# 2008 Newport City Council election

2008 elections to Newport City Council were held on 1 May 2008 along with elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales, community council elections in Wales and 2008 United Kingdom local elections.
Councillors elected in this election served a four-year term.
The previous election took place in 2004.
The next full election took place on 3 May 2012.

## Election results: overview

Newport Council election 2008 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Labour | 22 | -9 | 44.0 | 33.3 | 13,884 | -2.9 |
| | Conservative | 17 | +6 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 14,705 | +8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 9 | +3 | 18.0 | 21.8 | 9,066 | +0.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.2 | 2,980 | -1.6 |
| | Independent | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1,005 | +2.4 |
| Total | Total | 50 | | | | 41,640 | |
* The Independent statistics are for all Independents, whether they are members of the Independent group on the council or not.

## Ward results
### Allt-yr-yn

Allt-yr-yn (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Matthew Evans | 1,818 |
| | Conservative | David Fouweather | 1,800 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Knight | 1,622 |
| | Labour | Fabi Berrettoni | 722 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Bennett | 420 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Megan Rees Webb | 411 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Summers | 369 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Mian Rashid | 324 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,486 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Alway

Alway (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Raymond Truman | 795 |
| | Labour | John Guy | 776 |
| | Labour | Ken Powell | 775 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Jones | 434 |
| | Conservative | Sallie Mogford | 431 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Parry | 348 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Baulch | 344 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Davies | 309 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Nagma Arshid | 251 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,463 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Beechwood

Beechwood (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh Clarke | 1,433 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hando | 1,321 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeff Evans | 1,288 |
| | Labour | David Collins | 484 |
| | Labour | Christopher Evans | 399 |
| | Labour | Alan Jones | 373 |
| | Conservative | David Hildred | 220 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Cornelious | 204 |
| | Independent | Tony Lane | 202 |
| | Conservative | Ruth Williams | 187 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,510 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from | Liberal Democrats gain from | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from | Liberal Democrats gain from | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from | Liberal Democrats gain from | Swing |

### Bettws

Bettws (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Noel Trigg | 1,128 |
| | Labour | Val Delahaye | 890 |
| | Labour | Glyn Jarvis | 789 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Baker | 586 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Tripp | 451 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Gapper | 408 |
| | Conservative | Michael Ryan | 331 |
| | Conservative | Debbie Blackbird | 260 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Firdaus Asghar | 75 |
| | Independent | Vince Marenghi | 50 |
| | Plaid Cymru | David Hall | 49 |
| | Independent | Stephen Chomyn | 40 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,057 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from | Labour gain from | Swing |
| | Labour gain from | Labour gain from | Swing |

### Caerleon

Caerleon (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Angela Jones | 1,324 |
| | Conservative | Charles Ferris | 1,216 |
| | Labour | Gail Giles | 1,181 |
| | Conservative | Naomi Macey | 1,178 |
| | Labour | Cliff Suller | 1,094 |
| | Labour | Paul Huntley | 1,087 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Theresa Hughes | 467 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Davies | 308 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pam Baulch | 306 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,161 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from | Labour gain from | Swing |

### Gaer

Gaer (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Mark Whitcutt | 921 |
| | Labour | Herbert Thomas | 883 |
| | Labour | Deborah Wilcox | 847 |
| | Conservative | Adam Wate | 813 |
| | Conservative | Michael Wisniewski | 752 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Gibbon | 405 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Evans | 377 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Wheeldon | 333 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Danielle Bennett | 258 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,589 |
| | Labour gain from | Labour gain from | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from | Labour gain from | Swing |

### Graig

Graig (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Margaret Cornelious | 1,187 |
| | Conservative | David Williams | 1,070 |
| | Labour | Andrew Sayer | 589 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Flanagan | 317 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Mountain | 241 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,404 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Langstone

Langstone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | David Atwell | 833 |
| | Independent | Simon Lane | 753 |
| | Conservative | Carole Atwell | 615 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ynys Edwards | 303 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Perry | 296 |
| | Labour | Deborah Harvey | 138 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Timothy Harvey | 114 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,052 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Liswerry

Liswerry (4 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ken Critchley | 1,018 |
| | Labour | Allan Morris | 982 |
| | Labour | John Richards | 879 |
| | Labour | Andrew Jeavons | 972 |
| | Conservative | Chris Blight | 728 |
| | Conservative | Greg Waters | 683 |
| | Conservative | John Ferrier | 644 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lisa Berry | 419 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Price | 328 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oliver Townsend | 326 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tomas Forsey | 270 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,249 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from | Labour gain from | Swing |
| | Labour gain from | Labour gain from | Swing |
| | Labour gain from | Labour gain from | Swing |

### Llanwern

Llanwern (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Martyn Kellaway | 491 |
| | Labour | Ian Jones | 358 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Bull | 92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 941 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Malpas

Malpas (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Bill Langsford | 1,243 |
| | Labour | David Mayer | 1,137 |
| | Conservative | John Bird | 1,131 |
| | Conservative | Ian Brown | 1,074 |
| | Labour | Peter Davies | 1,064 |
| | Conservative | Peter Meredith | 602 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Davies | 385 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,636 |
| | Labour gain from | Labour gain from | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Marshfield

Marshfield (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Richard White | 974 |
| | Conservative | Tom Suller | 952 |
| | Labour | Neil Todd | 332 |
| | Labour | Alan Speight | 283 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helena Wheeldon | 170 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Susan Bennett | 162 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Bevan | 162 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,034 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Pillgwenlly

Pillgwenlly (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ibrahim Hayat | 466 |
| | Labour | Ron Jones | 464 |
| | Conservative | Tony Ismail | 377 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Khalilur Rahman | 375 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Anthony Salkeld | 346 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jayne Lewis | 498 |
| | Conservative | David Madden | 327 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sofique Miah | 278 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,964 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Ringland

Ringland (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Fortey | 939 |
| | Labour | Bob Bright | 874 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Linton | 871 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Jordan | 858 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Harris | 841 |
| | Labour | Tony Gray | 783 |
| | Conservative | Tina Evans | 264 |
| | Conservative | Jane Mazey | 225 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Keith Bennett | 175 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,830 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from | Labour gain from | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Rogerstone

Rogerstone (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Valerie Dudley | 1,664 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Jones | 1,576 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Cooksey | 1,507 |
| | Labour | Edward Burke | 1,450 |
| | Labour | Jayne Bryant | 1,349 |
| | Labour | Victoria Colley Wall | 1,136 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Angeli | 387 |
| | Plaid Cymru | David Hall | 325 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jason Sullivan | 309 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maurice Bacon | 258 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,961 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from | Conservative gain from | Swing |

### St Julians

St.Julians (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ed Townsend | 1,148 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carmel Townsend | 1,029 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gill Ford | 985 |
| | Conservative | Chris Blight | 581 |
| | Conservative | Roy Lane | 552 |
| | Conservative | Dale Hardman | 542 |
| | Labour | Ken Goodger | 492 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Chandler | 467 |
| | Labour | Anthony Jermyn | 432 |
| | Plaid Cymru | James Priest | 111 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,139 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from | Liberal Democrats gain from | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from | Liberal Democrats gain from | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Bob Poole | 478 |
| | Labour | Paul Cockeram | 468 |
| | Conservative | Mike Ryan | 429 |
| | Conservative | James Hampson | 376 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Varley | 178 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Jonathan Clark | 167 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Davies | 139 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Omer Williams | 113 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,348 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Stow Hill

Stow Hill (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Peter Davies | 723 |
| | Conservative | William Routley | 616 |
| | Labour | Miqdad al-Nuaimi | 436 |
| | Labour | Fern Foster | 418 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Rhys ab Elis | 91 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Flanagan | 86 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Winifred Lee | 72 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Shereen Williams | 7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,449 |
| | Conservative gain from | Conservative gain from | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |

### Tredegar Park

Tredegar Park (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | James Brunnock | 364 | |
| | Labour | Trevor Watkins | 293 | |
| | Conservative | Gerry Coldham | 152 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Bailey | 35 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 844 | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Victoria

Victoria (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Hamilton | 618 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mozadul Hussain | 604 |
| | Labour | Chris Jenkins | 486 |
| | Labour | Deb Davies | 450 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Firdaus Asghar | 413 |
| | Conservative | David Cox | 231 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Trefor Puw | 197 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,999 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Plaid Cymru | Liberal Democrats gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |