Cardiff East: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Cardiff East is represented in the House of Commons by Jo Stevens (Labour). Jo Stevens took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 15,833 votes (40.5%), ahead of Rodney Berman (Liberal Democrat) on 6,736. 39,123 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 72,876, 53.7% of those registered. The majority was 9,097.
Key figures
What the figures show
The ONS estimates 114,887 people lived in Cardiff East in mid-2024, up 9.5% on 2014. There were more children under 16 (20,972) than residents aged 65 and over (16,301).
Residents of Cardiff East earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £33,975 for workplace jobs and £34,990 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £35,891. The residents' figure ranks 145th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Workplaces in Cardiff East accounted for 42,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,675 local units for March 2026.
6,010 children in Cardiff East were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 28.7% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 21.3% in 2021/22 to 20.9% in 2024/25.
The median price paid for a home was £252,500 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £164,000. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 227th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,081 sales were registered in the period, against 1,243 in the year to March 2025.
Census 2021: 43,227 households, 3,707.6 people per square kilometre, 32.5% of workers based at home, 16.5% of adults retired.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 75.9% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.8 points. 20.9% were economically inactive.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 3,615, or 4.7% of the working-age population. A year earlier the count was 3,470.
MP
Jo Stevens, Labour
- MP for Cardiff East since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Jo Stevens on this site
In Parliament
What Jo Stevens said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 17 June 2026 to 12 October 2026). Hansard search returns 269 spoken contributions by Jo Stevens since 4 July 2024.
Many of my constituents work in Cardiff’s three universities. Before Brexit, EU students in Wales contributed £83 million off campus, but new EU enrolments halved within a year of them losing home fee status. Does my hon.
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Q3. My Cardiff East constituents are pleased that the Government are funding extra neighbourhood policing for us, but Cardiff is the only capital city in the UK that does not have specific capital city police funding.
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8. I welcome the Secretary of State to his new role and wish him all the best. Earlier this year, my Cardiff East constituents were thrilled to hear of the agreement between this Labour Government, the Welsh Labour Government and private investors on funding to proceed with our …
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This Government have delivered the biggest financial settlement for the Welsh Government in devolution history, with nearly £6.5 billion more spending power for public services in Wales, and that includes funding for transport. That contrasts with the activities of the hon.
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right that regenerating our high streets and town centres is vital to creating jobs and supporting local businesses, restoring pride in our communities.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Stevens | Labour | 15,833 | 40.5% | −18.8 |
| Rodney Berman | Liberal Democrat | 6,736 | 17.2% | +4.9 |
| Lee Canning | Reform UK | 4,980 | 12.7% | +9.3 |
| Sam Coates | Green Party | 3,916 | 10.0% | +9.4 |
| Beatrice Brandon | Conservative | 3,913 | 10.0% | −12.7 |
| Cadewyn Skelley | Plaid Cymru | 3,550 | 9.1% | +8.4 |
| John Williams | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 195 | 0.5% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 40.5% | Liberal Democrat 17.2% | 9,097 | 53.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 59.2% | Conservative 22.7% | 17,079 | 64.6% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Cardiff East lies within Cardiff.
- Cardiff W06000015
Who has power over Cardiff East
Every body that makes decisions for Cardiff East, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Senedd and Welsh Government makes law for Wales on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Cardiff East this page: Jo Stevens (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Cardiff East?
Jo Stevens (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Cardiff East?
The House of Commons Library records 15,833 votes for Jo Stevens of Labour and a majority of 9,097; 53.7% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Cardiff East?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 3,615, 4.7% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Cardiff East?
£252,500: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Cardiff East?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £34,990 (April 2025).
How many children in Cardiff East live in low income families?
6,010 children under 16, 28.7%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Cardiff East?
114,887 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.