Cardiff North: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Cardiff North is represented in the House of Commons by Anna McMorrin (Labour). On 4 July 2024 Anna McMorrin (Labour) won 20,849 votes, 43.9% of the valid vote; Joel Williams (Conservative) came second with 9,642. 47,473 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 71,460, 66.4% of those registered. The majority was 11,207.
Key figures
What the figures show
In 2024/25, 15.0% of children under 16 in Cardiff North (2,543) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 10.8% in 2021/22 to 10.7% in 2024/25.
The ONS estimates 97,998 people lived in Cardiff North in mid-2024, up 6.1% on 2014. There were more residents aged 65 and over (19,028) than children under 16 (16,937).
72.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±7.0 points). 26.3% were economically inactive.
Workplaces in Cardiff North accounted for 61,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,565 local units for March 2026.
Census 2021: 38,695 households, 1,898.5 people per square kilometre, 39.6% of workers based at home, 22.7% of adults retired.
Full-time employees living in Cardiff North had median pay of £40,495 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £36,225. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £39,736. The residents' figure ranks 215th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The median price paid for a home was £320,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £215,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £330,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 236th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,310 sales were registered in the period, against 1,403 in the year to March 2025.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,435, or 2.3% of the working-age population. That is up from 1,330 twelve months before.
MP
Anna McMorrin, Labour
- MP for Cardiff North since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 8 June 2017
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Anna McMorrin on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Anna McMorrin in Hansard, from 1 July 2026 to 2 September 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 89 spoken contributions by Anna McMorrin since 4 July 2024.
I thank my hon. Friend for her important question. She is absolutely right: these are challenging times right across the country.
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We are listening closely to farmers, as we always have. We have announced more to protect family farms. We have changed the allowance for the 100% rate of relief, increasing it from £1 million to £2.5 million.
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I completely agree with my hon. Friend. The Prime Minister’s announcement to give everyone a route off the streets by Christmas comes with a £442 million boost in funding and a landmark summit to bring everyone together to end rough sleeping.
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I am sure that the hon. Member will agree that there are always lessons to be learned in this place, but we recognise that more needs to be done on second homes and short-term lets.
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I thank the shadow Minister for her comments. Absolutely; this is about ensuring that all the people of Wales feel the value of these additional spending and borrowing powers.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna McMorrin | Labour | 20,849 | 43.9% | −5.7 |
| Joel Williams | Conservative | 9,642 | 20.3% | −15.4 |
| Lawrence Gwynn | Reform UK | 5,985 | 12.6% | +10.0 |
| Malcolm Phillips | Plaid Cymru | 4,669 | 9.8% | +6.4 |
| Irfan Latif | Liberal Democrat | 3,168 | 6.7% | +0.1 |
| Meg Shepherd-Foster | Green Party | 3,160 | 6.7% | +5.2 |
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 43.9% | Conservative 20.3% | 11,207 | 66.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 49.6% | Conservative 35.7% | 7,579 | 76.9% |
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 North covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Cardiff W06000015
- Rhondda Cynon Taf W06000016
Who has power over Cardiff North
Every body that makes decisions for Cardiff North, 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 5: Devolved and state governments
- Senedd and Welsh Government makes law for Wales on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Cardiff North this page: Anna McMorrin (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 North?
Anna McMorrin (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Cardiff North?
The House of Commons Library records 20,849 votes for Anna McMorrin of Labour and a majority of 11,207; 66.4% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Cardiff North?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,435, 2.3% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Cardiff North?
£320,000: 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 North?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £40,495 (April 2025).
How many children in Cardiff North live in low income families?
2,543 children under 16, 15.0%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Cardiff North?
97,998 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.