Newport City Council election, 2012

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Elections to Newport City Council were held on 3 May 2012 [1] along with elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales, community council elections in Wales and United Kingdom local elections, 2012.

Newport City Council local government in Newport, Wales

Newport City Council is the governing body for the city of Newport, one of the subdivisions of Wales within the United Kingdom. It consists of 50 councillors, representing the city's 20 wards.

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Councillors elected in this election will serve an extended five-year term, after local government minister Carl Sargeant announced the next elections would be moved from 2016 to 2017 to avoid clashing with the National Assembly for Wales election, 2016 which in turn had been delayed a year to avoid clashing with the United Kingdom general election, 2015. [2] The next full election took place on 4 May 2017.

Carl Sargeant British politician

Carl Sargeant was a Welsh politician who was the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children in the Welsh Government. He represented the constituency of Alyn and Deeside in the National Assembly for Wales from 2003.

Election results: overview

Newport Council election 2012 [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 37+1574.048.217,870+14.9
  Conservative 10-720.028.710,642-6.6
  Liberal Democrat 1-82.013.04,823-8.8
  Independent 2+14.04.81,764+2.4
  Plaid Cymru 0-14.11,517-3.1
  Green 000.7274N/A
  Welsh Christian 000.4158N/A'
Total50 37,048

Ward results

Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election. Vote share changes compared with corresponding 2008 election.

Allt-yr-yn

Allt-yr-yn (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Michael Allen94211.90%
Labour Jan Atkinson91611.57%
Independent Laura Buchanan-Smith7559.54%
Labour Pat Drewett84310.65%
Plaid Cymru Robert Edwards2362.98%
Conservative Matthew Evans*1,36417.24%-7.05%
Conservative Charles Ferris1,27316.09%
Conservative David Fouweather*1,33916.92%-7.12%
Liberal Democrat Megan Rees-Webb2463.10%-2.39%
Majority
Turnout 7,914
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Alway

Alway (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Dave Gapper-Hampson2927.14%
Labour John Guy*1,10326.97%+9.58%
Labour Debbie Harvey1,02124.97%
Conservative Andrew Hill3147.68%
Labour Ray Truman*1,14027.88%+10.07%
Liberal Democrat Shihab Uddin2195.36%
Majority
Turnout 4,089
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Beechwood

Beechwood (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Javid Ahmed1723.06%
Liberal Democrat Hugh Clarke*80614.32%
Labour Deb Davies95016.87%
Liberal Democrat Jeff Evans*76513.59%
Liberal Democrat David Hando*80514.30%
Labour Paul Hannon91216.20%
Conservative Pat Harris1853.29%
Conservative Omer Mian1342.38%
Labour Mark Spencer90116.00%
Majority
Turnout 5,630
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Bettws

Bettws (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Susan Baker53413.01%
Labour Val Delahaye*61615.01%
Labour Kieron Dineen59414.47%
Welsh Christian John Harrold1583.85%
Labour Glyn Jarvis*58414.23%
Independent Noel Trigg*84020.46%
Independent Kevin Whitehead77918.98%
Majority
Turnout 4,105
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
  • Noel Trigg was elected as an Independent candidate, having previously been elected as a Labour candidate in the 5 June 2008 by-election.

Caerleon

Caerleon (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Gail Giles*1,58221.79%
Liberal Democrat Theresa Hughes3004.13%
Labour Paul Huntley1,34618.54%
Conservative Angela Jones*1,07414.79%
Conservative Edward Saville74310.23%
Labour Cliff Suller1,34218.48%
Conservative Joan Watkins87412.04%
Majority
Turnout 7,261
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Gaer

Gaer (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Anthony Bird4739.09%
Plaid Cymru Clive Busson2384.57%
Conservative Amanda Butler4869.34%
Liberal Democrat Susan Davies1563.00%
Conservative Jackie Johnson4638.90%
Labour Herbie Thomas1,13521.81%
Labour Mark Whitcutt1,15222.14%
Labour Debbie Wilcox1,10121.16%
Majority
Turnout 5,204
Labour gain from {{{loser}}} Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from {{{loser}}} Swing

Graig

Graig (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Margaret Cornelious*90228.42%
Labour Victoria Ann Cox-Wall71822.62%
Liberal Democrat Norman Mountain1695.32%
Labour Sarah Osolinski58018.27%
Conservative David Williams*80525.36%
Majority
Turnout 3,174
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Langstone

Langstone (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Atwell*83934.44%
Labour Nicholas Boyd30012.32%
Labour John Davies35514.57%
Liberal Democrat Linda Davies1757.18%
Conservative Ray Mogford76731.49%
Majority
Turnout 2,436
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Llanwern

Llanwern
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Paul Bevan262.95%
Labour Chris Herriot26930.50%
Conservative Martyn Kellway*58766.55%+14.38%
Majority31836.05%+21.92%
Turnout 882
Conservative hold Swing

Lliswerry

Lliswerry (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ken Critchley*1,50618.78%
Labour Roger Jeavons*1,46918.31%
Conservative Heather Lee5616.99%
Labour Allan Morris*1,47918.44%
Labour John Richards*1,32616.53%
Conservative Lewis Routley5737.14%
Conservative Carl Tucker5596.97%
Conservative Richard Weller5486.83%
Majority
Turnout 8,021
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Malpas

Malpas (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Green Philip Anderson2173.43%
Conservative Carol Anne Bader66310.48%
Green Pippa Bartolotti2744.33%
Conservative John Bird*65810.40%
Green Malcolm Degroot1953.08%
Labour Christine Maxfield1,19418.87%
Labour David Mayer*1,22719.39%
Conservative Peter Meredith66710.54%
Labour Jane Mudd1,23219.47%
Majority
Turnout 6,327
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Marshfield

Marshfield (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Andrew Bailey2749.42%
Plaid Cymru Keith Bennet1735.95%
Labour Stephen Marshall41314.20%
Liberal Democrat Liz Newton33511.52%
Labour Mark Price32611.21%
Conservative Tom Suller67223.11%
Conservative Richard White71524.59%
Majority
Turnout 2,908
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Pillgwenlly

Pillgwenlly (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mustafa Ali1506.63%
Labour Ibrahim Hayat*70331.06%
Conservative Zafar Peavez Ismail30613.52%
Labour Ron Jones*75633.41%
Liberal Democrat Sofique Miah713.14%
Plaid Cymru Khalilur Rahman27712.24%
Majority
Turnout 2,263
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ringland

Ringland (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mofiz Ali3046.45%
Labour Bob Bright*104622.21%
Labour Emma Corten1,09723.29%
Liberal Democrat Paul Jordan51410.91%
Labour Malcolm Linton*1,09023.14%
Liberal Democrat Ray Lord4469.47%
Conservative Ruth Williams2134.52%
Majority
Turnout 4,710
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour hold Swing

Rogerstone

Rogerstone(3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Tom Bond1,49517.41%
Liberal Democrat Peter Davies2482.89%
Conservative Valerie Dudley*121614.16%
Labour Chris Evans1,62318.90%
Plaid Cymru David Hall2312.69%
Conservative Stephen Jones*1,21314.12%
Conservative Alan Mazey1,07512.52%
Labour Sally Mlewa1,48717.31%
Majority
Turnout 8,588
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Paul Cockeram*58628.16%
Conservative Jay Hampson1517.26%
Conservative Anselm Plummer1366.54%
Labour Bob Poole*62029.79%
Independent Louise Ryan1698.12%
Independent Michael Ryan1688.07%
Plaid Cymru Anthony Salkeld1245.96%
Plaid Cymru Maria Shellard1276.10%
Majority
Turnout 2,081
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St.Julians

St.Julians (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Gill Ford*86313.36%
Labour Emma Garland1,02015.79%
Conservative Vikky Howells2994.63%
Labour Rhys Hutchings 98115.19%
Conservative Marie Jermyn2433.76%
Conservative Roy Lane2664.12%
Liberal Democrat Carmel Townsend*87313.51%
Liberal Democrat Ed Townsend*95814.83%
Labour Joshua Worrad95714.81%
Majority
Turnout 6,460
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Stow Hill

Stow Hill (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Plaid Cymru Rhys Gwyn Ab Elis793.91%
Labour Miqdad Al-Nuaimi52726.05%
Liberal Democrat Pam Baulch623.06%
Conservative Peter Hugh Charles Davies*38318.93%
Conservative William J Routley*37418.49%
Labour Kate Thomas59829.56%
Majority
Turnout 2,023
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Tredegar Park

Tredegar Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Andrew Sherwood415.88%
Conservative Adam Wate14420.66%
Labour Trevor Watkins51273.46%
Majority36852.80%+44.39%
Turnout 697
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Victoria

Victoria (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mike Hamilton*41814.57%
Liberal Democrat Mozadul Hussain*34512.03%
Labour Chris Jenkins76926.81%
Conservative Khurram Khan1746.07%
Conservative Bilal Meah2247.81%
Plaid Cymru Christopher Paul1565.44%
Plaid Cymru Trefor Puw1083.77%
Labour Majid Rahman67423.50%
Majority
Turnout 2,868
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Newport Local Government Elections, Newport City Council, 2012
  2. ↑ Bodden, Tom. "Next council elections in Wales to be postponed for a year". Daily Post. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  3. ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2012: Newport" . Retrieved 2016-11-17.
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