Photo: Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0Labour holds a majority on Newport City Council
Newport is run by Newport City Council. Labour has a majority on Newport City Council. Most of Newport is in Newport East (MP Jessica Morden, Labour); 28% of residents are in Newport West and Islwyn (MP Ruth Jones, Labour).
£2,088
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Newport’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on Newport City Council
Labour holds a majority on Newport City Council: 35 of its 51 seats as elected. The Conservatives hold 7, independents 4, Newport Independents Party 3, the Greens 1 and the Liberal Democrats 1. Who’s in charge ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and Welsh Government council tax.
Who holds the seats
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 26 of Newport’s 51 seats to run the council alone.
- Labour35
- Conservative7
- Independent4
- Newport Independents Party3
- Green1
- Liberal Democrat1
Latest election: May 2022.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Newport
One council runs every main service in a Welsh county or county borough.
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
Every part of Wales is in a community; many have a community or town council, which the county council lists. Newport’s communities: Liswerry, Allt-yr-yn, Victoria, Gaer, St. Julians and Alway.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the council to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Newport, from the most recent elections.
- 1Newport City Council17 wards · 44 councillorsLabour 32 · Independent 4 · Conservative 3 · Newport Independents Party 3 · Green 1 · Liberal Democrat 1 · all 44
- 2Police and crime commissionerGwent Police · elected May 2024Jane Mudd
- 3SeneddCasnewydd Islwyn · 6 membersNatasha Batool AsgharJayne BryantPeredur Owen GriffithsDan ThomasLyn AckermanArt Wright
- 4House of CommonsSplit between 2 constituencies
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
44 councillors for 17 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Allan MorrisIndependent · May 2022
- Andrew SterryIndependent · May 2022
- Mark HowellsIndependent · May 2022
- James PetersonIndependent · May 2022
- Pat DrewettLabour · May 2022
- Matthew EvansConservative · May 2022
- David Thomas FouweatherConservative · May 2022
- Gavin HortonLabour · May 2022
- Farzina HussainLabour · May 2022
- Stephen MarshallLabour · May 2022
- Bev PerkinsLabour · May 2022
- Dimitri BatrouniLabour · May 2022
- Paul BrightLabour · May 2022
- Phil HourahineLabour · May 2022
- Carmel Roseanne TownsendLiberal Democrat · May 2022
- Debbie HarveyLabour · May 2022
- Tim HarveyLabour · May 2022
- Alex PimmLabour · May 2022
- Emma CortenLabour · May 2022
- Laura Joanne LaceyLabour · May 2022
- Malcolm Harry LintonLabour · May 2022
- Kevin WhiteheadNewport Independents Party · May 2022
- Janet Elizabeth CleverlyNewport Independents Party · May 2022
- Jason Alan JordanNewport Independents Party · May 2022
- Saeed AdanLabour · May 2022
- Debbie JenkinsLabour · May 2022
- Deb DaviesLabour · May 2022
- Matthew PimmLabour · May 2022
- Mark SpencerLabour · May 2022
- Jane MuddLabour · May 2022
- James John ClarkeLabour · May 2022
- David Julian MayerLabour · May 2022
- Rhian HowellsLabour · May 2022
- Allan ScreenLabour · May 2022
- Trevor Albert WatkinsLabour · May 2022
The other 5 wards
- Kate Thomas Labour · May 2022
- Miqdad Al-NuaimiLabour · May 2022
- Paul Martyn CockeramLabour · May 2022
- James LaurenGreen · May 2022
- John JonesConservative · May 2022
- John HarrisLabour · May 2022
- Bev DaviesLabour · May 2022
- Yvonne ForseyLabour · May 2022
- John ReynoldsLabour · May 2022
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lliswerryall in Newport · 13,586 residents4 seats · May 2022 | 4 | Allan MorrisAndrew SterryMark HowellsJames Peterson | May 2022 |
| Allt-yr-ynall in Newport · 9,494 residents3 seats · May 2022 | 3 | Pat DrewettMatthew EvansDavid Thomas Fouweather | May 2022 |
| Victoriaall in Newport · 9,151 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Gavin HortonFarzina Hussain | May 2022 |
| Gaerall in Newport · 8,979 residents3 seats · May 2022 | 3 | Stephen MarshallBev PerkinsDimitri Batrouni | May 2022 |
| St Juliansall in Newport · 8,873 residents3 seats · May 2022 | 3 | Paul BrightPhil HourahineCarmel Roseanne Townsend | May 2022 |
| Alwayall in Newport · 8,561 residents3 seats · May 2022 | 3 | Debbie HarveyTim HarveyAlex Pimm | May 2022 |
| Ringlandall in Newport · 8,304 residents3 seats · May 2022 | 3 | Emma CortenLaura Joanne LaceyMalcolm Harry Linton | May 2022 |
| Bettwsall in Newport · 8,294 residents3 seats · May 2022 | 3 | Kevin WhiteheadJanet Elizabeth CleverlyJason Alan Jordan | May 2022 |
| Pillgwenllyall in Newport · 8,117 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Saeed AdanDebbie Jenkins | May 2022 |
| Beechwoodall in Newport · 7,658 residents3 seats · May 2022 | 3 | Deb DaviesMatthew PimmMark Spencer | May 2022 |
| Malpasall in Newport · 7,601 residents3 seats · May 2022 | 3 | Jane MuddJames John ClarkeDavid Julian Mayer | May 2022 |
| Tredegar Park and Marshfieldmostly in Newport · 7,241 residents3 seats · May 2022 | 3 | Rhian HowellsAllan ScreenTrevor Albert Watkins | May 2022 |
The other 5 wards
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stow Hillall in Newport · 6,498 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Kate Thomas Miqdad Al-Nuaimi | May 2022 |
| Shaftesburyall in Newport · 5,243 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Paul Martyn CockeramJames Lauren | May 2022 |
| Graigall in Newport · 5,057 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | John JonesJohn Harris | May 2022 |
| Rogerstone Eastall in Newport · 2,949 residents1 seat · May 2022 | 1 | Bev Davies | May 2022 |
| Rogerstone West34% in Newport · 2,722 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Yvonne ForseyJohn Reynolds | May 2022 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Newport City Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Newport council election, May 2022
Results in the wards that make up Newport, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
17 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Newport’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗10,257 votes for candidates · 4 seats, so 4 votes each
8,596 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
3,612 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Every ward’s result (14 more)
5,638 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
6,171 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
4,088 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
3,878 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
3,844 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
3,030 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
4,813 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
6,018 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
6,326 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
2,588 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
2,270 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
3,016 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
803 votes for candidates
3,320 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Newport is split between 2 constituencies
The constituencies’ MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result.
Labour, MP since 5 May 2005
72% of Newport’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 50% (Wales 56%).
Majority 9,009 of 38,531 votes (23.4%): wider than in 72% of Wales’s 32 constituencies.
Labour, MP since 4 April 2019
28% of Newport’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 55% (Wales 56%).
Majority 8,868 of 41,951 votes (21.1%): wider than in 56% of Wales’s 32 constituencies.
38,531 votes for candidates · majority 9,009
Labour, MP since 5 May 2005.
turnout in July 2024: 38,531 votes from 76,683 registered voters. Wales: 56%.
Majority 9,009 of 38,531 votes (23.4%): wider than in 72% of Wales’s 32 constituencies.
Newport West and Islwyn
41,951 votes for candidates · majority 8,868
Labour, MP since 4 April 2019.
turnout in July 2024: 41,951 votes from 75,785 registered voters. Wales: 56%.
Majority 8,868 of 41,951 votes (21.1%): wider than in 56% of Wales’s 32 constituencies.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Members of the Senedd for Newport
Wales’s parliament: health, education, local government and transport in Wales. Elected 7 May 2026 under the new system of 16 six-member constituencies.
Votes are cast for party lists; seats go to lists in proportion (the D’Hondt method). Bars show seats won: list vote totals aren’t in the data yet.
All of Newport is in Casnewydd Islwyn.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Constituencies from ONS (Senedd constituencies 2026).
Newport’s Band D council tax is £2,088 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Newport City Council sets £1,676.06 of a Band D bill (80%); the rest goes to community councils and the Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner.
Your bill by band
The average Band D home in Newport, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Gwent’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £1,900.
Revenue budgets 2026–27 including schools (Wales has no academies), Welsh Government; per resident on the Welsh Government’s population. Police and fire are budgeted separately.
Band D: Welsh Government, Council tax levels April 2026 to March 2027.
Having a say in how Newport is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
newport.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
newport.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Newport is run
Who is the MP for Newport?
Newport is split between 2 constituencies: Newport East (Jessica Morden, Labour) and Newport West and Islwyn (Ruth Jones, Labour). Parliament’s Find your MP service matches a postcode to its MP.
How many councillors does Newport have?
44 ward councillors represent Newport’s 17 wards.
When are the next elections in Newport?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Newport’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029; the next Senedd election is due in May 2030.
How much is council tax in Newport?
Band D council tax in Newport is £2,088 for 2026–27 (the council average). Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Newport City Council?
Labour has a majority: 35 of 51 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2022 council election in Newport?
In Newport’s wards on 5 May 2022, Labour 32 · Independent 4 · Conservative 3 · Newport Independents Party 3 · Green 1 · Liberal Democrat 1 of the 44 seats up. Labour had the largest share of votes, 50%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency and Senedd constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · Welsh Government council tax levels and revenue budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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