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Cardiff West

Every general election in Cardiff West since 1950. Latest: Alex Barros-Curtis, Labour, majority 7,019.

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Member of Parliament

Alex Barros-Curtis

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 7,019

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Alex Barros-Curtis ElectedLabour16,44236.7%
Kiera MarshallPlaid Cymru9,42321.1%
James HamblinConservative6,83515.3%
Peter HopkinsReform UK5,62612.6%
Jess RyanGreen3,1577.1%
Manda RigbyLiberal Democrats1,9214.3%
Neil McEvoyPropel1,0412.3%
John UrquhartIndependent2410.5%
Sean WesleyHeritage Party710.2%
Valid votes44,757
Majority7,01915.7%

Lab hold Turnout 59.1% of 75,697 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1950195519641970O1974198319922001201020172024Labour, 1950: 54.3%Labour, 1951: 55.1%Labour, 1955: 55.3%Labour, 1959: 53.3%Labour, 1964: 59.2%Labour, 1966: 61.0%Labour, 1970: 49.8%Labour, February 1974: 44.0%Labour, October 1974: 50.0%Labour, 1979: 85.6%Labour, 1983: 33.6%Labour, 1987: 45.5%Labour, 1992: 53.2%Labour, 1997: 60.3%Labour, 2001: 54.6%Labour, 2005: 45.5%Labour, 2010: 41.3%Labour, 2015: 40.7%Labour, 2017: 56.7%Labour, 2019: 51.8%Labour, 2024: 36.7%Conservative, 1950: 45.7%Conservative, 1951: 44.9%Conservative, 1955: 44.7%Conservative, 1959: 46.7%Conservative, 1964: 40.8%Conservative, 1966: 39.0%Conservative, 1970: 36.5%Conservative, February 1974: 35.2%Conservative, October 1974: 31.6%Conservative, 1983: 38.0%Conservative, 1987: 36.5%Conservative, 1992: 32.9%Conservative, 1997: 21.5%Conservative, 2001: 21.3%Conservative, 2005: 21.9%Conservative, 2010: 29.7%Conservative, 2015: 25.2%Conservative, 2017: 29.8%Conservative, 2019: 28.0%Conservative, 2024: 15.3%Plaid Cymru, 1970: 10.1%Plaid Cymru, February 1974: 5.5%Plaid Cymru, October 1974: 5.5%Plaid Cymru, 1979: 10.4%Plaid Cymru, 1983: 2.1%Plaid Cymru, 1987: 1.7%Plaid Cymru, 1992: 2.6%Plaid Cymru, 1997: 4.8%Plaid Cymru, 2001: 9.7%Plaid Cymru, 2005: 12.5%Plaid Cymru, 2010: 7.0%Plaid Cymru, 2015: 13.9%Plaid Cymru, 2017: 9.5%Plaid Cymru, 2019: 8.4%Plaid Cymru, 2024: 21.1%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 11.0%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 10.8%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 13.1%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 17.5%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 17.5%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 4.7%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.6%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 5.9%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 4.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 25.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 16.4%Liberal, 1970: 3.7%Liberal, February 1974: 15.3%Liberal, October 1974: 12.9%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.7%UK Independence Party, 2015: 11.2%UK Independence Party, 2017: 1.5%
Vote share in Cardiff West at each general election Lab Con PC LD Alliance Lib UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Cardiff West lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Alex Barros-CurtisPC7,01915.759.1%Lab hold
2019Lab Kevin BrennanCon10,98623.867.4%Lab hold
2017Lab Kevin BrennanCon12,55126.969.8%Lab hold
2015Lab Kevin BrennanCon6,78915.565.6%Lab hold
2010Lab Kevin BrennanCon4,75111.665.2%Lab hold
2005LabCon8,16723.657.3%
2001LabCon11,32133.258.4%Lab hold
1997LabCon15,62838.869.2%
1992LabCon9,29120.377.6%Lab hold
1987LabCon4,0459.177.8%Lab gain from Con
1983ConLab1,7744.468.8%
1979LabPC23,76375.260.8%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon6,67218.469.7%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon3,3468.873.6%
1970LabCon5,77713.370.9%Lab hold
1966LabCon9,42522.075.1%Lab hold
1964LabCon8,05718.376.4%Lab hold
1959LabCon3,1326.680.0%Lab hold
1955LabCon4,96210.576.7%
1951LabCon5,40010.384.1%Lab hold
1950LabCon4,3078.682.2%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Cardiff West?

Alex Barros-Curtis (Labour) won Cardiff West at the 2024 general election with a majority of 7,019.

Which parties have won Cardiff West?

At the 21 general elections held under this name since 1950: Labour 20, Conservative 1.

Which region is Cardiff West in?

Cardiff West is in Wales.

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