# Cardiff East

South east Wales. About 114,887 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 29 square kilometres.

Jo Stevens has been the Labour MP for Cardiff East since July 2024. They won by 9,097 votes on a 53.7% turnout.

Constituency. Code W07000089. In: [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/wales)

## MP and the 2024 result

Jo Stevens has been the Labour MP for Cardiff East since July 2024.
They won by 9,097 votes on a 53.7% turnout.

MP: [Jo Stevens](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4425) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Cardiff East

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jo Stevens (elected) | Labour | 15,833 | 40.5% |
| Rodney Berman | Liberal Democrat | 6,736 | 17.2% |
| Lee Canning | Reform UK | 4,980 | 12.7% |
| Sam Coates | Green Party | 3,916 | 10.0% |
| Beatrice Brandon | Conservative | 3,913 | 10.0% |
| Cadewyn Skelley | Plaid Cymru | 3,550 | 9.1% |
| John Williams | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 195 | 0.5% |

Electorate 72,876. Turnout 53.7%. Majority 9,097 (23.3%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3364

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 23.3%** (July 2024). The winner in Cardiff East had a majority of 23.3% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 162nd largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cardiff-east#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 53.7%** (July 2024). Turnout in Cardiff East at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 53.7% (House of Commons Library). 130th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cardiff-east#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 108,009** (2021). Cardiff East had 108,009 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 169th most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cardiff-east#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 72%** (2022). About 72% of people in Cardiff East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cardiff-east#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=W07000089) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 72% of people in Cardiff East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices#place=W07000089) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Cardiff, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Cardiff East.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=W07000089) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Cardiff, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Cardiff East.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=W07000089) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Cardiff East had 108,009 usual residents at the census.

## How Cardiff East compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Cardiff East | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 23.3% | joint 162nd largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 53.7% | 130th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 108,009 | 169th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 72% | joint 191st most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Cardiff East?

Cardiff East had 108,009 usual residents at the census.
Cardiff East is the 169th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Cardiff

Most of Cardiff East lies in Cardiff. These figures are published for the whole of Cardiff, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Cardiff East itself. [See Cardiff](https://openindex.co.uk/cardiff)

- **Average house price: £272,443** (August 2026). Cardiff’s average house price was £272,443 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,946** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cardiff earned a median of £36,946 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 121st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.4×** (2025). A home in Cardiff costs 7.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 168th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Population estimate: 381,516** (2025). Cardiff’s population was an estimated 381,516 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Cardiff East in brief

The winner in Cardiff East had a majority of 23.3% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Cardiff East at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 53.7%.
Cardiff East had 108,009 usual residents at the census.
About 72% of people in Cardiff East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: W07000089
- Council: [Cardiff †](https://openindex.co.uk/cardiff)
- Nation: [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/wales)
- Area: 29.13 km²
- People, mid-2024: 114,887*
- Wards: 8
- Middle areas: 15
- Neighbourhoods: 64
- Output areas: 325

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Cardiff North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cardiff-north), [Newport West and Islwyn](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newport-west-and-islwyn), [Cardiff South and Penarth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cardiff-south-and-penarth)

## Similar places

Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. [Cardiff South and Penarth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cardiff-south-and-penarth), [Cardiff West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cardiff-west), [Swansea West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/swansea-west), [Newport East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newport-east), [Cardiff North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cardiff-north), [Pontypridd](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/pontypridd).

## Latest updates for Cardiff East

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/W07000089

## How to cite

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