2017 election results map, showing numbers of councillors per ward and their party affiliations Newport Civic Centre Elections to Newport City Council were held on 3 May 2017[1] along with elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales, community council elections in Wales and 2017 United Kingdom local elections .
Councillors elected in this election would serve a five-year term due to the new Welsh Government policy.[2]
The previous election took place on 3 May 2012 .
The next full election took place in May 2022 .
Election results: overview Newport City Council election 2017 [3] Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 31 -6 62.0 36.1 15,869 -12.1 Conservative 12 +2 24.0 32.0 14,072 +3.3 Newport Ind. 4 +4 8.0 10.2 4,466 New Liberal Democrats 2 +1 4.0 9.4 4,115 -3.6 Independent 1 -1 2.0 3.0 1,322 -1.8 Plaid Cymru 0 0 0.0 4.1 1,799 0.0 Green 0 0 0.0 1.9 814 +1.2 UKIP 0 0 0.0 3.5 1,534 New Total 50 43,991
Ward results Asterisks denote incumbent ward councillors seeking re-election.
Allt-yr-yn Allt-yr-yn (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Matthew Evans * 1,731 Conservative David Fouweather * 1,692 Conservative Charles Ferris * 1,610 Labour John Harris 985 Labour Kassim Hayat 841 Labour John Reynolds 840 Plaid Cymru Jonathan Clark 332 Liberal Democrats Sue Davies 331 Liberal Democrats Chloe Elding 244 Liberal Democrats John Miller 184 Majority Turnout 8,790 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Alway Alway (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Raymond Truman * 976 Labour Debbie Harvey * 931 Labour John Guy * 911 Conservative Carol Wallis 516 Conservative Amna Arshid 400 Newport Ind. Dave Jones 355 Plaid Cymru Cath Wixcey 195 Liberal Democrats Liam Biaggi 171 Majority Turnout 4,455 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Beechwood Beechwood (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Deb Davies * 978 Labour Graham Berry 936 Labour Mark Spencer * 875 Liberal Democrats Tony Biaggi 488 Liberal Democrats Sarah Lockyer 447 Liberal Democrats Pete Brown 444 Conservative Georgina Webb 420 Conservative Michael Weekes 378 UKIP Tim Price 260 Newport Ind. Julie Price 213 Majority Turnout 6,510 Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Bettws Bettws (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Newport Ind. Kevin Whitehead * 897 Newport Ind. Janet Cleverly * 816 Newport Ind. Jason Jordan 744 Labour Sandra Daniell 541 Labour Chris Jarvis 467 Labour Philip Saunders 411 Conservative Lewis Williams 212 Conservative Timothy Masters 181 Conservative Huw Davies 178 Green Peter Varley 106 Majority Turnout 4,553 Newport Ind. gain from Independent Swing Newport Ind. gain from Independent Swing Newport Ind. gain from Labour Swing
Whitehead had been elected as an Independent in 2012. Cleverly had been elected as an Independent at a by-election in 2015.[4]
Caerleon Caerleon (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Gail Giles * 1,336 Conservative Joan Watkins 1,282 Labour Jason Hughes 1,166 Conservative Michael Enea 1,095 Conservative Richard Andrews 1,079 Labour Mike Singleton 1,065 Liberal Democrats Paul l'Allier 392 Liberal Democrats Andy White 376 UKIP Stan Edwards 309 Liberal Democrats Laura Ricketts 239 Majority Turnout 8,339 Labour gain from Swing Labour hold Swing Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Gaer Debbie Wilcox, Newport City Council leader since 2016 Gaer (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Stephen Marshall 1,019 Labour Mark Whitcutt * 994 Labour Deborah Wilcox * 991 Conservative Lloyd Walsh 847 Conservative Miriam Shwartz 778 Conservative Saleh Baqi 672 Newport Ind. Rhys Richards 324 Liberal Democrats Paul Woodcock-Jones 199 Majority Turnout 5,824 Labour gain from Swing Labour hold Swing Labour gain from Swing
Graig Graig (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative David Williams * 1,026 Conservative Margaret Cornelious * 976 Labour Victoria Cox-Wall 825 Labour Paul Davies 758 Liberal Democrats Nathan Tarr 194 Green Issica Baron 153 Majority Turnout 3,932 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Langstone Langstone (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Ray Mogford * 1,036 Conservative William Routley 913 Liberal Democrats Pam Bellew 292 Liberal Democrats David Hando 238 Labour Gareth Pratt 219 Labour Alan Speight 189 Majority Turnout 2,887 Conservative hold Swing Conservative gain from Swing
Liswerry Liswerry (4 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Ken Critchley * 1,106 Labour Roger Jeavons * 1,043 Labour John Richards * 874 Independent Allan Morris * 828 Labour Farzina Hussain 764 Conservative Carl Tucker 528 Conservative Nicholas Clark 492 UKIP James Peterson 461 UKIP Andrew Sterry 455 Conservative Dave Cox 452 Conservative Richard Hill 388 UKIP Patrina Smith 330 Plaid Cymru Cam Wixcey 198 Majority Turnout 7,919 Labour hold Swing Labour gain from Swing Labour gain from Swing Independent gain from Labour Swing
Llanwern Llanwern (1 seat) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Martyn Kellaway * 954 Labour John Davies 255 Majority Turnout 1,209 Conservative hold Swing
Malpas Malpas (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Jane Mudd * 979 Labour James Clarke 937 Labour David Mayer * 914 Conservative Michael Brunnock 878 Conservative David Gapper-Hampson 699 Conservative Jim Hampson 673 Newport Ind. Jonathan Cocks 502 Newport Ind. Rachel Reaney 302 Green Pippa Bartolotti 283 Newport Ind. Gavin Phillips 283 Green Malcolm Degroot 161 Liberal Democrats Peter Davies 99 Majority Turnout 6,710 Labour gain from Swing Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Marshfield Marshfield (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Richard White * 853 Conservative Tom Suller * 801 Labour Tony Boswell 491 Labour Ann Picton 437 Liberal Democrats Liz Newton 236 Green Lim Jones 188 Majority Turnout 3,006 Conservative hold Swing Conservative hold Swing
Pillgwenlly Pillgwenlly (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Ibrahim Hayat * 758 Labour Tracey Holyoake 757 Independent Omar Ali * 494 Plaid Cymru Khalilur Rahman 288 Conservative Zafar Ismail 238 Conservative Firdaus Asghar 205 Plaid Cymru Simon Coopey 197 Majority Turnout 2,937 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Ali had been elected for Labour at a by-election in 2013.
Ringland Ringland (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Malcolm Linton * 911 Labour Laura Lacey 703 Labour Rehmaan Hayat 613 Newport Ind. Rocky Davies 430 Conservative Christine Smith 405 Newport Ind. Ray Lord 386 UKIP Mike Ford 368 Conservative Muhammad Tariq 283 Conservative Saeed Zafar 210 Liberal Democrats Pierre l'Allier 106 Majority Turnout 4,415 Labour hold Swing Labour gain from Swing Labour hold Swing
Rogerstone Rogerstone (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Valerie Dudley 1,281 Labour Yvonne Forsey 1,258 Newport Ind. Chris Evans * 1,215 Labour Kath Hopkins 1,161 Conservative Dean Jenkins 1,111 Labour Sally Mlewa * 1,089 Newport Ind. Andrew Collingbourne 1,002 Conservative Ganesh Sukul 910 Liberal Democrats Susan Cocks 252 Plaid Cymru Anthony Salkeld 206 Majority Turnout 9,485 Conservative gain from Labour Swing Labour gain from Swing Newport Ind. gain from Labour Swing
Evans was elected for the Labour Party in 2012.
St Julians St Julians (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Carmel Townsend * 1,011 Labour Phil Hourahine 889 Liberal Democrats Holly Townsend * 825 Labour Roy McCabe 748 Labour Funmi Obilanade 700 Liberal Democrats Ryan Jones 654 Conservative Vicky Howells-Cook 453 Conservative Marie Jermyn 387 Plaid Cymru Chris Priest 250 Majority Turnout 5,917 Liberal Democrats gain from Swing Labour gain from Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Townsend had been elected at a by-election in July 2016.
Shaftesbury Shaftesbury (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Paul Cockeram * 619 Labour Herbie Thomas 560 Conservative Carol Bader 439 Conservative Michael Duncan 337 Newport Ind. David Rice 185 UKIP Joe Crocker 136 Newport Ind. Khushbir Bhullar 119 Majority Turnout 2,395 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Stow Hill Stow Hill (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Kate Thomas * 589 Labour Miqdad al-Nuaimi * 561 Conservative Luke Evetts 345 Conservative Nicolas Webb 326 Newport Ind. Tom Stanger 148 Newport Ind. David McLean 143 Plaid Cymru Rhys ab Elis 96 Majority Turnout 2,208 Labour gain from Swing Labour gain from Swing
Tredegar Park Tredegar Park (1 seat) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Trevor Watkins * 295 Conservative Wayne Cresswell 257 Newport Ind. Jan Flanagan 197 Plaid Cymru Morgan Bowler-Brown 111 Majority Turnout 860 Labour gain from Swing
Victoria Victoria (2 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Chris Jenkins * 840 Labour Majid Rahman * 795 Conservative Saima Mujahid 371 Liberal Democrats Mike Hamilton 344 Conservative Mubarak Ali 336 Liberal Democrats Jeff Evans 333 Plaid Cymru Trefor Puw 123 Green Mirka Virtanen 84 Majority Turnout 3,226 Labour gain from Swing Labour gain from Swing
By-elections Graig Graig: 26 August 2021 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John Jones 610 50.2 +3.5 Labour John Harris 534 44.0 +6.4 Liberal Democrats Jeff Evans 71 5.8 -3.0 Majority 76 6.2 Turnout 1,215 24.0 Conservative hold Swing 1.5
Victoria Victoria: 2 December 2021 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Gavin Horton 641 64.6 +6.7 Liberal Democrats John Miller 258 26.0 +5.6 Conservative Muhammad Tariq 93 9.4 -3.8 Majority 383 38.6 Turnout 992 18.7 Labour hold Swing 0.6
References ^ Local Election Results 2017 - National Assembly for Wales, Welsh Assembly, 2017 ^ Drakeford, Mark. "Written Statement - Local Elections and Electoral Arrangements". Retrieved 3 May 2019 . ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2017: Newport". Retrieved 1 May 2019 . ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - Bettws Ward — Newport". Retrieved 20 August 2022 . Topics Districts of Newport
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