Newport West (Assembly constituency)

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

Coordinates: 51°35′20″N 3°03′43″W / 51.589°N 3.062°W / 51.589; -3.062

**Newport West**
Welsh Assembly county constituency

Newport East shown as one of the 40 Welsh Assembly constituencies
Created:	1999
Electoral region:	South Wales East
AM:	Jayne Bryant
Party:	Labour

Newport West is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales. It elects one Assembly Member 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

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Newport West Westminster constituency.

The other seven constituencies of the South Wales East electoral region are Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Islwyn, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, Monmouth, Newport East and Torfaen.

Voting

In general elections for the National Assembly for Wales, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Assembly Member 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 National Assembly for Wales

Election		Member	Party
	1999–2016	Rosemary Butler	Labour
	2016–present	Jayne Bryant	Labour

Results

Elections in the 2010s

Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Newport West^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Jayne Bryant	12,157	43.8	-8.4
	Conservative	Matthew Evans	8,042	29.0	-4.9
	UKIP	Mike Ford	3,842	13.8	+13.8
	Plaid Cymru	Simon Coopey	1,645	5.9	-1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Newton	880	3.2	-3.7
	Green	Pippa Bartolotti	814	2.9	+2.9
	Independent	Bill Fearnley-Whittingstall	333	1.2	+1.2
	Cymru Sovereign	Gruff Meredith	38	0.1	+0.1
Majority			4,115	14.8	-3.5
Turnout			27,751	44.7	+7.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Newport West^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Rosemary Butler	12,011	52.2	+11.7
	Conservative	David Williams	7,791	33.9	−0.7
	Plaid Cymru	Lyndon Binding	1,626	7.1	−3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Newton	1,586	6.9	−5.0
Majority			4,220	18.3	+12.4
Turnout			23,014	36.8	−3.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.2

Elections in the 2000s

Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Newport West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Rosemary Butler	9,582	40.5	−6.4
	Conservative	Matthew R.H. Evans	8,181	34.6	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel R. Flanagan	2,813	11.9	+2.1
	Plaid Cymru	Brian Hancock	2,449	10.4	+2.5
	English Democrat	Andrew James Constantine	634	2.7	N/A
Majority			1,401	5.9	−11.6
Turnout			23,659	40.1	+5.5
	Labour hold		Swing	−5.8

Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Newport West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Rosemary Butler	10,053	46.9	−0.7
	Conservative	William Graham	6,301	29.4	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Phylip A.D. Hobson	2,094	9.8	−1.9
	Plaid Cymru	Anthony M. Salkeld	1,678	7.8	−4.8
	UKIP	Hugh Moelwyn Hughes	1,102	5.1	N/A
	Socialist Alliance	Richard Morse	198	0.9	N/A
Majority			3,752	17.5	−1.9
Turnout			21,426	34.6	−7.7
	Labour hold		Swing	−1.0

Elections in the 1990s

Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Newport West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Rosemary Butler	11,538	47.6	N/A
	Conservative	William Graham	6,828	28.2	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	Bob Vickery	3,053	12.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Veronica Kathleen Watkins	2,820	11.6	N/A
Majority			4,710	19.4	N/A
Turnout			24,239	42.3	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

Notes

↑ "Wales elections > Newport West". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
↑ "Wales elections > Newport West". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.

Electoral regions and Constituencies of the National Assembly for Wales

Mid and West Wales	Brecon and Radnorshire Carmarthen East and Dinefwr Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire Ceredigion Dwyfor Meirionnydd Llanelli Montgomeryshire Preseli Pembrokeshire

North Wales	Aberconwy Alyn and Deeside Arfon Clwyd South Clwyd West Delyn Vale of Clwyd Wrexham Ynys Môn

South Wales Central	Cardiff Central Cardiff North Cardiff South and Penarth Cardiff West Cynon Valley Pontypridd Rhondda Vale of Glamorgan

South Wales East	Blaenau Gwent Caerphilly Islwyn Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney Monmouth Newport East Newport West Torfaen

South Wales West	Aberavon Bridgend Gower Neath Ogmore Swansea East Swansea West

The City of Newport

Topics	Bridges Buildings and Structures Churches Companies Culture Districts Electoral Wards High Sheriffs History Landmarks Listed buildings Lord Lieutenants Museums Music Newport city centre Newport Built-up area Organisations Parks People Politics Schools Shopping Sport Theatre Transport Visitor Attractions

Districts of Newport	Allt-yr-yn Alway Baneswell Barnardtown Bassaleg Beechwood Bettws Bishpool Bishton Brynglas Bulmore Caerleon Castleton Cat's Ash Christchurch Coedkernew Crindau Duffryn Gaer Glan Llyn Goldcliff Graig High Cross Langstone Lliswerry Llanmartin Llanvaches Llanwern Lower Machen Maesglas Maindee Malpas Marshfield Mendalgief Michaelstone Nash Parc Seymour Penhow Peterstone Pillgwenlly Redwick Rhiwderin Ringland Riverside Rogerstone Shaftesbury Somerton St. Brides St. Julian's Stow Hill Tredegar Park Underwood Uskmouth Victoria Wentlooge Wentwood Forest Whitson Wilcrick

Buildings and structures	Beechwood House Brynglas House Chartist Mural Coleg Gwent Dragon Park, Wales National Football Development Centre Friars Walk Isca Augusta Kingsway Shopping Centre Lysaght Institute Mansion House National Roman Legion Museum Newport Castle Newport Cathedral Newport Civic Centre Newport International Sports Village Newport Market Newport Museum Art Gallery and Central Library Neon Newport Stadium Newport Technical Institute Newport Tennis Centre Newport Transporter Bridge Pencoed Castle Riverfront Arts Centre Rodney Parade Roman Baths Museum Shire Hall South East Wales Regional Swimming Pool St. Mark's Church St. Paul's Church Tredegar House University of South Wales Wales National Velodrome West Usk Lighthouse Westgate Hotel Ye Olde Murenger House

Politics	Newport City Council Coat of arms of Newport Mayor of Newport Newport Rising UK Parliamentary constituencies Newport West Newport East National Assembly for Wales constituencies Newport West Newport East European Parliament constituency Wales

Electoral wards of Newport City Council	Allt-yr-yn Alway Beechwood Bettws Caerleon Gaer Graig Langstone Lliswerry Llanwern Malpas Marshfield Pillgwenlly Ringland Rogerstone Shaftesbury St. Julian's Stow Hill Tredegar Park Victoria

Community councils	Allt-yr-yn Alway Beechwood Bettws Bishton Caerleon Coedkernew Gaer Goldcliff Graig Langstone Lliswerry Llanvaches Llanwern Malpas Marshfield Michaelstone-y-Fedw Nash Penhow Pillgwenlly Redwick Ringland Rogerstone Shaftesbury St Julians Stow Hill Tredegar Park Victoria Wentlooge

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