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Newport East (Senedd constituency)

Not to be confused with Newport East (UK Parliament constituency).

Newport East
Dwyrain Casnewydd
Senedd county constituency
for the Senedd
Newport East shown as one of the 40
Senedd constituencies
Current Senedd county constituency
Created1999
PartyWelsh Labour
MSJohn Griffiths
Electoral regionSouth Wales East

Newport East (Welsh: Dwyrain 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.

Boundaries

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Map
Map of current boundaries

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the same boundaries as the Newport East (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 West and Torfaen.

Voting

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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.

Members of the Senedd

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Election Member Party Portrait
1999 John Griffiths Labour

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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2021 Senedd election: Newport East[1]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour John Griffiths[a] 10,899 47.4 +2.8 9,687 41.7 +1.1
Conservative Gareth Hughes 7,315 31.8 +13.6 7,071 30.4 +11.4
Plaid Cymru Daniel Llewelyn 1,844 8.0 +1.3 2,042 8.8 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Mike Hamilton 1,574 6.6 -0.6 1,257 5.4 -0.5
Abolish Robert Steed 660 2.9 New 899 3.9 +0.1
UKIP Benjamin Walker 368 1.6 -19.3 441 1.9 -17.8
Reform UK David Rowlands[b] 328 1.4 New 298 1.3 New
Green 1,059 4.6 +2.4
No More Lockdowns 168 0.7 New
Gwlad 134 0.6 New
Propel 92 0.4 New
Communist 45 0.2 ±0.0
TUSC 37 0.2 -0.1
Majority 3,584 15.6 −8.1
Turnout 22,988
Labour hold Swing
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency
  2. ^ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

Regional Ballot void votes: 175. Want of an Official Mark (0), Voting for more than ONE party or individual candidate (70), Writing or mark by which the Voter could be identified (0), Unmarked or Void for uncertainty (105)

Elections in the 2010s

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Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Newport East
Party Candidate Constituency[2] Regional[3]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour John Griffiths 9,229 44.6 -6.2 8,392 40.6 -3.8
UKIP James Peterson 4,333 20.9 New 4,081 19.7 +13.8
Conservative Munawar Mughal 3,768 18.2 -4.9 3,919 19.0 -2.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Halliday 1,481 7.2 -11.8 1,213 5.9 -6.3
Plaid Cymru Anthony Salkeld 1,386 6.7 -0.3 1,589 7.7 +1.5
Green Peter Varley 491 2.4 New 451 2.2 +0.3
Abolish 783 3.8 New
Monster Raving Loony 109 0.5 New
TUSC 53 0.3 New
Communist 45 0.2 0.0
National Front 44 0.2 New
Majority 4,896 23.7 −4.0
Turnout 20,688 37.2 +1.7
Labour hold Swing -13.6
Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Newport East
Party Candidate Constituency[4] Regional[5]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op John Griffiths 9,888 50.8 +18.7 8,691 44.4 +13.7
Conservative Nick Webb 4,500 23.1 +0.4 4,226 21.6 -0.1
Liberal Democrats Ed Townsend 3,703 19.0 -8.7 2,398 12.2 -10.6
Plaid Cymru Chris Paul 1,369 7.0 -1.5 1,209 6.2 -2.4
UKIP 1,155 5.9 +2.4
BNP 604 3.1 -0.3
Socialist Labour 398 2.0 +0.6
Green 367 1.9 -0.3
English Democrat 291 1.5 New
Welsh Christian 209 1.1 +0.2
Communist 48 0.2 -2.1
Majority 5,388 27.7 +23.3
Turnout 19,460 35.5 −2.0
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Regional ballots rejected at the count: 157[6]

Elections in the 2000s

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Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Newport East
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[7]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op John Griffiths 6,395 32.1 -12.6 6,085 30.7 -9.4
Liberal Democrats Ed Townsend 5,520 27.7 +11.5 4,527 22.8 +7.5
Conservative Peter Fox 4,512 22.7 -1.6 4,299 21.7 -0.7
Plaid Cymru Trefor Puw 1,696 8.5 -0.6 1,707 8.6 +0.1
Independent James Harris 1,354 6.8 New
English Democrat Michael Blundell 429 2.2 New 258 1.3 New
UKIP 696 3.5 -0.5
BNP 676 3.4 +0.2
Communist 455 2.3 New
Green 435 2.2 -1.1
Socialist Labour 278 1.4 -0.9
Independent - Colin Hobbs 178 0.9 New
Welsh Christian Party 173 0.9 New
CPA 59 0.3 New
Majority 875 4.4 −16.0
Turnout 19,906 37.5 +7.1
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Newport East
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[8]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op John Griffiths 7,621 44.7 -4.7 6,969 40.1 -3.4
Conservative Matthew Evans 4,157 24.3 +1.5 3,894 22.4 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Ed Townsend 2,768 16.2 +2.2 2,650 15.3 +0.6
Plaid Cymru Mohammad Asghar 1,555 9.1 -4.7 1,470 8.5 -5.9
UKIP Neal J. Reynolds 987 5.8 New 686 4.0 New
Green 567 3.3 Unknown
BNP 563 3.2 New
Socialist Labour 404 2.3 Unknown
Cymru Annibynnol 80 0.5 New
ProLife Alliance 76 0.4 New
Majority 3,484 20.4 −6.2
Turnout 17,212 30.4 −5.0
Labour Co-op hold Swing -3.2

2003 Electorate: 56,563
Regional ballots rejected: 239

Elections in the 1990s

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Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Newport East
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op John Griffiths 9,497 49.4 N/A 8,319 43.5 N/A
Conservative Mark A. Major 4,368 22.8 N/A 4,278 22.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Alistair Cameron 2,684 14.0 N/A 2,815 14.7 N/A
Plaid Cymru Christopher K. Holland 2,647 13.8 N/A 2,750 14.4 N/A
United Socialist Unknown Unknown N/A
Others 983 5.1 N/A
Majority 5,129 26.6 N/A
Turnout 19,214 35.4 N/A
Labour Co-op win (new seat)

See also

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  1. ^ [1] Newport East Statement of Persons Nominated
  2. ^ "Wales elections > Newport East". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Wales elections > Newport East". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales Election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  7. ^ "2007 Assembly Election Results (updated) July 2007(Page 78 of the PDF / Page 72 of booklet)" (PDF). National Assembly for Wales. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  8. ^ The National Assembly for Wales elections 2003. The Electoral Commission. November 2003. pp. 110–115. Retrieved 1 August 2021.


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