Newport West and Islwyn

Newport West and Islwyn is a constituency in Wales. The seat has been held by Ruth Jones (Labour) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
8,868
Electorate
75,785
Turnout
55.4%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Ruth Jones
Labour
17,409 41.5% -0.3%
Paul Taylor
Reform UK
8,541 20.4% 11.5%
Nick Jones
Conservative
6,710 16.0% -21.7%
Brandon Ham
Plaid Cymru
3,529 8.4% 3.8%
Mike Hamilton
Liberal Democrat
2,087 5.0% -0.1%
Kerry Vosper
Green Party
2,078 5.0% 3.0%
George Etheridge
Independent
1,597 3.8% 3.8%