Latest headlines
- Labour win 29 seats - but fall short of a majority
- UKIP wins its first seats in the Assembly
- Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood ousts Labour in Rhondda
- Mapping the election - see party vote share by constituency across Wales
Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party LAB Welsh Labour | CandidatesJayne Bryant | Votes12,157 | 43.8% | Net percentage change in seats−8.4 |
| Party CON Welsh Conservative | CandidatesMatthew Evans | Votes8,042 | 29.0% | Net percentage change in seats−4.9 |
| Party UKIP UKIP Wales | CandidatesMike Ford | Votes3,842 | 13.8% | Net percentage change in seats+13.8 |
| Party PC Plaid Cymru | CandidatesSimon Coopey | Votes1,645 | 5.9% | Net percentage change in seats−1.1 |
| Party LD Welsh Liberal Democrat | CandidatesLiz Newton | Votes880 | 3.2% | Net percentage change in seats−3.7 |
| Party GRN Wales Green Party | CandidatesPippa Bartolotti | Votes814 | 2.9% | Net percentage change in seats+2.9 |
| Party IND Independent | CandidatesBill Fearnley-Whittingstall | Votes333 | 1.2% | Net percentage change in seats+1.2 |
| Party CS Cymru Sovereign | CandidatesGruff Meredith | Votes38 | 0.1% | Net percentage change in seats+0.1 |
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Turnout and Majority
Welsh Labour Majority
4,115Turnout
44.7%Constituency Profile
This is one of two constituencies representing the city of Newport.
The Bristol Channel forms its southern boundary while the River Usk forms Newport West's eastern boundary. The Office for National Statistics, the UK's main source of economic data, is one of the largest employers in the constituency. In the year to September 2015 an average of 3.6% of the working age population were claiming unemployment benefits in Newport West, the second highest figure in Wales. The Wales average was 2.4% and the figure across the UK was 2%. Since the assembly began in 1999 Newport West has been representing by the Labour AM Dame Rosemary Butler. In charge of assembly chamber proceedings as Presiding Officer since 2011, Dame Rosemary is standing down as an AM in May.
In 2011, Dame Rosemary took 52% of the vote, giving Labour a majority over the Conservatives of just over 4,200.
