2017 Newport City Council election

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Elections to Newport City Council were held on 3 May 2017 [1] along with elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales, community council elections in Wales and 2017 United Kingdom local elections.

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Councillors elected in this election would serve a five-year term due to the new Welsh Government policy. [2]

The previous election took place on 3 May 2012.

The next full election took place in May 2022.

Election results: overview

Newport City Council election 2017 [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 31-662.036.115,869-12.1
  Conservative 12+224.032.014,072+3.3
  Newport Ind. 4+48.010.24,466New
  Liberal Democrats 2+14.09.44,115-3.6
  Independent 1-12.03.01,322-1.8
  Plaid Cymru 000.04.11,7990.0
  Green 000.01.9814+1.2
  UKIP 000.03.51,534New
Total50 43,991

Ward results

Asterisks denote incumbent ward councillors seeking re-election.

Allt-yr-yn

Allt-yr-yn (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew Evans * 1,731
Conservative David Fouweather * 1,692
Conservative Charles Ferris * 1,610
Labour John Harris985
Labour Kassim Hayat841
Labour John Reynolds840
Plaid Cymru Jonathan Clark332
Liberal Democrats Sue Davies331
Liberal Democrats Chloe Elding244
Liberal Democrats John Miller184
Majority
Turnout 8,790
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Alway

Alway (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raymond Truman * 976
Labour Debbie Harvey * 931
Labour John Guy * 911
Conservative Carol Wallis516
Conservative Amna Arshid400
Newport Ind. Dave Jones355
Plaid Cymru Cath Wixcey195
Liberal Democrats Liam Biaggi171
Majority
Turnout 4,455
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Beechwood

Beechwood (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Deb Davies * 978
Labour Graham Berry 936
Labour Mark Spencer * 875
Liberal Democrats Tony Biaggi488
Liberal Democrats Sarah Lockyer447
Liberal Democrats Pete Brown444
Conservative Georgina Webb420
Conservative Michael Weekes378
UKIP Tim Price260
Newport Ind. Julie Price213
Majority
Turnout 6,510
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Bettws

Bettws (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Newport Ind. Kevin Whitehead * 897
Newport Ind. Janet Cleverly * 816
Newport Ind. Jason Jordan 744
Labour Sandra Daniell541
Labour Chris Jarvis467
Labour Philip Saunders411
Conservative Lewis Williams212
Conservative Timothy Masters181
Conservative Huw Davies178
Green Peter Varley106
Majority
Turnout 4,553
Newport Ind. gain from Independent Swing
Newport Ind. gain from Independent Swing
Newport Ind. gain from Labour Swing

Whitehead had been elected as an Independent in 2012. Cleverly had been elected as an Independent at a by-election in 2015. [4]

Caerleon

Caerleon (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gail Giles * 1,336
Conservative Joan Watkins 1,282
Labour Jason Hughes 1,166
Conservative Michael Enea1,095
Conservative Richard Andrews1,079
Labour Mike Singleton1,065
Liberal Democrats Paul l'Allier392
Liberal Democrats Andy White376
UKIP Stan Edwards309
Liberal Democrats Laura Ricketts239
Majority
Turnout 8,339
Labour gain from Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Gaer

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Debbie Wilcox, Newport City Council leader since 2016
Gaer (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Marshall 1,019
Labour Mark Whitcutt * 994
Labour Deborah Wilcox * 991
Conservative Lloyd Walsh847
Conservative Miriam Shwartz778
Conservative Saleh Baqi672
Newport Ind. Rhys Richards324
Liberal Democrats Paul Woodcock-Jones199
Majority
Turnout 5,824
Labour gain from Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Swing

Graig

Graig (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Williams * 1,026
Conservative Margaret Cornelious * 976
Labour Victoria Cox-Wall825
Labour Paul Davies758
Liberal Democrats Nathan Tarr194
Green Issica Baron153
Majority
Turnout 3,932
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Langstone

Langstone (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ray Mogford * 1,036
Conservative William Routley 913
Liberal Democrats Pam Bellew292
Liberal Democrats David Hando238
Labour Gareth Pratt219
Labour Alan Speight189
Majority
Turnout 2,887
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Swing

Liswerry

Liswerry (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ken Critchley * 1,106
Labour Roger Jeavons * 1,043
Labour John Richards * 874
Independent Allan Morris * 828
Labour Farzina Hussain764
Conservative Carl Tucker528
Conservative Nicholas Clark492
UKIP James Peterson461
UKIP Andrew Sterry455
Conservative Dave Cox452
Conservative Richard Hill388
UKIP Patrina Smith330
Plaid Cymru Cam Wixcey198
Majority
Turnout 7,919
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Swing
Labour gain from Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Llanwern

Llanwern (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martyn Kellaway * 954
Labour John Davies255
Majority
Turnout 1,209
Conservative hold Swing

Malpas

Malpas (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Mudd * 979
Labour James Clarke 937
Labour David Mayer * 914
Conservative Michael Brunnock878
Conservative David Gapper-Hampson699
Conservative Jim Hampson673
Newport Ind. Jonathan Cocks502
Newport Ind. Rachel Reaney302
Green Pippa Bartolotti283
Newport Ind. Gavin Phillips283
Green Malcolm Degroot161
Liberal Democrats Peter Davies99
Majority
Turnout 6,710
Labour gain from Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Marshfield

Marshfield (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard White * 853
Conservative Tom Suller * 801
Labour Tony Boswell491
Labour Ann Picton437
Liberal Democrats Liz Newton236
Green Lim Jones188
Majority
Turnout 3,006
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Pillgwenlly

Pillgwenlly (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ibrahim Hayat * 758
Labour Tracey Holyoake 757
Independent Omar Ali *494
Plaid Cymru Khalilur Rahman288
Conservative Zafar Ismail238
Conservative Firdaus Asghar205
Plaid Cymru Simon Coopey197
Majority
Turnout 2,937
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ali had been elected for Labour at a by-election in 2013.

Ringland

Ringland (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm Linton * 911
Labour Laura Lacey 703
Labour Rehmaan Hayat 613
Newport Ind. Rocky Davies430
Conservative Christine Smith405
Newport Ind. Ray Lord386
UKIP Mike Ford368
Conservative Muhammad Tariq283
Conservative Saeed Zafar210
Liberal Democrats Pierre l'Allier106
Majority
Turnout 4,415
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Swing
Labour hold Swing

Rogerstone

Rogerstone (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Valerie Dudley 1,281
Labour Yvonne Forsey 1,258
Newport Ind. Chris Evans * 1,215
Labour Kath Hopkins1,161
Conservative Dean Jenkins1,111
Labour Sally Mlewa *1,089
Newport Ind. Andrew Collingbourne1,002
Conservative Ganesh Sukul910
Liberal Democrats Susan Cocks252
Plaid Cymru Anthony Salkeld206
Majority
Turnout 9,485
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour gain from Swing
Newport Ind. gain from Labour Swing

Evans was elected for the Labour Party in 2012.

St Julians

St Julians (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Carmel Townsend * 1,011
Labour Phil Hourahine 889
Liberal Democrats Holly Townsend * 825
Labour Roy McCabe748
Labour Funmi Obilanade700
Liberal Democrats Ryan Jones654
Conservative Vicky Howells-Cook453
Conservative Marie Jermyn387
Plaid Cymru Chris Priest250
Majority
Turnout 5,917
Liberal Democrats gain from Swing
Labour gain from Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Townsend had been elected at a by-election in July 2016.

Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Cockeram * 619
Labour Herbie Thomas 560
Conservative Carol Bader439
Conservative Michael Duncan337
Newport Ind. David Rice185
UKIP Joe Crocker136
Newport Ind. Khushbir Bhullar119
Majority
Turnout 2,395
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Stow Hill

Stow Hill (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kate Thomas * 589
Labour Miqdad al-Nuaimi * 561
Conservative Luke Evetts345
Conservative Nicolas Webb326
Newport Ind. Tom Stanger148
Newport Ind. David McLean143
Plaid Cymru Rhys ab Elis96
Majority
Turnout 2,208
Labour gain from Swing
Labour gain from Swing

Tredegar Park

Tredegar Park (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Trevor Watkins * 295
Conservative Wayne Cresswell257
Newport Ind. Jan Flanagan197
Plaid Cymru Morgan Bowler-Brown111
Majority
Turnout 860
Labour gain from Swing

Victoria

Victoria (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Jenkins * 840
Labour Majid Rahman * 795
Conservative Saima Mujahid371
Liberal Democrats Mike Hamilton344
Conservative Mubarak Ali336
Liberal Democrats Jeff Evans333
Plaid Cymru Trefor Puw123
Green Mirka Virtanen84
Majority
Turnout 3,226
Labour gain from Swing
Labour gain from Swing

By-elections

Graig

Graig: 26 August 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Jones 610 50.2 +3.5
Labour John Harris53444.0+6.4
Liberal Democrats Jeff Evans715.8-3.0
Majority766.2
Turnout 1,21524.0
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.5

Victoria

Victoria: 2 December 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gavin Horton 641 64.6 +6.7
Liberal Democrats John Miller25826.0+5.6
Conservative Muhammad Tariq939.4-3.8
Majority38338.6
Turnout 99218.7
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg0.6

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