# 2012 Newport City Council election

2012 Elections to Newport City Council were held on 3 May 2012 along with elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales, community council elections in Wales and 2012 United Kingdom local elections.
Councillors elected in this election served an extended five-year term, after local government minister Carl Sargeant announced the next elections would be moved from 2016 to 2017 to avoid clashing with the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election which in turn had been delayed a year to avoid clashing with the 2015 United Kingdom general election.
The previous election took place on 1 May 2008.
The next full election took place on 3 May 2017.

## Election results: overview

Newport City Council election 2012 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Labour | 37 | +15 | 74.0 | 48.2 | 17,870 | +14.9 |
| | Conservative | 10 | -7 | 20.0 | 28.7 | 10,642 | -6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | -8 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 4,823 | -8.8 |
| | Independent | 2 | +1 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 1,764 | +2.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | 0 | -1 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 1,517 | -3.1 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 274 | New |
| | Welsh Christian | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 158 | New |
| Total | Total | 50 | | | | 37,048 | |
* The Independent statistics are for all Independents, whether they are members of the Independent group on the council or not.

## Ward results

Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election. Vote share changes compared with corresponding 2008 election.

### Allt-yr-yn

Allt-yr-yn (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Allen | 942 | 11.90% | |
| | Labour | Jan Atkinson | 916 | 11.57% | |
| | Independent | Laura Buchanan-Smith | 755 | 9.54% | |
| | Labour | Pat Drewett | 843 | 10.65% | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Robert Edwards | 236 | 2.98% | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Evans* | 1,364 | 17.24% | −7.05% |
| | Conservative | Charles Ferris | 1,273 | 16.09% | |
| | Conservative | David Fouweather* | 1,339 | 16.92% | −7.12% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Megan Rees-Webb | 246 | 3.10% | −2.39% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,914 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Alway

Alway (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dave Gapper-Hampson | 292 | 7.14% | |
| | Labour | John Guy* | 1,103 | 26.97% | +9.58% |
| | Labour | Debbie Harvey | 1,021 | 24.97% | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hill | 314 | 7.68% | |
| | Labour | Ray Truman* | 1,140 | 27.88% | +10.07% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shihab Uddin | 219 | 5.36% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,089 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Beechwood

Beechwood (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Javid Ahmed | 172 | 3.06% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh Clarke* | 806 | 14.32% |
| | Labour | Deb Davies | 950 | 16.87% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeff Evans* | 765 | 13.59% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hando* | 805 | 14.30% |
| | Labour | Paul Hannon | 912 | 16.20% |
| | Conservative | Pat Harris | 185 | 3.29% |
| | Conservative | Omer Mian | 134 | 2.38% |
| | Labour | Mark Spencer | 901 | 16.00% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,630 | |
| | 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 | % |
| | Independent | Susan Baker | 534 | 13.01% |
| | Labour | Val Delahaye* | 616 | 15.01% |
| | Labour | Kieron Dineen | 594 | 14.47% |
| | Welsh Christian | John Harrold | 158 | 3.85% |
| | Labour | Glyn Jarvis* | 584 | 14.23% |
| | Independent | Noel Trigg* | 840 | 20.46% |
| | Independent | Kevin Whitehead | 779 | 18.98% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,105 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
* Noel Trigg was elected as an Independent candidate, having previously been elected as a Labour candidate in the 5 June 2008 by-election.

### Caerleon

Caerleon (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gail Giles* | 1,582 | 21.79% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Theresa Hughes | 300 | 4.13% |
| | Labour | Paul Huntley | 1,346 | 18.54% |
| | Conservative | Angela Jones* | 1,074 | 14.79% |
| | Conservative | Edward Saville | 743 | 10.23% |
| | Labour | Cliff Suller | 1,342 | 18.48% |
| | Conservative | Joan Watkins | 874 | 12.04% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,261 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Gaer

Gaer (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony Bird | 473 | 9.09% |
| | Plaid Cymru | Clive Busson | 238 | 4.57% |
| | Conservative | Amanda Butler | 486 | 9.34% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Davies | 156 | 3.00% |
| | Conservative | Jackie Johnson | 463 | 8.90% |
| | Labour | Herbie Thomas | 1,135 | 21.81% |
| | Labour | Mark Whitcutt | 1,152 | 22.14% |
| | Labour | Debbie Wilcox | 1,101 | 21.16% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,204 | |
| | 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* | 902 | 28.42% |
| | Labour | Victoria Ann Cox-Wall | 718 | 22.62% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Mountain | 169 | 5.32% |
| | Labour | Sarah Osolinski | 580 | 18.27% |
| | Conservative | David Williams* | 805 | 25.36% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,174 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Langstone

Langstone (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Atwell* | 839 | 34.44% |
| | Labour | Nicholas Boyd | 300 | 12.32% |
| | Labour | John Davies | 355 | 14.57% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Davies | 175 | 7.18% |
| | Conservative | Ray Mogford | 767 | 31.49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,436 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Llanwern

Llanwern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Bevan | 26 | 2.95% | |
| | Labour | Chris Herriot | 269 | 30.50% | |
| | Conservative | Martyn Kellway* | 587 | 66.55% | +14.38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 318 | 36.05% | +21.92% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 882 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lliswerry

Lliswerry (4 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ken Critchley* | 1,506 | 18.78% |
| | Labour | Roger Jeavons* | 1,469 | 18.31% |
| | Conservative | Heather Lee | 561 | 6.99% |
| | Labour | Allan Morris* | 1,479 | 18.44% |
| | Labour | John Richards* | 1,326 | 16.53% |
| | Conservative | Lewis Routley | 573 | 7.14% |
| | Conservative | Carl Tucker | 559 | 6.97% |
| | Conservative | Richard Weller | 548 | 6.83% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,021 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Malpas

Malpas (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Philip Anderson | 217 | 3.43% |
| | Conservative | Carol Anne Bader | 663 | 10.48% |
| | Green | Pippa Bartolotti | 274 | 4.33% |
| | Conservative | John Bird* | 658 | 10.40% |
| | Green | Malcolm Degroot | 195 | 3.08% |
| | Labour | Christine Maxfield | 1,194 | 18.87% |
| | Labour | David Mayer* | 1,227 | 19.39% |
| | Conservative | Peter Meredith | 667 | 10.54% |
| | Labour | Jane Mudd | 1,232 | 19.47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,327 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Marshfield

Marshfield (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Bailey | 274 | 9.42% |
| | Plaid Cymru | Keith Bennet | 173 | 5.95% |
| | Labour | Stephen Marshall | 413 | 14.20% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Newton | 335 | 11.52% |
| | Labour | Mark Price | 326 | 11.21% |
| | Conservative | Tom Suller | 672 | 23.11% |
| | Conservative | Richard White | 715 | 24.59% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,908 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Pillgwenlly

Pillgwenlly (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mustafa Ali | 150 | 6.63% |
| | Labour | Ibrahim Hayat* | 703 | 31.06% |
| | Conservative | Zafar Peavez Ismail | 306 | 13.52% |
| | Labour | Ron Jones* | 756 | 33.41% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sofique Miah | 71 | 3.14% |
| | Plaid Cymru | Khalilur Rahman | 277 | 12.24% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,263 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Ringland

Ringland (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mofiz Ali | 304 | 6.45% |
| | Labour | Bob Bright* | 1046 | 22.21% |
| | Labour | Emma Corten | 1,097 | 23.29% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Jordan | 514 | 10.91% |
| | Labour | Malcolm Linton* | 1,090 | 23.14% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ray Lord | 446 | 9.47% |
| | Conservative | Ruth Williams | 213 | 4.52% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,710 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Rogerstone

Rogerstone (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tom Bond | 1,495 | 17.41% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Davies | 248 | 2.89% |
| | Conservative | Valerie Dudley* | 1216 | 14.16% |
| | Labour | Chris Evans | 1,623 | 18.90% |
| | Plaid Cymru | David Hall | 231 | 2.69% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Jones* | 1,213 | 14.12% |
| | Conservative | Alan Mazey | 1,075 | 12.52% |
| | Labour | Sally Mlewa | 1,487 | 17.31% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,588 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Cockeram* | 586 | 28.16% |
| | Conservative | Jay Hampson | 151 | 7.26% |
| | Conservative | Anselm Plummer | 136 | 6.54% |
| | Labour | Bob Poole* | 620 | 29.79% |
| | Independent | Louise Ryan | 169 | 8.12% |
| | Independent | Michael Ryan | 168 | 8.07% |
| | Plaid Cymru | Anthony Salkeld | 124 | 5.96% |
| | Plaid Cymru | Maria Shellard | 127 | 6.10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,081 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St.Julians

St.Julians (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gill Ford* | 863 | 13.36% |
| | Labour | Emma Garland | 1,020 | 15.79% |
| | Conservative | Vikky Howells | 299 | 4.63% |
| | Labour | Rhys Hutchings | 981 | 15.19% |
| | Conservative | Marie Jermyn | 243 | 3.76% |
| | Conservative | Roy Lane | 266 | 4.12% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carmel Townsend* | 873 | 13.51% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ed Townsend* | 958 | 14.83% |
| | Labour | Joshua Worrad | 957 | 14.81% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,460 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Stow Hill

Stow Hill (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | Rhys Gwyn Ab Elis | 79 | 3.91% |
| | Labour | Miqdad Al-Nuaimi | 527 | 26.05% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pam Baulch | 62 | 3.06% |
| | Conservative | Peter Hugh Charles Davies* | 383 | 18.93% |
| | Conservative | William J Routley* | 374 | 18.49% |
| | Labour | Kate Thomas | 598 | 29.56% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,023 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Tredegar Park

Tredegar Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Sherwood | 41 | 5.88% | |
| | Conservative | Adam Wate | 144 | 20.66% | |
| | Labour | Trevor Watkins | 512 | 73.46% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 368 | 52.80% | +44.39% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 697 | | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |

### Victoria

Victoria (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Hamilton* | 418 | 14.57% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mozadul Hussain* | 345 | 12.03% |
| | Labour | Chris Jenkins | 769 | 26.81% |
| | Conservative | Khurram Khan | 174 | 6.07% |
| | Conservative | Bilal Meah | 224 | 7.81% |
| | Plaid Cymru | Christopher Paul | 156 | 5.44% |
| | Plaid Cymru | Trefor Puw | 108 | 3.77% |
| | Labour | Majid Rahman | 674 | 23.50% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,868 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |