Newport East (UK Parliament constituency)
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| County constituency | |
|---|---|
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| Newport East shown within Wales | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | Jessica Morden |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Preserved county: | Gwent |
| EP constituency: | Wales |
Newport East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Boundaries
The constituency comprises the electoral divisions of Alway, Beechwood, Langstone, Liswerry, Llanwern, Ringland, St. Julians and Victoria in the city of Newport, plus the electoral divisions of Caldicot Castle, Dewstow, Green Lane, Mill, Rogiet, Severn, The Elms and West End from the administrative county of Monmouthshire. The western boundary is formed by the River Usk, the northern boundary by the city boundary, the southern boundary by the Bristol Channel and the western boundary by the end of the built-up area of Caldicot.History
Newport East was created when the former Newport borough constituency was split into two divisions in 1983. It also included some rural areas formerly part of Monmouth county constituency. There have been only minor boundary changes since the constituency was created.Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Royston John Hughes, later Baron Islwyn | Labour |
| 1997 | Alan Howarth | Labour |
| 2005 | Jessica Morden | Labour |
Election results
See also
| Constituencies in Wales | |
|---|---|
| Labour | Aberavon | Alyn and Deeside | Bridgend | Caerphilly | Cardiff North | Cardiff South and Penarth | Cardiff West | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Clwyd South | Conwy | Cynon Valley | Delyn | Gower | Islwyn | Llanelli | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Neath | Newport East | Newport West | Ogmore | Pontypridd | Rhondda | Swansea East | Swansea West | Torfaen | Vale of Clwyd | Vale of Glamorgan | Wrexham | Ynys Môn |
| Liberal Democrat | Brecon and Radnorshire | Cardiff Central | Ceredigion | Montgomeryshire |
| Conservative | Clwyd West | Monmouth | Preseli Pembrokeshire |
| Plaid Cymru | Caernarfon | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy |
| Independent | Blaenau Gwent |
| Wales European constituency: Labour (2) | Conservative (1) | Plaid Cymru (1) | |
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