Newport West (Senedd constituency)
# Newport West (Senedd constituency)

Newport West (Welsh: Gorllewin 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. It is currently represented by Jayne Bryant for Labour.

## Boundaries

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

## Voting

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.

## Assembly Members and Members of the Senedd

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1999 | Rosemary Butler | Labour |
| | 2016 | Jayne Bryant | Labour |

## Results

### Elections in the 2020s

2021 Senedd election: Newport West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jayne Bryant | 14,259 | 48.2 | +4.4 | 11,965 | 40.4 | -1.1 |
| | Conservative | Michael Enea | 10,353 | 35.0 | +6.0 | 9,732 | 32.8 | +6.7 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Jonathan Clark | 2,076 | 7.0 | +1.1 | 2,699 | 9.1 | +3.1 |
| | Green | Amelia Womack | 1,314 | 4.4 | +1.5 | 1,763 | 6.0 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Miller | 882 | 3.0 | -0.2 | 919 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| | Reform UK | Kevin Anthony Boucher | 486 | 1.6 | New | 301 | 1.0 | New |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Steve Marsh | 228 | 0.8 | New | 159 | 0.5 | New |
| | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | 1,292 | 4.4 | +0.3 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 416 | 1.4 | -13.4 |
| | Gwlad | Gwlad | Gwlad | Gwlad | Gwlad | 144 | 0.5 | New |
| | Propel | Propel | Propel | Propel | Propel | 116 | 0.4 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 82 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | 40 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,906 | 13.2 | -1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,112 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency |||||||||

Regional Ballot void votes: 242. Want of an Official Mark (0), Voting for more than ONE party or individual candidate (93), Writing or mark by which the Voter could be identified (0), Unmarked or Void for uncertainty (149)

### Elections in the 2010s

Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Newport West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jayne Bryant | 12,157 | 43.8 | -8.4 | 11,493 | 41.5 | -0.5 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Evans | 8,042 | 29.0 | -4.9 | 7,228 | 26.1 | -3.0 |
| | UKIP | Mike Ford | 3,842 | 13.8 | New | 4,092 | 14.8 | +8.9 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Simon Coopey | 1,645 | 5.9 | -1.2 | 1,669 | 6.0 | -0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Newton | 880 | 3.2 | -3.7 | 985 | 3.6 | -2.0 |
| | Green | Pippa Bartolotti | 814 | 2.9 | New | 788 | 2.8 | -0.2 |
| | Independent | Bill Fearnley-Whittingstall | 333 | 1.2 | New |
| | Cymru Sovereign | Gruff Meredith | 38 | 0.1 | New |
| | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | 1,123 | 4.1 | New |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | 137 | 0.5 | New |
| | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | 74 | 0.3 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 66 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| | National Front | National Front | National Front | National Front | National Front | 40 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,115 | 14.8 | -3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,751 | 44.7 | +7.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Newport West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rosemary Butler | 12,011 | 52.2 | +11.7 | 9,759 | 42.0 | +9.0 |
| | Conservative | David Williams | 7,791 | 33.9 | -0.7 | 6,751 | 29.1 | -1.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Lyndon Binding | 1,626 | 7.1 | -3.3 | 1,546 | 6.7 | -1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Newton | 1,586 | 6.9 | -5.0 | 1,303 | 5.6 | -5.1 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 1,367 | 5.9 | +2.4 |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 723 | 3.1 | -2.3 |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | 695 | 3.0 | +0.1 |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 414 | 1.8 | -0.2 |
| | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | 348 | 1.5 | +0.5 |
| | English Democrat | English Democrat | English Democrat | English Democrat | English Democrat | 256 | 1.1 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 62 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,220 | 18.3 | +12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,014 | 36.8 | -3.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.2 | |

Regional ballots rejected at the count: 202

### Elections in the 2000s

Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Newport West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rosemary Butler | 9,582 | 40.5 | -6.4 | 7,825 | 33.0 | -5.1 |
| | Conservative | Matthew R.H. Evans | 8,181 | 34.6 | +5.2 | 7,286 | 30.7 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel R. Flanagan | 2,813 | 11.9 | +2.1 | 2,526 | 10.7 | -0.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Brian Hancock | 2,449 | 10.4 | +2.6 | 1,923 | 8.1 | -0.3 |
| | English Democrat | Andrew Constantine | 634 | 2.7 | New | 353 | 1.5 | New |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 1,269 | 5.4 | +2.6 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 835 | 3.5 | -1.2 |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | 698 | 2.9 | -0.4 |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 480 | 2.0 | +0.6 |
| | Welsh Christian Party | Welsh Christian Party | Welsh Christian Party | Welsh Christian Party | Welsh Christian Party | 246 | 1.0 | New |
| | Independent - Colin Hobbs | Independent - Colin Hobbs | Independent - Colin Hobbs | Independent - Colin Hobbs | Independent - Colin Hobbs | 159 | 0.7 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 61 | 0.3 | New |
| | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | 56 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,401 | 5.9 | -11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,659 | 40.1 | +5.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.8 | |

Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Newport West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rosemary Butler | 10,053 | 46.9 | -0.7 | 8,149 | 38.1 | -3.0 |
| | Conservative | William Graham | 6,301 | 29.4 | +1.2 | 6,332 | 29.6 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phylip A.D. Hobson | 2,094 | 9.8 | -1.8 | 2,381 | 11.1 | -0.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Anthony M. Salkeld | 1,678 | 7.8 | -4.8 | 1,809 | 8.4 | -3.3 |
| | UKIP | Hugh Hughes | 1,102 | 5.1 | New | 1,007 | 4.7 | New |
| | Socialist Alliance | Richard Morse | 198 | 0.9 | New |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | 715 | 3.3 | Unknown |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 603 | 2.8 | New |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 304 | 1.4 | Unknown |
| | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | 69 | 0.3 | New |
| | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | 47 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,752 | 17.5 | -1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,426 | 34.6 | -7.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.0 | |

2003 Electorate: 61,238 Regional ballots rejected: 453

### Elections in the 1990s

Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Newport West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rosemary Butler | 11,538 | 47.6 | N/A | 9,721 | 40.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | William Graham | 6,828 | 28.2 | N/A | 6,872 | 28.4 | N/A |
| | Plaid Cymru | Bob Vickery | 3,053 | 12.6 | N/A | 3,331 | 13.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Veronica Watkins | 2,820 | 11.6 | N/A | 3,068 | 12.7 | N/A |
| | United Socialist | United Socialist | United Socialist | United Socialist | United Socialist | Unknown | Unknown | N/A |
| | Others | Others | Others | Others | Others | 1,234 | 5.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,710 | 19.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,239 | 42.3 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
