Newport West and Islwyn (UK Parliament constituency)

United Kingdom parliamentary constituency (2024–)

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Electorate76,234 (March 2020)^[1]Current constituencyCreated2024Member of ParliamentRuth Jones (Labour)SeatsOneOverlapsSeneddNewport West, South Wales East

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 United Kingdom general election, following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.

Boundaries

The constituency comprises the following areas:^[2]^[3]

The following wards of Newport West (constituency abolished):
- Allt-yr-yn
- Gaer
- Graig
- Rogerstone East
- Rogerstone North
- Rogerstone West
- Tredegar Park and Marshfield
The following wards of Islwyn (Constituency abolished):
- Abercarn
- Argoed
- Blackwood
- Cefn Fforest and Pengam
- Crosskeys
- Crumlin
- Newbridge
- Penmaen
- Risca East
- Risca West

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Newport West and Islwyn^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ruth Jones	17,409	41.5	−0.3
	Reform UK	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	+3.0
	Independent	George Etheridge	1,597	3.8	+3.8
Majority			8,868	21.1	N/A
Turnout			41,951	55.4	−8.3
Registered electors			75,781
	Labour win (new seat)

References

^ Mrs Justice Jefford; Thomas, Huw Vaughan; Hartley, Sam A (June 2023). "Appendix 1: Recommended Constituencies" (PDF). The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales. Cardiff: Boundary Commission for Wales. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-5286-3901-9. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
^ "2023 Parliamentary Review - Revised Proposals | Boundary Commission for Wales". Boundary Commission for Wales. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
^ "New Seat Details - Newport West and Islwyn". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
^ "Staement [sic] of persons nominated & Notice of Poll for the Newport West and Islwyn Constituency Constituency". Caerphilly County Borough Council. 2024-06-07.
^ "Newport West and Islwyn". BBC News. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

External links

Newport West and Islwyn UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

Politics of Newport

MPs in the UK Parliament (2)

Newport East
Newport West and Islwyn

MSs in the Senedd (2)

Newport East	John Griffiths (Labour)
Newport West	Jayne Bryant (Labour)
South Wales East	Welsh Labour (7) Welsh Conservatives (3) Plaid Cymru (2)

Newport City Council (51)

Institutions	Mayor of Newport Coat of arms of Newport Newport Rising
Councillors	Welsh Labour (35) Welsh Conservatives (7) Independent (4) Newport Independents (3) Wales Green Party (1) Welsh Liberal Democrats (1)
Elections	2004 2008 2012 2017 2022

Newport County Borough Council

Elections	1972

Council wards

Communities

v t e UK Parliament constituencies in Wales (32)
Labour (27)	Aberafan Maesteg Alyn and Deeside Bangor Aberconwy Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney Bridgend Caerphilly Cardiff East Cardiff North Cardiff South and Penarth Cardiff West Clwyd East Clwyd North Gower Llanelli Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare Mid and South Pembrokeshire Monmouthshire Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr Neath and Swansea East Newport East Newport West and Islwyn Pontypridd Rhondda and Ogmore Swansea West Torfaen Vale of Glamorgan Wrexham
Plaid Cymru (4)	Caerfyrddin Ceredigion Preseli Dwyfor Meirionnydd Ynys Môn
Liberal Democrats (1)	Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

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