Newport West and Islwyn | |
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constituency for the House of Commons | |
Electorate | 76,234 (March 2020) [1] |
Major settlements | Newport (part), Risca, Newbridge, Blackwood |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
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 general election, following the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies.
The constituency comprises the following areas: [2] [3]
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 | N/A | |
Independent | George Etheridge | 1,597 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 8,868 | 21.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 41,951 | 55.4 | −8.3 | ||
Registered electors | 75,781 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
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