Newport West and Islwyn
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
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Newport West and Islwyn (Welsh: Gorllewin Casnewydd ac Islwyn) is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, first contested at the 2024 general election, following the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies. It is currently represented by Labour's Ruth Jones, who was previously MP for Newport West from 2019 to 2024.
Electorate76,234 (March 2020)[1]
Major settlementsNewport (part), Risca, Newbridge, Blackwood
Created2024
| Newport West and Islwyn | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the House of Commons | |
  Interactive map of the constituency. | |
Location of the constituency within Wales | |
| Electorate | 76,234 (March 2020)[1] |
| Major settlements | Newport (part), Risca, Newbridge, Blackwood |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Ruth Jones (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Overlaps | |
| Senedd | Newport West, South Wales East |
Boundaries
Under the 2023 review, the constituency was defined as being composed of the following, as they existed on 1 December 2020:[2]
- The County Borough of Caerphilly wards of:Abercarn; Argoed; Blackwood; Cefn Fforest; Crosskeys; Crumlin; Newbridge; Penmaen; Risca East; Risca West.
- The City and County Borough of Newport wards of: Allt-yr-Yn; Gaer; Graig; Marshfield; Rogerstone; Tredegar Park.
Following local government boundary reviews which came into effect in May 2022,[3][4] the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:[5][6]
- The following Caerphilly County Borough wards from Islwyn (constituency abolished):
- Abercarn
- Argoed
- Blackwood
- Cefn Fforest and Pengam (part)
- Crosskeys
- Crumlin
- Newbridge
- Penmaen
- Risca East
- Risca West
- The following City of Newport wards from Newport West (constituency abolished):
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ruth Jones | 17,409 | 41.5 | −0.3 | |
| Reform | Paul Taylor | 8,541 | 20.4 | +11.5 | |
| Conservative | Nick Jones | 6,710 | 16.0 | −21.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Brandon Ham | 3,529 | 8.4 | +3.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Hamilton | 2,087 | 5.0 | −0.1 | |
| Green | Kerry Vosper | 2,078 | 5.0 | N/A | |
| Independent | George Etheridge | 1,597 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
| Majority | 8,868 | 21.1 | +17.0 | ||
| Turnout | 41,951 | 55.4 | −8.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 75,781 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result [a] [9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 20,286 | 41.8 | |
| Conservative | 18,285 | 37.7 | |
| Brexit Party | 4,301 | 8.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,474 | 5.1 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 2,244 | 4.6 | |
| Green Party | 947 | 2.0 | |
| Majority | 2,001 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | 48,537 | 63.7 | |
| Electorate | 76,234 | ||
Notes
- Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place