Constituency view

Cardiff West

Wales

Lab hold

Current MP

Current representation

Alex Barros-Curtis

Labour

Male

Majority7,019

Turnout59.1%

Electorate75,697

Valid votes44,757

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour16,442 - 36.7%

Plaid Cymru9,423 - 21.1%

Conservative6,835 - 15.3%

Reform5,626 - 12.6%

Green3,157 - 7.1%

Lib Dem1,921 - 4.3%

Other1,353 - 3.0%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£310,282,136

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£2,887 total benefits bill per resident · 28% above average

Cardiff West: £2,887
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 113 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£310,282,136	131/575
Change over 2 years	+17.9%
Median local wage (2025)	£36,225

Universal Credit£185,129,967
£1,723 per resident · 14,137 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 6,271 · 1 in 11 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£71,785,193
£668 per resident · 9,348 claimants (+12.8% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 4,022 · 43% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 5,156
Housing Benefit£19,157,788
£178 per resident · 2,249 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£15,215,731
£142 per resident · 2,464 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£10,312,942
£96 per resident · 1,610 claimants
Carer's Allowance£8,680,516
£81 per resident · 2,006 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 83.9%White British 79.5%Asian 7.6%Black, African or Caribbean 2.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.8%Other 1.8%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 88.2%White British 84.7%Asian 6.4%Black, African or Caribbean 1.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 1.1%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 92.8%White British 90.0%Asian 4.1%Black, African or Caribbean 0.9%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.8%Other 0.4%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991

White 93.8%White British N/AAsian 3.8%Black, African or Caribbean 1.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.8%

England & Wales (1991)

White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Cardiff West (2021)

UK 88.3%Other EU 3.8%Other countries 7.9%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Cardiff West (2011)

UK 90.3%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 7.2%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Cardiff West (2001)

UK 93.9%Other EU 1.0%Other countries 5.0%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Cardiff West (1991)

UK 94.4%Other EU 1.8%Other countries 3.8%

England & Wales (1991)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Cardiff West	National	Difference	Rank
% White	83.9%	83.0%	+0.9pp	441/650
% White British	79.5%	74.4%	+5.1pp	369/632
% Asian	7.6%	8.6%	-1.0pp	216/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	2.8%	3.7%	-0.9pp	194/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3.8%	2.7%	+1.2pp	135/650
% Other ethnic group	1.8%	2.0%	-0.2pp	208/650
% UK-born	88.3%	84.0%	+4.3pp	355/650
% Non-UK-born	11.7%	16.0%	-4.3pp	296/650
% Other EU-born	3.8%	6.0%	-2.2pp	390/650
% Other countries-born	7.9%	10.1%	-2.1pp	252/650
% Christian	40.7%	46.7%	-6.0pp	483/575
% Muslim	6.6%	6.3%	+0.3pp	160/575
% Hindu	0.9%	1.6%	-0.7pp	210/575
% Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.3pp	145/575
% Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	-0.3pp	240/575
% Buddhist	0.4%	0.4%	-0.1pp	246/575
% Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2pp	404/575
% No religion	44.6%	37.0%	+7.6pp	85/575
% Religion not stated	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2pp	307/575
% Has any religion	49.6%	57.0%	-7.4pp	486/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Cardiff West

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.