# Newport East (UK Parliament constituency)

Newport East (Welsh: Dwyrain Casnewydd) is a constituency in the city of Newport, South Wales, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Jessica Morden of the Labour Party.
The constituency retained its name but its boundaries were substantially altered, as part of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales for the 2024 general election.

## History

Newport East was created when the former Newport borough constituency was split into two divisions in 1983. Until the changes coming into effect in 2024, it also included some rural areas, formerly part of Monmouth county constituency, with only minor boundary changes since the constituency was created. Unlike neighbouring Newport West, it has remained in Labour hands since its creation.

## Boundaries

1983–1997: The Borough of Newport wards 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 18 to 20, and the District of Monmouth wards 14 and 15.
1997–2010: The Borough of Newport wards of Alway, Beechwood, Langstone, Llanwern, Lliswerry, Ringland, St Julians, and Victoria, and the Borough of Monmouth wards of Caldicot Castle, Dewstow, Magor with Undy, Rogiet, Severn, and West End.
2010–2024: The Newport County Borough electoral divisions of Alway, Beechwood, Langstone, Llanwern, Lliswerry, Ringland, St Julian's, and Victoria, and the Monmouthshire County electoral divisions of Caldicot Castle, Dewstow, Green Lane, Mill, Rogiet, Severn, The Elms, and West End.
2024–present: Under the 2023 review, the constituency was defined as being composed of the following wards of the City and County Borough of Newport, as they existed on 1 December 2020:
* Alway, Beechwood, Bettws, Caerleon, Langstone$^1$, Llanwern, Lliswerry, Malpas, Pillgwenlly, Ringland, St Julians, Shaftesbury, Stow Hill, and Victoria.
$^1$ Renamed Bishton and Langstone following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2022.
As a result of the review, Newport West was abolished with approximately 45% of its electorate being added to Newport East (Bettws, Caerleon, Malpas, Pillgwenlly, Shaftesbury and Stow Hill wards). To partly compensate, the parts in Monmouthshire County were transferred to the re-established constituency of Monmouthshire.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1983 | Roy Hughes | Labour |
| 1997 | Alan Howarth | Labour |
| 2005 | Jessica Morden | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Newport East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jessica Morden | 16,370 | 42.5 | −5.0 |
| | Reform UK | Tommy Short | 7,361 | 19.1 | +13.0 |
| | Conservative | Rachel Buckler | 6,487 | 16.8 | −19.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Jonathan Clark | 2,239 | 5.8 | +3.2 |
| | Green | Lauren James | 2,092 | 5.4 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Miller | 2,045 | 5.3 | −0.4 |
| | Independent | Pippa Bartolotti | 1,802 | 4.7 | N/A |
| | Heritage | Mike Ford | 135 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,009 | 23.4 | +18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,531 | 50.1 | −10.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,845 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −9.0 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Newport East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jessica Morden | 16,125 | 44.4 | −12.1 |
| | Conservative | Mark Brown | 14,133 | 39.0 | +4.2 |
| | Brexit Party | Julie Price | 2,454 | 6.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Hamilton | 2,121 | 5.8 | +3.2 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Cameron Wixcey | 872 | 2.4 | ±0.0 |
| | Green | Peter Varley | 577 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 80 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,992 | 5.4 | −15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,282 | 62.0 | −2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,554 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −8.2 | |
Of the 80 rejected ballots:
* 61 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
* 19 voted for more than one candidate.
General election 2017: Newport East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jessica Morden | 20,804 | 56.5 | +15.8 |
| | Conservative | Natasha Asghar | 12,801 | 34.8 | +7.5 |
| | UKIP | Ian Gorman | 1,180 | 3.2 | −15.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pete Brown | 966 | 2.6 | −3.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Cameron Wixcey | 881 | 2.4 | −1.1 |
| | Independent | Nadeem Ahmed | 188 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 68 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,003 | 21.7 | +8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,820 | 64.3 | +1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 57,211 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.2 | |
Of the 68 rejected ballots:
* 34 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
* 19 voted for more than one candidate.
* 15 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified.
General election 2015: Newport East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jessica Morden | 14,290 | 40.7 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Natasha Asghar | 9,585 | 27.3 | +4.3 |
| | UKIP | David Stock | 6,466 | 18.4 | +16.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Halliday | 2,251 | 6.4 | −25.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Tony Salkeld | 1,231 | 3.5 | +1.4 |
| | Green | David Mclean | 887 | 2.5 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Shangara Singh Bhatoe | 398 | 1.1 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,705 | 13.4 | +8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,108 | 62.7 | −0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 56,015 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.3 | |
General election 2010: Newport East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jessica Morden | 12,744 | 37.0 | −8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ed Townsend | 11,094 | 32.2 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | Dawn Parry | 7,918 | 23.0 | −0.4 |
| | BNP | Keith Jones | 1,168 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | Plaid Cymru | Fiona Cross | 724 | 2.1 | −1.7 |
| | UKIP | David Rowlands | 677 | 2.0 | −1.0 |
| | Socialist Labour | Elizabeth Screen | 123 | 0.4 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,650 | 4.8 | −16.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,448 | 63.6 | +5.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 54,437 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.3 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Newport East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jessica Morden | 14,389 | 45.2 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ed Townsend | 7,551 | 23.7 | +9.7 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Collings | 7,459 | 23.4 | +0.2 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Mohammad Asghar | 1,221 | 3.8 | −1.1 |
| | UKIP | Roger Thomas | 945 | 3.0 | +1.7 |
| | Socialist Labour | Elizabeth Screen | 260 | 0.8 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,838 | 21.5 | −10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,825 | 57.9 | +3.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 54,941 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -9.6 | |
General election 2001: Newport East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Howarth | 17,120 | 54.7 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative | Ian Oakley | 7,246 | 23.2 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alistair Cameron | 4,394 | 14.0 | +3.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Madoc Batcup | 1,519 | 4.9 | +3.0 |
| | Socialist Labour | Elizabeth Screen | 420 | 1.3 | −3.9 |
| | UKIP | Neal Reynolds | 410 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | Communist | Robert Griffiths | 173 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,874 | 31.5 | −4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,282 | 54.7 | −18.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 57,219 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.4 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Newport East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Howarth | 21,481 | 57.7 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | David Evans | 7,958 | 21.4 | −10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alistair Cameron | 3,880 | 10.4 | −1.5 |
| | Socialist Labour | Arthur Scargill | 1,951 | 5.2 | N/A |
| | Referendum | Edward Chaney-Davis | 1,267 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | Plaid Cymru | Christopher Holland | 721 | 1.9 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,523 | 36.3 | +12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,258 | 73.1 | −7.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 50,676 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.3 | |
General election 1992: Newport East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roy Hughes | 23,050 | 55.0 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Angela A. Emmett | 13,151 | 31.4 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William A. Oliver | 4,991 | 11.9 | −5.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru (Green) | Stephen M. Ainley | 716 | 1.7 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,899 | 23.6 | +6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,908 | 81.2 | +0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 51,603 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Newport East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roy Hughes | 20,518 | 49.1 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | Graham Webster-Gardiner | 13,454 | 32.2 | −0.9 |
| | SDP | Frances David | 7,383 | 17.7 | −7.9 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Gareth Butler | 458 | 1.1 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,064 | 16.9 | +10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,813 | 79.9 | +3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 52,199 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1983: Newport East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roy Hughes | 15,931 | 39.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Roy Thomason | 13,301 | 33.1 | N/A |
| | SDP | Frances David | 10,293 | 25.6 | N/A |
| | Plaid Cymru | David Thomas | 697 | 1.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,630 | 6.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,222 | 76.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 52,503 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |