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Cardiff East
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Your member of parliament
Jo Stevens
LabourLabour won Cardiff East at the 2024 general election with a majority of 9,097 votes, or 23.3 points. A swing of 11.7 points to Liberal Democrat would take it. That makes it safer than 486 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 164.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 23.3 points, which is larger than 486 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Liberal Democrat by 9,097 votes.
Majority
9,097
23.3% of votes cast.
Turnout
53.7%
-6.0 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
39,123 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo StevensElected | Labour | 15,833 | 40.5% | +6.8 |
| Rodney Berman | Liberal Democrat | 6,736 | 17.2% | +5.0 |
| Lee Canning | Reform UK | 4,980 | 12.7% | -1.6 |
| Sam Coates | Green Party | 3,916 | 10.0% | +3.6 |
| Beatrice Brandon | Conservative | 3,913 | 10.0% | -13.7 |
| Cadewyn Skelley | Plaid Cymru | 3,550 | 9.1% | +8.4 |
| John Williams | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 195 | 0.5% | +0.5 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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