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 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

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)

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [b] [7]
PartyVote %
Labour 27,70559.2
Conservative 10,62622.7
Liberal Democrats 5,75212.3
Brexit Party 1,6173.5
Green Party 3000.6
Plaid Cymru 2940.6
Other candidates (3)4871.0
Majority17,07936.5
Turnout46,78164.6
Electorate72,463

Notes

  1. 2024 vote change percentage calculated using notional 2019 result for Cardiff East
  2. Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies - The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales (PDF). Boundary Commission for Wales. 28 June 2023.
  3. "2023 Parliamentary Review - Final Recommendations". Boundary Commission for Wales. 28 June 2023.
  4. Mosalski, Ruth (28 May 2024). "General election 2024: The candidates standing in Cardiff East". Wales Online . Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  5. "Cardiff East - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. "Election for the constituency of Cardiff East on 4 July 2024" . Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  7. "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.

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