# 2017 Newport City Council election

Elections to Newport City Council were held on 3 May 2017 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.
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 :
| Party | Party | Seats | 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 | Total | 50 | | | | 43,991 | |

## Ward results

Asterisks denote incumbent ward councillors seeking re-election.

### Allt-yr-yn

Allt-yr-yn (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,790 |
| | 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 * | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,455 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Beechwood

Beechwood (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,510 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |

### Bettws

Bettws (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,553 |
| | Newport Ind. gain from Independent | Newport Ind. gain from Independent | Swing |
| | Newport Ind. gain from Independent | Newport Ind. gain from Independent | Swing |
| | Newport Ind. gain from Labour | 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.

### Caerleon

Caerleon (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,339 |
| | Labour gain from | Labour gain from | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |

### Gaer

Gaer (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,824 |
| | 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 | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,932 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Langstone

Langstone (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,887 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from | Conservative gain from | Swing |

### Liswerry

Liswerry (4 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,919 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from | Labour gain from | Swing |
| | Labour gain from | Labour gain from | Swing |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |

### Llanwern

Llanwern (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Martyn Kellaway * | 954 |
| | Labour | John Davies | 255 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,209 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Malpas

Malpas (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,710 |
| | Labour gain from | Labour gain from | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Marshfield

Marshfield (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,006 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Pillgwenlly

Pillgwenlly (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,937 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Ali had been elected for Labour at a by-election in 2013.

### Ringland

Ringland (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,415 |
| | Labour hold | Labour 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 | 1,281 |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,485 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Labour gain from | Labour gain from | Swing |
| | Newport Ind. gain from Labour | Newport Ind. gain from Labour | Swing |
Evans was elected for the Labour Party in 2012.

### St Julians

St Julians (3 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,917 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from | Liberal Democrats gain from | Swing |
| | Labour gain from | Labour gain from | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Townsend had been elected at a by-election in July 2016.

### Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,395 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Stow Hill

Stow Hill (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,208 |
| | Labour gain from | Labour gain from | Swing |
| | Labour gain from | Labour gain from | Swing |

### Tredegar Park

Tredegar Park (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Trevor Watkins * | 295 |
| | Conservative | Wayne Cresswell | 257 |
| | Newport Ind. | Jan Flanagan | 197 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Morgan Bowler-Brown | 111 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 860 |
| | Labour gain from | Labour gain from | Swing |

### Victoria

Victoria (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,226 |
| | Labour gain from | Labour gain from | Swing |
| | Labour gain from | Labour gain from | Swing |

## By-elections
### Graig

Graig: 26 August 2021 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 76 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,215 | 24.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 | |

### Victoria

Victoria: 2 December 2021 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 383 | 38.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 992 | 18.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.6 | |