Newport East (UK Parliament constituency)
UK Parliament constituency (1983–)
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Newport East (Welsh: Dwyrain Casnewydd) is a constituency[n 1] in the city of Newport, South Wales, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Jessica Morden of the Labour Party.[n 2]
| Newport East | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Newport East in Wales | |
| Preserved county | Gwent |
| Electorate | 76,159 (March 2020)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 |
| Member of Parliament | Jessica Morden (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Newport and Monmouth[2] |
| Overlaps | |
| Senedd | Newport East, South Wales East |
The constituency retained its name but its boundaries were substantially altered, as part of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales for the 2024 general election.[3]
History
Newport East was created when the former Newport borough constituency was split into two divisions in 1983. Until the changes coming into effect in 2024, it also included some rural areas, formerly part of Monmouth county constituency, with only minor boundary changes since the constituency was created. Unlike neighbouring Newport West, it has remained in Labour hands since its creation.
Boundaries
1983–1997: The Borough of Newport wards 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 18 to 20, and the District of Monmouth wards 14 and 15.
1997–2010: The Borough of Newport wards of Alway, Beechwood, Langstone, Llanwern, Lliswerry, Ringland, St Julians, and Victoria, and the Borough of Monmouth wards of Caldicot Castle, Dewstow, Magor with Undy, Rogiet, Severn, and West End.
2010–2024: The Newport County Borough electoral divisions of Alway, Beechwood, Langstone, Llanwern, Lliswerry, Ringland, St Julian's, and Victoria, and the Monmouthshire County electoral divisions of Caldicot Castle, Dewstow, Green Lane, Mill, Rogiet, Severn, The Elms, and West End.
2024–present: Under the 2023 review, the constituency was defined as being composed of the following wards of the City and County Borough of Newport, as they existed on 1 December 2020:[4]
- Alway, Beechwood, Bettws, Caerleon, Langstone1, Llanwern, Lliswerry, Malpas, Pillgwenlly, Ringland, St Julians, Shaftesbury, Stow Hill, and Victoria.
1 Renamed Bishton and Langstone following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2022.[5]
As a result of the review, Newport West was abolished with approximately 45% of its electorate being added to Newport East (Bettws, Caerleon, Malpas, Pillgwenlly, Shaftesbury and Stow Hill wards). To partly compensate, the parts in Monmouthshire County were transferred to the re-established constituency of Monmouthshire.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[6] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Roy Hughes | Labour | |
| 1997 | Alan Howarth | ||
| 2005 | Jessica Morden | ||
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jessica Morden | 16,370 | 42.5 | −5.0 | |
| Reform | Tommy Short | 7,361 | 19.1 | +13.0 | |
| Conservative | Rachel Buckler | 6,487 | 16.8 | −19.4 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Jonathan Clark | 2,239 | 5.8 | +3.2 | |
| Green | Lauren James | 2,092 | 5.4 | +3.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Miller | 2,045 | 5.3 | −0.4 | |
| Independent | Pippa Bartolotti | 1,802 | 4.7 | N/A | |
| Heritage | Mike Ford | 135 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,009 | 23.4 | +12.1 | ||
| Turnout | 38,531 | 50.1 | −10.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 76,845 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | −9.0 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result [n 3] [9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 22,038 | 47.5 | |
| Conservative | 16,799 | 36.2 | |
| Brexit Party | 2,843 | 6.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,651 | 5.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 1,203 | 2.6 | |
| Green Party | 871 | 1.9 | |
| Majority | 5,239 | 11.3 | |
| Turnout | 46,405 | 60.9 | |
| Electorate | 76,159 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jessica Morden | 16,125 | 44.4 | −12.1 | |
| Conservative | Mark Brown | 14,133 | 39.0 | +4.2 | |
| Brexit Party | Julie Price | 2,454 | 6.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Hamilton | 2,121 | 5.8 | +3.2 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Cameron Wixcey | 872 | 2.4 | ±0.0 | |
| Green | Peter Varley | 577 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Rejected ballots | 80 | ||||
| Majority | 1,992 | 5.4 | −15.7 | ||
| Turnout | 36,282 | 62.0 | −2.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 58,554 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | −8.2 | |||
Of the 80 rejected ballots:
- 61 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[12]
- 19 voted for more than one candidate.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jessica Morden | 20,804 | 56.5 | +15.8 | |
| Conservative | Natasha Asghar | 12,801 | 34.8 | +7.5 | |
| UKIP | Ian Gorman | 1,180 | 3.2 | −15.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pete Brown | 966 | 2.6 | −3.8 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Cameron Wixcey | 881 | 2.4 | −1.1 | |
| Independent | Nadeem Ahmed | 188 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Rejected ballots | 68 | ||||
| Majority | 8,003 | 21.7 | +8.3 | ||
| Turnout | 36,820 | 64.3 | +1.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 57,211 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +4.2 | |||
Of the 68 rejected ballots:
- 34 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[15]
- 19 voted for more than one candidate.[15]
- 15 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified.[15]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jessica Morden | 14,290 | 40.7 | +3.7 | |
| Conservative | Natasha Asghar | 9,585 | 27.3 | +4.3 | |
| UKIP | David Stock | 6,466 | 18.4 | +16.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Halliday | 2,251 | 6.4 | −25.8 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Tony Salkeld[19] | 1,231 | 3.5 | +1.4 | |
| Green | David Mclean[20] | 887 | 2.5 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | Shangara Singh Bhatoe | 398 | 1.1 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 4,705 | 13.4 | +8.6 | ||
| Turnout | 35,108 | 62.7 | −0.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 56,015 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -0.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jessica Morden | 12,744 | 37.0 | −8.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Townsend | 11,094 | 32.2 | +8.5 | |
| Conservative | Dawn Parry | 7,918 | 23.0 | −0.4 | |
| BNP | Keith Jones | 1,168 | 3.4 | N/A | |
| Plaid Cymru | Fiona Cross | 724 | 2.1 | −1.7 | |
| UKIP | David Rowlands | 677 | 2.0 | −1.0 | |
| Socialist Labour | Elizabeth Screen | 123 | 0.4 | −0.4 | |
| Majority | 1,650 | 4.8 | −16.7 | ||
| Turnout | 34,448 | 63.6 | +5.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 54,437 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -8.3 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jessica Morden | 14,389 | 45.2 | −9.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Townsend | 7,551 | 23.7 | +9.7 | |
| Conservative | Matthew Collings | 7,459 | 23.4 | +0.2 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Mohammad Asghar | 1,221 | 3.8 | −1.1 | |
| UKIP | Roger Thomas | 945 | 3.0 | +1.7 | |
| Socialist Labour | Elizabeth Screen | 260 | 0.8 | −0.5 | |
| Majority | 6,838 | 21.5 | −10.0 | ||
| Turnout | 31,825 | 57.9 | +3.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 54,941 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -9.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alan Howarth | 17,120 | 54.7 | −3.0 | |
| Conservative | Ian Oakley | 7,246 | 23.2 | +1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alistair Cameron | 4,394 | 14.0 | +3.6 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Madoc Batcup | 1,519 | 4.9 | +3.0 | |
| Socialist Labour | Elizabeth Screen | 420 | 1.3 | −3.9 | |
| UKIP | Neal Reynolds | 410 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| Communist | Robert Griffiths | 173 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,874 | 31.5 | −4.8 | ||
| Turnout | 31,282 | 54.7 | −18.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 57,219 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.4 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alan Howarth | 21,481 | 57.7 | +2.7 | |
| Conservative | David Evans | 7,958 | 21.4 | −10.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alistair Cameron | 3,880 | 10.4 | −1.5 | |
| Socialist Labour | Arthur Scargill | 1,951 | 5.2 | N/A | |
| Referendum | Edward Chaney-Davis | 1,267 | 3.4 | N/A | |
| Plaid Cymru | Christopher Holland | 721 | 1.9 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 13,523 | 36.3 | +12.7 | ||
| Turnout | 37,258 | 73.1 | −7.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 50,676 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +6.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Roy Hughes | 23,050 | 55.0 | +5.9 | |
| Conservative | Angela A. Emmett | 13,151 | 31.4 | −0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | William A. Oliver | 4,991 | 11.9 | −5.8 | |
| Plaid Cymru (Green) | Stephen M. Ainley | 716 | 1.7 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 9,899 | 23.6 | +6.7 | ||
| Turnout | 41,908 | 81.2 | +0.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 51,603 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Roy Hughes | 20,518 | 49.1 | +9.5 | |
| Conservative | Graham Webster-Gardiner | 13,454 | 32.2 | −0.9 | |
| SDP | Frances David | 7,383 | 17.7 | −7.9 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Gareth Butler | 458 | 1.1 | −0.6 | |
| Majority | 7,064 | 16.9 | +10.4 | ||
| Turnout | 41,813 | 79.9 | +3.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 52,199 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Roy Hughes | 15,931 | 39.6 | ||
| Conservative | Roy Thomason | 13,301 | 33.1 | ||
| SDP | Frances David | 10,293 | 25.6 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | David Thomas | 697 | 1.7 | ||
| Majority | 2,630 | 6.5 | |||
| Turnout | 40,222 | 76.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 52,503 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
See also
Notes
- A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place