Newport East (Senedd Cymru Constituency)
Newport East (Welsh: Dwyrain Casnewydd) is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of eight constituencies in the South Wales East electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
Boundaries
The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the same boundaries as the Newport East (UK Parliament constituency).
The other seven constituencies of the South Wales East electoral region are Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Islwyn, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, Monmouth, Newport West and Torfaen.
Voting
In general elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Member of the Senedd for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.
Members of the Senedd
| Election | Member | Party | Portrait | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | John Griffiths | Labour | .jpg)
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Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| Labour | John Griffiths | 10,899 | 47.4 | +2.8 | 9,687 | 41.7 | +1.1 | |
| Conservative | Gareth Hughes | 7,315 | 31.8 | +13.6 | 7,071 | 30.4 | +11.4 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Daniel Llewelyn | 1,844 | 8.0 | +1.3 | 2,042 | 8.8 | +1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Hamilton | 1,574 | 6.6 | -0.6 | 1,257 | 5.4 | -0.5 | |
| Abolish | Robert Steed | 660 | 2.9 | New | 899 | 3.9 | +0.1 | |
| UKIP | Benjamin Walker | 368 | 1.6 | -19.3 | 441 | 1.9 | -17.8 | |
| Reform UK | David Rowlands | 328 | 1.4 | New | 298 | 1.3 | New | |
| Green | 1,059 | 4.6 | +2.4 | |||||
| No More Lockdowns | 168 | 0.7 | New | |||||
| Gwlad | 134 | 0.6 | New | |||||
| Propel | 92 | 0.4 | New | |||||
| Communist | 45 | 0.2 | ±0.0 | |||||
| TUSC | 37 | 0.2 | -0.1 | |||||
| Majority | 3,584 | 15.6 | −8.1 | |||||
| Turnout | 22,988 | |||||||
| Labour hold | Swing | |||||||
Notes
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Regional Ballot void votes: 175. Want of an Official Mark (0), Voting for more than ONE party or individual candidate (70), Writing or mark by which the Voter could be identified (0), Unmarked or Void for uncertainty (105)
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| Labour | John Griffiths | 9,229 | 44.6 | -6.2 | 8,392 | 40.6 | -3.8 | |
| UKIP | James Peterson | 4,333 | 20.9 | New | 4,081 | 19.7 | +13.8 | |
| Conservative | Munawar Mughal | 3,768 | 18.2 | -4.9 | 3,919 | 19.0 | -2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Halliday | 1,481 | 7.2 | -11.8 | 1,213 | 5.9 | -6.3 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Anthony Salkeld | 1,386 | 6.7 | -0.3 | 1,589 | 7.7 | +1.5 | |
| Green | Peter Varley | 491 | 2.4 | New | 451 | 2.2 | +0.3 | |
| Abolish | 783 | 3.8 | New | |||||
| Monster Raving Loony | 109 | 0.5 | New | |||||
| TUSC | 53 | 0.3 | New | |||||
| Communist | 45 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |||||
| National Front | 44 | 0.2 | New | |||||
| Majority | 4,896 | 23.7 | −4.0 | |||||
| Turnout | 20,688 | 37.2 | +1.7 | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -13.6 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| Labour Co-op | John Griffiths | 9,888 | 50.8 | +18.7 | 8,691 | 44.4 | +13.7 | |
| Conservative | Nick Webb | 4,500 | 23.1 | +0.4 | 4,226 | 21.6 | -0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Townsend | 3,703 | 19.0 | -8.7 | 2,398 | 12.2 | -10.6 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Chris Paul | 1,369 | 7.0 | -1.5 | 1,209 | 6.2 | -2.4 | |
| UKIP | 1,155 | 5.9 | +2.4 | |||||
| BNP | 604 | 3.1 | -0.3 | |||||
| Socialist Labour | 398 | 2.0 | +0.6 | |||||
| Green | 367 | 1.9 | -0.3 | |||||
| English Democrat | 291 | 1.5 | New | |||||
| Welsh Christian | 209 | 1.1 | +0.2 | |||||
| Communist | 48 | 0.2 | -2.1 | |||||
| Majority | 5,388 | 27.7 | +23.3 | |||||
| Turnout | 19,460 | 35.5 | −2.0 | |||||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |||||||
Regional ballots rejected at the count: 157
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| Labour Co-op | John Griffiths | 6,395 | 32.1 | -12.6 | 6,085 | 30.7 | -9.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Townsend | 5,520 | 27.7 | +11.5 | 4,527 | 22.8 | +7.5 | |
| Conservative | Peter Fox | 4,512 | 22.7 | -1.6 | 4,299 | 21.7 | -0.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Trefor Puw | 1,696 | 8.5 | -0.6 | 1,707 | 8.6 | +0.1 | |
| Independent | James Harris | 1,354 | 6.8 | New | ||||
| English Democrat | Michael Blundell | 429 | 2.2 | New | 258 | 1.3 | New | |
| UKIP | 696 | 3.5 | -0.5 | |||||
| BNP | 676 | 3.4 | +0.2 | |||||
| Communist | 455 | 2.3 | New | |||||
| Green | 435 | 2.2 | -1.1 | |||||
| Socialist Labour | 278 | 1.4 | -0.9 | |||||
| Independent - Colin Hobbs | 178 | 0.9 | New | |||||
| Welsh Christian Party | 173 | 0.9 | New | |||||
| CPA | 59 | 0.3 | New | |||||
| Majority | 875 | 4.4 | −16.0 | |||||
| Turnout | 19,906 | 37.5 | +7.1 | |||||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |||||||
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| Labour Co-op | John Griffiths | 7,621 | 44.7 | -4.7 | 6,969 | 40.1 | -3.4 | |
| Conservative | Matthew Evans | 4,157 | 24.3 | +1.5 | 3,894 | 22.4 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Townsend | 2,768 | 16.2 | +2.2 | 2,650 | 15.3 | +0.6 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Mohammad Asghar | 1,555 | 9.1 | -4.7 | 1,470 | 8.5 | -5.9 | |
| UKIP | Neal J. Reynolds | 987 | 5.8 | New | 686 | 4.0 | New | |
| Green | 567 | 3.3 | Unknown | |||||
| BNP | 563 | 3.2 | New | |||||
| Socialist Labour | 404 | 2.3 | Unknown | |||||
| Cymru Annibynnol | 80 | 0.5 | New | |||||
| ProLife Alliance | 76 | 0.4 | New | |||||
| Majority | 3,484 | 20.4 | −6.2 | |||||
| Turnout | 17,212 | 30.4 | −5.0 | |||||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -3.2 | ||||||
2003 Electorate: 56,563
Regional ballots rejected: 239
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| Labour Co-op | John Griffiths | 9,497 | 49.4 | N/A | 8,319 | 43.5 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Mark A. Major | 4,368 | 22.8 | N/A | 4,278 | 22.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alistair Cameron | 2,684 | 14.0 | N/A | 2,815 | 14.7 | N/A | |
| Plaid Cymru | Christopher K. Holland | 2,647 | 13.8 | N/A | 2,750 | 14.4 | N/A | |
| United Socialist | Unknown | Unknown | N/A | |||||
| Others | 983 | 5.1 | N/A | |||||
| Majority | 5,129 | 26.6 | N/A | |||||
| Turnout | 19,214 | 35.4 | N/A | |||||
| Labour Co-op win (new seat) | ||||||||
See also
External links
- ^ [1] Newport East Statement of Persons Nominated
- ^ "Wales elections > Newport East". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Wales elections > Newport East". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales Election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "2007 Assembly Election Results (updated) July 2007(Page 78 of the PDF / Page 72 of booklet)" (PDF). National Assembly for Wales. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ The National Assembly for Wales elections 2003. The Electoral Commission. November 2003. pp. 110–115. Retrieved 1 August 2021.