Cardiff East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Cardiff East
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Cardiff East (UK Parliament constituency)
Cardiff East (UK Parliament constituency)
Interactive map of the constituency.
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Location of the constituency within Wales
Electorate 72,463 (March 2020) [1]
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Jo Stevens (Labour)
SeatsOne
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.

Contents

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 divisions of Adamsdown, Cyncoed, Pentwyn, Penylan, Plasnewydd, Llanrumney, Rumney, and Trowbridge. [2] [3] [4]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Jo Stevens Labour

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Cardiff East [5] [6] [a]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jo Stevens 15,833 40.5 −18.7
Liberal Democrats Rodney Berman 6,73617.2+4.9
Reform UK Lee Canning4,98012.7+9.2
Green Sam Coates3,91610.0+9.4
Conservative Beatrice Brandon3,91310.0−12.7
Plaid Cymru Cadewyn Eleri Skelley3,5509.1+8.5
TUSC John Aaron Williams1950.5N/A
Rejected ballots172
Majority9,09723.3−17.8
Turnout 39,12353.7−10.9
Registered electors 72,873
Labour win (new seat)

Notional 2019 result

UK General Election, 2019 Notional Result: Cardiff East [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 27,705 59.2
Conservative 10,62622.7
Liberal Democrats 5,75212.3
Brexit Party 1,6173.5
Green 3000.6
Plaid Cymru 2940.6
Gwlad 2800.6
Independent 1190.3
Socialist (GB) 880.2
Majority17,07936.5
Turnout 46,78164.6
Registered electors 72,463
Labour hold Swing

Notes

  1. 2024 vote change percentage calculated using notional 2019 result for Cardiff East

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References

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