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DeutschCardiff East (UK Parliament constituency)
| Cardiff East | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
  Interactive map of the constituency. | |
 Location of the constituency within Wales | |
| 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[edit]
The 2024 recreation comprises the City of Cardiff electoral divisions of Adamsdown, Cyncoed, Pentwyn, Penylan, Plasnewydd, Llanrumney, Rumney, and Trowbridge.[1][2][3]
Members of Parliament[edit]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jo Stevens | Labour | |
Election results[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jo Stevens | 15,833 | 40.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rodney Berman | 6,736 | 17.2 | ||
| Reform UK | Lee Canning | 4,980 | 12.7 | ||
| Green | Sam Coates | 3,916 | 10.0 | ||
| Conservative | Beatrice Brandon | 3,913 | 10.0 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Cadewyn Eleri Skelley | 3,550 | 9.1 | ||
| TUSC | John Aaron Williams | 195 | 0.5 | ||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Majority | 9,097 | 23.3 | |||
| Turnout | 39,123 | 53.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 72,873 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
External links[edit]
- Cardiff East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK