2003 National Assembly for Wales election|2003]] | [[Jeffrey Cuthbert]] |- | [[2016 National Assembly for Wales election|2016]] | [[Hefin David]] |- | style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}" | | [[2025 Caerphilly by-election|2025 by-election]] | [[Lindsay Whittle]] | [[Plaid Cymru]]
|}
==Results== [[File:Caerphilly Line graph.png|center|thumb|739x739px|Election results since 1999 (parties who never got >5% counted as others)]] ===Elections in the 2020s=== A [[2025 Caerphilly by-election|by-election]] was held on Thursday 23 October 2025, following the death of Hefin David in August 2025.
{{Election box begin|title=[[2025 Caerphilly by-election]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Plaid Cymru wins by-election as Labour loses Caerphilly seat for first time|date=24 October 2025|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cly9rlj94x1t|access-date=24 October 2025}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Plaid Cymru|candidate=[[Lindsay Whittle]]|votes=15,961|percentage=47.4|change=+19.0}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Reform UK|candidate=[[Llŷr Powell]]|votes=12,113|percentage=36.0|change=+34.2}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Welsh Labour|candidate=Richard Tunnicliffe|votes=3,713|percentage=11.0|change=-34.9}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Welsh Conservatives|candidate=Gareth Potter|votes=690|percentage=2.0|change=-15.3}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Wales Green Party|candidate=Gareth Hughes|votes=516|percentage=1.5|change=New}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Welsh Liberal Democrats (2025)|candidate=Steven Aicheler|votes=497|percentage=1.5|change=-1.2}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Gwlad|candidate=Anthony Cook|votes=117|percentage=0.3|change=New}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=UKIP|candidate=Roger Quilliam|votes=79|percentage=0.2|change=New}} {{Election box majority||votes=3,848|percentage=11.4|change=''N/A''}} {{Election box turnout||votes=33,689|percentage=50.43|change=+6.12}} {{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=66,895}} {{Election box gain with party link|winner=Plaid Cymru|loser=Welsh Labour|swing=+26.95}} {{Election box end}}
{{AMS election box begin |title = [[2021 Senedd election]]: Caerphilly<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/CaerphillyDocs/Elections/Senedd-PCC-elections-2021/SeneddLocationofPollingStationsCaerphilly.aspx |title=Caerphilly Statement of Persons Nominated |access-date=20 April 2021 |archive-date=18 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418164042/https://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/CaerphillyDocs/Elections/Senedd-PCC-elections-2021/SeneddLocationofPollingStationsCaerphilly.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> |constituency_type = Constituency |list_type = Regional }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Welsh Labour |candidate = [[Hefin David]] |votes = 13,289 |percentage = 46.0 |change = +10.7 |list_votes = 11,230 |list_percentage = 38.7 |list_change = +4.0 |winner = yes |list_winner = yes |status = incumbent }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Plaid Cymru |candidate = [[Delyth Jewell]] |votes = 8,211 |percentage = 28.4 |change = –1.1 |list_votes = 8,277 |list_percentage = 28.5 |list_change = +2.6 }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Welsh Conservatives |candidate = Steven Mayfield |votes = 5,013 |percentage = 17.3 |change = +8.4 |list_votes = 5,172 |list_percentage = 17.8 |list_change = +7.7 }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party |candidate = Stephen Jones |votes = 1,119 |percentage = 3.9 |change = ''New'' |list_votes = 1,134 |list_percentage = 3.9 |list_change = +0.8 }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = Green Party of England and Wales |list_votes = 1,074 |list_percentage = 3.7 |list_change = +1.3 }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Welsh Liberal Democrats |candidate = Steven Aicheler |votes = 787 |percentage = 2.7 |change = +1.3 |list_votes = 644 |list_percentage = 2.2 |list_change = +0.3 }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Reform UK |candidate = Tim Price |votes = 495 |percentage = 1.7 |change = ''New'' |list_votes = 342 |list_percentage = 1.2 |list_change = ''New'' }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = UK Independence Party |list_votes = 505 |list_percentage = 1.7 |list_change = –18.8 }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = Gwlad |list_votes = 180 |list_percentage = 0.6 |list_change =''New'' }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = No More Lockdowns |list_votes = 174 |list_percentage = 0.6 |list_change = ''New'' }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = Propel (political party) |list_votes = 115 |list_percentage = 0.4 |list_change = ''New'' }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = Communist Party of Britain |list_votes = 86 |list_percentage = 0.3 |list_change =±0.0 }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |list_votes = 71 |list_percentage = 0.2 |list_change = –0.1 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 5,078 |percentage = 17.6 |change = +11.8 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 28,914 |percentage = 44.31<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Senedd Election Results Caerphilly Constituency|url=https://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/My-Council/Voting-and-elections/Upcoming-Elections/Senedd-2021|access-date=2021-11-27|website=Caerphilly|language=en}}</ref> |change = +1.0 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Welsh Labour |swing = }} {{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
'''Regional Ballot void votes:''' 145. Want of an Official Mark (0), Voting for more than ONE party or individual candidate (71), Writing or mark by which the Voter could be identified (4), Unmarked or Void for uncertainty (145)
===Elections in the 2010s=== {{AMS election box begin |title = [[2016 National Assembly for Wales election|Welsh Assembly Election 2016]]: Caerphilly |constituency_type = Constituency<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/wales-constituencies/W09000035| title=Wales elections > Caerphilly |work=BBC News| date=6 May 2016 | accessdate=8 March 2016}}</ref> |list_type = Regional<ref>{{cite web |title=Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election |url=https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/elections-and-referendums/past-elections-and-referendums/senedd-elections/results-and-turnout-2016-national-assembly-wales-election |website=Electoral Commission |access-date=24 November 2021}}</ref>}} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Welsh Labour |candidate = [[Hefin David]] |votes = 9,584 |percentage = 35.3 |change = –13.7 |list_votes = 9,416 |list_percentage = 34.7 |list_change = –9.3 |winner = yes |list_winner = yes }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Plaid Cymru |candidate = [[Lindsay Whittle]] |votes = 8,009 |percentage = 29.5 |change = –0.2 |list_votes = 7,013 |list_percentage = 25.9 |list_change = –0.4 }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = UK Independence Party |candidate = Sam Gould |votes = 5,954 |percentage = 22.0 |change = ''New'' |list_votes = 5,555 |list_percentage = 20.5 |list_change = +16.7 }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Welsh Conservatives |candidate = Jane Pratt |votes = 2,412 |percentage = 8.9 |change = −4.3 |list_votes = 2,728 |list_percentage = 10.1 |list_change = –1.7 }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Wales Green Party |candidate = Andrew Creak |votes = 770 |percentage = 2.8 |change = ''New'' |list_votes = 651 |list_percentage = 2.4 |list_change = +0.2 }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Welsh Liberal Democrats |candidate = Aladdin Ayesh |votes = 386 |percentage = 1.4 |change = –2.8 |list_votes = 526 |list_percentage = 1.9 |list_change = –1.7 }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party |list_votes = 830 |list_percentage = 3.1 |list_change = ''New'' }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party |list_votes = 177 |list_percentage = 0.7 |list_change = ''New'' }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |list_votes = 91 |list_percentage = 0.3 |list_change = ''New'' }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = Communist Party of Britain |list_votes = 74 |list_percentage = 0.3 |list_change = ±0.0 }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = National Front (UK) |list_votes = 50 |list_percentage = 0.2 |list_change = ''New'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 1,575 |percentage = 5.8 |change = –13.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 27,115 |percentage = 43.3 |change = +1.8 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Welsh Labour |swing = }} {{Election box end}} {{AMS election box begin |title = [[2011 National Assembly for Wales election|Welsh Assembly Election 2011]]: Caerphilly |constituency_type = Constituency<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/constituency/html/26671.stm | title=Wales elections > Caerphilly | publisher=BBC News | date=6 May 2011 | accessdate=3 December 2021}}</ref> |list_type = Regional<ref>{{cite web |title=Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales Election |url=https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/elections-and-referendums/past-elections-and-referendums/senedd-elections/results-and-turnout-2011-national-assembly-wales-election |website=Electoral Commission |access-date=25 October 2021}}</ref>}} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Welsh Labour |candidate = [[Jeffrey Cuthbert]] |votes = 12,521 |percentage = 49.0 |change = +14.4 |list_votes = 11,251 |list_percentage = 44.0 |list_change = +6.7 |winner = yes |list_winner = yes }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Plaid Cymru |candidate = [[Ron Davies (Welsh politician)|Ronald Davies]] |votes = 7,597 |percentage = 29.7 |change = +3.9 |list_votes = 6,717 |list_percentage = 26.3 |list_change = +2.2 }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Welsh Conservatives |candidate = Owen Meredith |votes = 3,368 |percentage = 13.2 |change = +1.9 |list_votes = 3,016 |list_percentage = 11.8 |list_change = –0.3 }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Welsh Liberal Democrats |candidate = Kay David |votes = 1,062 |percentage = 4.2 |change = –1.9 |list_votes = 917 |list_percentage = 3.6 |list_change = –2.3 }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = British National Party |candidate = Anthony King |votes = 1,022 |percentage = 4.0 |change = ''New'' |list_votes = 1,042 |list_percentage = 4.1 |list_change = –1.0 }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = UK Independence Party |list_votes = 983 |list_percentage = 3.8 |list_change = –0.8 }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = Socialist Labour Party (UK) |list_votes = 633 |list_percentage = 2.5 |list_change = +1.1 }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = Green Party of England and Wales |list_votes = 551 |list_percentage = 2.2 |list_change = –0.6 }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = Welsh Christian Party |list_votes = 335 |list_percentage = 1.3 |list_change = ±0.0 }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = Communist Party of Britain |list_votes = 77 |list_percentage = 0.3 |list_change = –0.1 }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = English Democrats |list_votes = 38 |list_percentage = 0.1 |list_change = –0.1 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 4,924 |percentage = 19.3 |change = +10.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 25,570 |percentage = 41.5 |change = –0.6 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Welsh Labour |swing = +5.2 }} {{Election box end}}
'''Regional ballots rejected at the count:''' 143<ref>{{cite web |title=Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election |url=https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/sites/default/files/excel_doc/NAW-2011-results-flat-file-WEB.xls |website=Electoral Commission |access-date=27 November 2021}}</ref>
===Elections in the 2000s=== {{AMS election box begin |title = [[2007 National Assembly for Wales election|Welsh Assembly Election 2007]]: Caerphilly |constituency_type = Constituency |list_type = Regional<ref name="2007 Assembly Election Results (updated) July 2007">{{cite web |title=2007 Assembly Election Results (updated) July 2007(Page 78 of the PDF / Page 72 of booklet)|url=https://senedd.wales/media/nxnn2sz4/07-069-english.pdf|publisher=National Assembly for Wales |access-date=24 October 2021 |ref=Page 72}}</ref> }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Welsh Labour |candidate = [[Jeffrey Cuthbert]] |votes = 9,026 |percentage = 34.6 |change = –10.8 |list_votes = 9,707 |list_percentage = 37.3 |list_change = –9.8 |winner = yes |list_winner = yes }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Plaid Cymru |candidate = [[Lindsay Whittle]] |votes = 6,739 |percentage = 25.8 |change = –2.2 |list_votes = 6,287 |list_percentage = 24.1 |list_change = +0.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = [[Ron Davies (Welsh politician)|Ronald Davies]] |votes = 5,806 |percentage = 22.2 |change = ''New'' }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Welsh Conservatives |candidate = Richard Foley |votes = 2,954 |percentage = 11.3 |change = +1.2 |list_votes = 3,149 |list_percentage = 12.1 |list_change = +0.7 }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Welsh Liberal Democrats |candidate = Huw Price |votes = 1,596 |percentage = 6.1 |change = +1.1 |list_votes = 1,601 |list_percentage = 6.1 |list_change = –1.4 }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = British National Party |list_votes = 1,380 |list_percentage = 5.1 |list_change = +3.8 }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = UK Independence Party |list_votes = 1,201 |list_percentage = 4.6 |list_change = +1.2 }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = Independent - Colin Hobbs |list_votes = 1,061 |list_percentage = 4.1 |list_change = ''New'' }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = Green Party of England and Wales |list_votes = 736 |list_percentage = 2.8 |list_change = +0.4 }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = Socialist Labour Party (UK) |list_votes = 356 |list_percentage = 1.4 |list_change = –0.8 }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = [[Welsh Christian Party]] |list_votes = 347 |list_percentage = 1.3 |list_change = ''New'' }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = Communist Party of Britain |list_votes = 95 |list_percentage = 0.4 |list_change = ''New'' }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = Christian Peoples Alliance |list_votes = 66 |list_percentage = 0.3 |list_change = ''New'' }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = English Democrats Party |list_votes = 52 |list_percentage = 0.2 |list_change = ''New'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 2,287 |percentage = 8.8 |change = –10.8 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 26,120 |percentage = 42.1 |change = +5.1 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Welsh Labour |swing = –4.3 }} {{Election box end}} {{AMS election box begin |title = [[2003 National Assembly for Wales election|Welsh Assembly Election 2003]]: Caerphilly |constituency_type = Constituency |list_type = Regional<ref>{{cite book |title=The National Assembly for Wales elections 2003 |date=November 2003 |publisher=The Electoral Commission |pages=110–115 |url=https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.electoralcommission.org.uk%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Felectoral_commission_pdf_file%2FWalesElectionReportEnglish-newmap_14696-8855__E__N__S__W__.pdf&data=04%7C01%7CPaul.Harding%40ons.gov.uk%7C5fee03afa46440bb7f9908d955e6234c%7C078807bfce824688bce00d811684dc46%7C0%7C0%7C637635269809558437%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=vbUbQ3d1gdEJ5DK1jrWbde%2B%2BoAcPNr4MFvm%2BPOTUnK8%3D&reserved=0 |access-date=1 August 2021 |archive-date=3 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603052847/https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.electoralcommission.org.uk%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Felectoral_commission_pdf_file%2FWalesElectionReportEnglish-newmap_14696-8855__E__N__S__W__.pdf&data=04%7C01%7CPaul.Harding%40ons.gov.uk%7C5fee03afa46440bb7f9908d955e6234c%7C078807bfce824688bce00d811684dc46%7C0%7C0%7C637635269809558437%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=vbUbQ3d1gdEJ5DK1jrWbde++oAcPNr4MFvm+POTUnK8%3D&reserved=0 |url-status=dead }}</ref> }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Welsh Labour |candidate = [[Jeffrey Cuthbert]] |votes = 11,893 |percentage = 47.1 |change = +2.9 |list_votes = 11,956 |list_percentage = 47.1 |list_change = +9.5 |winner = yes |list_winner = yes }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Plaid Cymru |candidate = [[Lindsay Whittle]] |votes = 6,919 |percentage = 27.4 |change = –6.8 |list_votes = 5,893 |list_percentage = 23.2 |list_change = –13.6 }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Welsh Conservatives |candidate = [[Laura Anne Jones]] |votes = 2,570 |percentage = 10.2 |change = +2.4 |list_votes = 2,895 |list_percentage = 11.4 |list_change = +2.5 }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = Welsh Liberal Democrats |candidate = Rob W. Roffe |votes = 1,281 |percentage = 5.1 |change = –7.3 |list_votes = 1,907 |list_percentage = 7.5 |list_change = –4.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Anne Blackman |votes = 1,204 |percentage = 4.8 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Avril A. Dafydd-Lewis |votes = 930 |percentage = 3.7 |change = ''New'' }} {{AMS election box with party link |party = UK Independence Party |candidate = Brenda M. Vipass |votes = 590 |percentage = 2.3 |change = ''New'' |list_votes = 863 |list_percentage = 3.4 |list_change = ''New'' }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = Green Party of England and Wales |list_votes = 613 |list_percentage = 2.4 |list_change = ''<small>Unknown</small>'' }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = Socialist Labour Party (UK) |list_votes = 549 |list_percentage = 2.2 |list_change = ''<small>Unknown</small>'' }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = British National Party |list_votes = 326 |list_percentage = 1.3 |list_change = ''New'' }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = Cymru Annibynnol |list_votes = 280 |list_percentage = 1.1 |list_change = ''New'' }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = [[ProLife Alliance]] |list_votes = 96 |list_percentage = 0.4 |list_change = ''New'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 4,974 |percentage = 19.7 |change = +9.7 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 25,387 |percentage = 36.8 |change = –6.4 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Welsh Labour |swing = +4.9 }} {{Election box end}}
'''2003 Electorate:''' 68,152<br> '''Regional ballots rejected:''' 316
===Elections in the 1990s=== {{AMS election box begin |title = [[1999 National Assembly for Wales election|Welsh Assembly Election 1999]]: Caerphilly |constituency_type = Constituency |list_type = Regional }} {{AMS election box with party link |party=Welsh Labour|candidate=[[Ron Davies (Welsh politician)|Ron Davies]] |votes=12,602 |percentage=44.2 | change = ''N/A'' |list_votes = 10,721 |list_percentage = 37.6 |list_change = ''N/A'' |winner = yes |list_winner = yes |status = }} {{AMS election box with party link |party=Plaid Cymru |candidate=Robert Gough |votes=9,741 |percentage=34.2 | change = ''N/A'' |list_votes = 10,508 |list_percentage = 36.8 |list_change = ''N/A'' |winner = |list_winner = |status = }} {{AMS election box with party link |party=Welsh Liberal Democrats |candidate=[[Mike German, Baron German|Mike German]] |votes=3,543 |percentage=12.4 | change = ''N/A'' |list_votes = 3,496 |list_percentage = 12.3 |list_change = ''N/A'' |winner = |list_winner = |status = }} {{AMS election box with party link |party=Welsh Conservative Party |candidate=Mary Taylor |votes=2,213 |percentage=7.8 | change = ''N/A'' |list_votes = 2,542 |list_percentage = 8.9 |list_change = ''N/A'' |winner = |list_winner = |status = }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change| |party=Welsh Socialist Alliance |candidate=Timothy Richards |votes=412 |percentage=1.5 }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = United Socialist |list_votes = 202 |list_percentage = 0.7 |list_change =''N/A'' }} {{AMS election box with list party link |party = <nowiki>Others</nowiki> |list_votes = 1,050 |list_percentage = 3.7 |list_change =''N/A'' }} {{Election box majority no change| |votes=2,861 |percentage=10.0 }} {{Election box turnout no change| |votes=28,511 |percentage=43.2 }} {{Election box new seat win| |winner = Welsh Labour }} {{Election box end}}
==References== {{reflist}} {{Historic Senedd constituencies}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Caerphilly (National Assembly For Wales Constituency)}} [[Category:Senedd constituencies in the South Wales East electoral region]] [[Category:1999 establishments in Wales]] [[Category:Constituencies established in 1999]]