Newport West and Islwyn (UK Parliament constituency)
Newport West and Islwyn | |
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constituency for the House of Commons | |
Interactive map of the constituency. | |
![]() Location of the constituency within Wales | |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Ruth Jones (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Overlaps | |
Senedd | Newport 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[edit]
The constituency comprises the following areas:[1][2]
- The following wards of Newport West (constituency abolished):
- The following wards of Islwyn (Constituency abolished):
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |
Rejected ballots | N/A | ||||
Majority | 8,868 | 21.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 41,951 | 55.4 | -8.30% | ||
Registered electors | 75,781 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
References[edit]
- ^ "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". Election 2024 Results. BBC. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
External links[edit]
- Newport West and Islwyn UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK