Wales · Constituency
Cardiff West
Covers Ely · Canton · Culverhouse Cross · Danescourt and more
Photograph shows Canton, a suburb in this constituency, not the whole of Cardiff West.
Your member of parliament
Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
LabourLabour won Cardiff West at the 2024 general election with a majority of 7,019 votes, or 15.7 points. A swing of 7.8 points to Plaid Cymru would take it. That makes it safer than 357 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 293.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 15.7 points, which is larger than 357 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Plaid Cymru by 7,019 votes.
Majority
7,019
15.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
59.1%
-0.6 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
9
44,757 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Barros-CurtisElected | Labour | 16,442 | 36.7% | +3.0 |
| Kiera Marshall | Plaid Cymru | 9,423 | 21.1% | +20.4 |
| James Hamblin | Conservative | 6,835 | 15.3% | -8.4 |
| Peter Hopkins | Reform UK | 5,626 | 12.6% | -1.7 |
| Jess Ryan | Green Party | 3,157 | 7.1% | +0.7 |
| Manda Rigby | Liberal Democrat | 1,921 | 4.3% | -7.9 |
| Neil McEvoy | Propel | 1,041 | 2.3% | +2.3 |
| John Urquhart | Independent | 241 | 0.5% | -1.5 |
| Sean Wesley | Heritage Party | 71 | 0.2% | +0.1 |
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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