title: Cardiff North West (UK Parliament constituency)
text: # Cardiff North West (UK Parliament constituency)
  
  Cardiff North West was a parliamentary constituency in Cardiff, Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
  
  The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
  
  ## Boundaries
  
  The County Borough of Cardiff wards of Gabalfa, Llanishen, Rhiwbina, and Whitchurch.
  
  ## Members of Parliament
  
  | Election | Election | Member | Party | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Feb 1974 | Michael Roberts | Conservative | Died February 1983 |
  | 1983 | 1983 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  General election February 1974: Cardiff North West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Michael Roberts | 16,654 | 46.74 | |
  | | Labour | CA Blewett | 10,641 | 29.86 | |
  | | Liberal | H O'Brien | 7,109 | 19.95 | |
  | | Plaid Cymru | C Palfrey | 1,227 | 3.44 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,013 | 16.88 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,631 | 74.26 | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  General election October 1974: Cardiff North West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Michael Roberts | 15,652 | 45.27 |
  | | Labour | CA Blewett | 11,319 | 32.74 |
  | | Liberal | H O'Brien | 6,322 | 18.29 |
  | | Plaid Cymru | C Palfrey | 1,278 | 3.70 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,333 | 12.53 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,571 | 78.95 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  General election 1979: Cardiff North West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Michael Roberts | 17,925 | 50.98 |
  | | Labour Co-op | Peter Owen | 11,663 | 33.17 |
  | | Liberal | J. T. Roberts | 4,832 | 13.74 |
  | | Plaid Cymru | C. Palfrey | 743 | 2.11 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,262 | 17.81 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,163 | 80.58 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  