Ruth Jones

Ruth Jones is the Labour MP for Newport West and Islwyn, and has been an MP continually since 4 April 2019.

Last election result

Review the last election result for the constituency Newport West and Islwyn when Ruth Jones was elected.

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%