Newport West (
Welsh :
Gorllewin 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. It is currently represented by
Jayne Bryant for
Labour .
Boundaries
The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly , in 1999, with the same boundaries of the Newport West (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 East 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.
Assembly Members and Members of the Senedd
Results
Elections in the 2020s
2021 Senedd election : Newport West
Party
Candidate
Constituency
Regional
Votes
%
Votes
%
Labour
Jayne Bryant
14,259
48.2
+4.4
11,965
40.4
-1.1
Conservative
Michael Enea
10,353
35.0
+6.0
9,732
32.8
+6.7
Plaid Cymru
Jonathan Clark
2,076
7.0
+1.1
2,699
9.1
+3.1
Green
Amelia Womack
1,314
4.4
+1.5
1,763
6.0
+3.2
Liberal Democrats
John Miller
882
3.0
-0.2
919
3.1
-0.5
Reform UK
Kevin Anthony Boucher
486
1.6
New
301
1.0
New
Freedom Alliance (UK)
Steve Marsh
228
0.8
New
159
0.5
New
Abolish
1,292
4.4
+0.3
UKIP
416
1.4
-13.4
Gwlad
144
0.5
New
Propel
116
0.4
New
Communist
82
0.3
+0.1
TUSC
40
0.1
-0.2
Majority
3,906
13.2
−1.6
Turnout
29,112
Labour hold
Swing
Regional Ballot void votes: 242. Want of an Official Mark (0), Voting for more than ONE party or individual candidate (93), Writing or mark by which the Voter could be identified (0), Unmarked or Void for uncertainty (149)
Elections in the 2010s
Welsh Assembly Election 2016 : Newport West
Party
Candidate
Constituency
Regional
Votes
%
Votes
%
Labour
Jayne Bryant
12,157
43.8
-8.4
11,493
41.5
-0.5
Conservative
Matthew Evans
8,042
29.0
-4.9
7,228
26.1
-3.0
UKIP
Mike Ford
3,842
13.8
New
4,092
14.8
+8.9
Plaid Cymru
Simon Coopey
1,645
5.9
-1.2
1,669
6.0
-0.7
Liberal Democrats
Elizabeth Newton
880
3.2
-3.7
985
3.6
-2.0
Green
Pippa Bartolotti
814
2.9
New
788
2.8
-0.2
Independent
Bill Fearnley-Whittingstall
333
1.2
New
Cymru Sovereign
Gruff Meredith
38
0.1
New
Abolish
1,123
4.1
New
Monster Raving Loony
137
0.5
New
TUSC
74
0.3
New
Communist
66
0.2
-0.1
National Front
40
0.1
New
Majority
4,115
14.8
−3.5
Turnout
27,751
44.7
+7.9
Labour hold
Swing
Welsh Assembly Election 2011 : Newport West
Party
Candidate
Constituency
Regional
Votes
%
Votes
%
Labour
Rosemary Butler
12,011
52.2
+11.7
9,759
42.0
+9.0
Conservative
David Williams
7,791
33.9
-0.7
6,751
29.1
-1.6
Plaid Cymru
Lyndon Binding
1,626
7.1
-3.3
1,546
6.7
-1.6
Liberal Democrats
Elizabeth Newton
1,586
6.9
-5.0
1,303
5.6
-5.1
UKIP
1,367
5.9
+2.4
BNP
723
3.1
-2.3
Green
695
3.0
+0.1
Socialist Labour
414
1.8
-0.2
Welsh Christian
348
1.5
+0.5
English Democrat
256
1.1
New
Communist
62
0.3
0.0
Majority
4,220
18.3
+12.4
Turnout
23,014
36.8
−3.3
Labour hold
Swing
+6.2
Regional ballots rejected at the count: 202
Elections in the 2000s
Welsh Assembly Election 2007 : Newport West
Party
Candidate
Constituency
Regional
Votes
%
Votes
%
Labour
Rosemary Butler
9,582
40.5
-6.4
7,825
33.0
-5.1
Conservative
Matthew R.H. Evans
8,181
34.6
+5.2
7,286
30.7
+1.1
Liberal Democrats
Nigel R. Flanagan
2,813
11.9
+2.1
2,526
10.7
-0.4
Plaid Cymru
Brian Hancock
2,449
10.4
+2.6
1,923
8.1
-0.3
English Democrat
Andrew Constantine
634
2.7
New
353
1.5
New
BNP
1,269
5.4
+2.6
UKIP
835
3.5
-1.2
Green
698
2.9
-0.4
Socialist Labour
480
2.0
+0.6
Welsh Christian Party
246
1.0
New
Independent - Colin Hobbs
159
0.7
New
Communist
61
0.3
New
CPA
56
0.2
New
Majority
1,401
5.9
−11.6
Turnout
23,659
40.1
+5.5
Labour hold
Swing
-5.8
Welsh Assembly Election 2003 : Newport West
Party
Candidate
Constituency
Regional
Votes
%
Votes
%
Labour
Rosemary Butler
10,053
46.9
-0.7
8,149
38.1
-3.0
Conservative
William Graham
6,301
29.4
+1.2
6,332
29.6
+3.7
Liberal Democrats
Phylip A.D. Hobson
2,094
9.8
-1.8
2,381
11.1
-0.8
Plaid Cymru
Anthony M. Salkeld
1,678
7.8
-4.8
1,809
8.4
-3.3
UKIP
Hugh Hughes
1,102
5.1
New
1,007
4.7
New
Socialist Alliance
Richard Morse
198
0.9
New
Green
715
3.3
Unknown
BNP
603
2.8
New
Socialist Labour
304
1.4
Unknown
Cymru Annibynnol
69
0.3
New
ProLife Alliance
47
0.2
New
Majority
3,752
17.5
−1.9
Turnout
21,426
34.6
−7.7
Labour hold
Swing
-1.0
2003 Electorate: 61,238
Regional ballots rejected: 453
Elections in the 1990s
Welsh Assembly Election 1999 : Newport West
Party
Candidate
Constituency
Regional
Votes
%
Votes
%
Labour
Rosemary Butler
11,538
47.6
N/A
9,721
40.1
N/A
Conservative
William Graham
6,828
28.2
N/A
6,872
28.4
N/A
Plaid Cymru
Bob Vickery
3,053
12.6
N/A
3,331
13.7
N/A
Liberal Democrats
Veronica Watkins
2,820
11.6
N/A
3,068
12.7
N/A
United Socialist
Unknown
Unknown
N/A
Others
1,234
5.1
N/A
Majority
4,710
19.4
N/A
Turnout
24,239
42.3
N/A
Labour win (new seat)
See also
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