Newport East (UK Parliament constituency)

History

Newport East was created when the former Newport borough constituency was split into two divisions in 1983. Until the changes coming into effect in 2024, it also included some rural areas, formerly part of Monmouth county constituency, with only minor boundary changes since the constituency was created. Unlike neighbouring Newport West, it has remained in Labour hands since its creation.

Boundaries

1983–1997: The Borough of Newport wards 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 18 to 20, and the District of Monmouth wards 14 and 15.

1997–2010: The Borough of Newport wards of Alway, Beechwood, Langstone, Llanwern, Lliswerry, Ringland, St Julians, and Victoria, and the Borough of Monmouth wards of Caldicot Castle, Dewstow, Magor with Undy, Rogiet, Severn, and West End.

2010–2024: The Newport County Borough electoral divisions of Alway, Beechwood, Langstone, Llanwern, Lliswerry, Ringland, St Julian's, and Victoria, and the Monmouthshire County electoral divisions of Caldicot Castle, Dewstow, Green Lane, Mill, Rogiet, Severn, The Elms, and West End.

2024–present: Under the 2023 review, the constituency was defined as being composed of the following wards of the City and County Borough of Newport, as they existed on 1 December 2020:

• Alway, Beechwood, Bettws, Caerleon, Langstone1, Llanwern, Lliswerry, Malpas, Pillgwenlly, Ringland, St Julians, Shaftesbury, Stow Hill, and Victoria.

1 Renamed Bishton and Langstone following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2022.

As a result of the review, Newport West was abolished with approximately 45% of its electorate being added to Newport East (Bettws, Caerleon, Malpas, Pillgwenlly, Shaftesbury and Stow Hill wards). To partly compensate, the parts in Monmouthshire County were transferred to the re-established constituency of Monmouthshire.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

|reg. electors = 76,845

Elections in the 2010s

|reg. electors = 58,554 Of the 80 rejected ballots:

• 61 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
• 19 voted for more than one candidate. |reg. electors = 57,211 Of the 68 rejected ballots:
• 34 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
• 19 voted for more than one candidate.
• 15 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified. |reg. electors = 56,015 |reg. electors = 54,437

Elections in the 2000s

|reg. electors = 54,941 |reg. electors = 57,219

Elections in the 1990s

|reg. electors = 50,676 |reg. electors = 51,603

Elections in the 1980s

|reg. electors = 52,199 |reg. electors = 52,503

Notes

References

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