Cardiff East (UK Parliament constituency)
| Cardiff East | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
  Interactive map of the constituency. | |
 Location of the constituency within Wales | |
| Electorate | 72,463 (March 2020)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Jo Stevens (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Cardiff Central and Cardiff South and Penarth |
Cardiff East (Welsh: Dwyrain Caerdydd) is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. It is currently represented by Jo Stevens of the Labour Party (UK), who currently serves as Secretary of State for Wales under the government of Keir Starmer.
A parliamentary constituency of the same name previously existed from the 1918 general election until the 1950 general election.
Boundaries
The 2024 recreation comprises the City of Cardiff electoral wards of Adamsdown, Cyncoed, Pentwyn, Penylan, Plasnewydd, Llanrumney, Rumney, and Trowbridge.[2][3][4]
The new seat is made up of the whole of the abolished Cardiff Central constituency, excluding the Cathays ward, with the addition of the Llanrumney, Rumney, and Trowbridge wards from Cardiff South and Penarth.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jo Stevens | Labour | |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jo Stevens | 15,833 | 40.5 | −18.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rodney Berman | 6,736 | 17.2 | +4.9 | |
| Reform UK | Lee Canning | 4,980 | 12.7 | +9.2 | |
| Green | Sam Coates | 3,916 | 10.0 | +9.4 | |
| Conservative | Beatrice Brandon | 3,913 | 10.0 | −12.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Cadewyn Eleri Skelley | 3,550 | 9.1 | +8.5 | |
| TUSC | John Aaron Williams | 195 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Rejected ballots | 172 | ||||
| Majority | 9,097 | 23.3 | −17.8 | ||
| Turnout | 39,123 | 53.7 | −10.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 72,873 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result [b] [7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 27,705 | 59.2 | |
| Conservative | 10,626 | 22.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5,752 | 12.3 | |
| Brexit Party | 1,617 | 3.5 | |
| Green Party | 300 | 0.6 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 294 | 0.6 | |
| Other candidates (3) | 487 | 1.0 | |
| Majority | 17,079 | 36.5 | |
| Turnout | 46,781 | 64.6 | |
| Electorate | 72,463 | ||
Notes
- ^ 2024 vote change percentage calculated using notional 2019 result for Cardiff East
- ^ Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place
References
- ^ Mrs Justice Jefford; Thomas, Huw Vaughan; Hartley, Sam A (June 2023). "Appendix 1: Recommended Constituencies" (PDF). The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales. Cardiff: Boundary Commission for Wales. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-5286-3901-9. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies - The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales (PDF). Boundary Commission for Wales. 28 June 2023.
- ^ "2023 Parliamentary Review - Final Recommendations". Boundary Commission for Wales. 28 June 2023.
- ^ Mosalski, Ruth (28 May 2024). "General election 2024: The candidates standing in Cardiff East". Wales Online. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Cardiff East - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Election for the constituency of Cardiff East on 4 July 2024". Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Cardiff East notional election - December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
- Cardiff East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
