Newport West (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Newport West
Parliament:	uk
Map1:	NewportWest2007
Year:	1983
Abolished:	2024
Type:	County
Elects Howmany:	One
Previous:	Newport and Monmouth^[1]
Electorate:	63,056 (December 2010)^[2]
Region:	Wales
European:	Wales
National:	Newport West, South Wales East

Newport West was one of two parliamentary constituencies for the city of Newport, South Wales, in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system. Paul Flynn, of the Labour Party, was the MP from the 1987 general election until his death on 17 February 2019.^[3] Consequently, a by-election was held in the constituency on Thursday 4 April 2019 and Ruth Jones of the Labour Party was elected.

The constituency was abolished as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales for the 2024 United Kingdom general election. Its wards were split between the existing Newport East constituency and a new constituency named Newport West and Islwyn.^[4]

Boundaries

The constituency comprised the electoral divisions of Allt-yr-yn, Bettws, Caerleon, Gaer, Graig, Malpas, Marshfield, Pillgwenlly, Rogerstone, Shaftesbury, Stow Hill and Tredegar Park in the city of Newport. The western and northern boundaries were formed by the city boundary, the eastern boundary by the River Usk, and the southern boundary by the Bristol Channel.

History

Newport West was created when the former Newport constituency was split into two seats in 1983. The seat was won on a narrow three-figure majority by the Conservatives. However, Paul Flynn gained the seat for the Labour Party in 1987 and held it until his death in 2019.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1983	Mark Robinson	Conservative
	1987	Paul Flynn	Labour
	2019 by-election	Ruth Jones	Labour
	2024	Constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Of the 82 rejected ballots:

• 47 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
• 29 voted for more than one candidate.
• 4 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified.

Of the 100 rejected ballots:

• 69 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
• 23 voted for more than one candidate.
• 8 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified.

Of the 130 rejected ballots:

• 98 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
• 29 voted for more than one candidate.
• 3 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified.

See also

• Newport West (Senedd constituency)
• List of parliamentary constituencies in Gwent
• List of parliamentary constituencies in Wales

External links

• Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
• Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)
• 2017 Election House Of Commons Library 2017 Election report
• A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)
• Newport West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
• Newport West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'Newport West', June 1983 up to May 1997. ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. 13 March 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160314055856/http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P83426.htm. 14 March 2016.
2. Web site: Beyond 20/20 WDS – Table view. 1 December 2010. 2011 Electorate Figures. StatsWales. 13 March 2011.
3. News: Veteran Labour MP Paul Flynn dies aged 84. 2019-02-18. 2019-02-18. en-GB.
4. Book: 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies – The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales . 28 June 2023 . Boundary Commission for Wales.