Cardiff West: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Cardiff West is Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. Alex Barros-Curtis took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 16,442 votes (36.7%), ahead of Kiera Marshall (Plaid Cymru) on 9,423. 44,757 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 75,697, 59.1% of those registered. The majority was 7,019.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Cardiff West has the 61st highest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (28.8%).
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 69.2% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.9 points. 28.8% were economically inactive.
Workplaces in Cardiff West accounted for 31,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,635 local units for March 2026.
At the 2021 Census there were 43,589 households and 1,630.2 residents per square kilometre; 36.0% of workers mainly worked from home and 19.5% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 107,475; the estimate for 2014 was 99,405. Children under 16 numbered 20,987; people aged 65 and over, 18,052.
Residents of Cardiff West earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £36,225 for workplace jobs and £39,925 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £39,889. The residents' figure ranks 236th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
5,450 children in Cardiff West were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 26.0% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 18.2% in 2021/22 to 18.4% in 2024/25.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £293,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £188,000. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 272nd highest of 575 constituencies. 1,251 sales were registered in the period, against 1,460 in the year to March 2025.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 2,820 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 4.1%. A year earlier the count was 2,615.
MP
Mr Alex Barros-Curtis, Labour
- MP for Cardiff West since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Mr Alex Barros-Curtis on this site
In Parliament
What Mr Alex Barros-Curtis said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 10 September 2026 to 13 October 2026). Hansard search returns 158 spoken contributions by Mr Alex Barros-Curtis since 4 July 2024.
I am grateful to my right hon. Friend the Member for Torfaen (Nick Thomas-Symonds) for securing this debate, and to the Minister for giving way. I visited Ely fire station in my constituency and congratulated the firefighters there for their hard work.
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I welcome my right hon. Friend to his place and thank him for his statement. The New York Times published an article today saying that Ukraine has a defence budget shortfall of around £20 billion.
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Recent blasting at Taff’s Well quarry in my constituency caused water to be displaced, resulting in extensive flooding and damage to my constituents. This caused significant distress not just to them, but to anyone who lives near a similar site in Wales.
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I join my hon. Friend the Member for Southampton Itchen (Darren Paffey) in warmly welcoming the Minister to her new position. In surgery after surgery, I too have examples of Capita failing to do its job.
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15. What recent steps her Department has taken to tackle issues impacting the civil service pension scheme.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Barros-Curtis | Labour | 16,442 | 36.7% | −13.4 |
| Kiera Marshall | Plaid Cymru | 9,423 | 21.1% | +12.5 |
| James Hamblin | Conservative | 6,835 | 15.3% | −14.6 |
| Peter Hopkins | Reform UK | 5,626 | 12.6% | +8.9 |
| Jess Ryan | Green Party | 3,157 | 7.1% | +4.9 |
| Manda Rigby | Liberal Democrat | 1,921 | 4.3% | −1.0 |
| Neil McEvoy | Propel | 1,041 | 2.3% | |
| John Urquhart | Independent | 241 | 0.5% | |
| Sean Wesley | Heritage Party | 71 | 0.2% |
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 36.7% | Plaid Cymru 21.1% | 7,019 | 59.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 50.2% | Conservative 29.9% | 10,546 | 70.2% |
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 West 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 West
Every body that makes decisions for Cardiff West, 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 West this page: Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (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 West?
Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Cardiff West?
The House of Commons Library records 16,442 votes for Alex Barros-Curtis of Labour and a majority of 7,019; 59.1% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Cardiff West?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,820, 4.1% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Cardiff West?
£293,000: 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 West?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £39,925 (April 2025).
How many children in Cardiff West live in low income families?
5,450 children under 16, 26.0%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Cardiff West?
107,475 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.