The local authorityCouncil · welsh_council · Wales

Newport.

Labour Party-controlled welsh_council. 21 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.

Typewelsh_council
Seats51 councillors · 21 wards
Last election5 May 2022
Net revenue ·
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
35/51
Labour Party 69%
Westminster
2
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Labour Party chamber, Labour Party MPs.

Newport is a welsh_council controlled by Labour Party (35 of 51 seats). It covers 21 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.51 seats · last contested 5 May 2022

Who sits in the chamber.

Lab 35Con 7Independent Berwick Hills Resident 4Newport Independents Party 3Green 1LD 1

Labour Party 69% · last contested 5 May 2022

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
David Thomas FouweatherConAllt Yr Yn2022
Matthew EvansConAllt Yr Yn2022
Pat DrewettLabAllt Yr Yn2022
Alex PimmLabAlway2022
Debbie HarveyLabAlway2022
Tim HarveyLabAlway2022
Deb DaviesLabBeechwood2022
Mark SpencerLabBeechwood2022
Matthew PimmLabBeechwood2022
Janet Elizabeth CleverlyIndBettws2022
Jason Alan JordanIndBettws2022
Kevin WhiteheadIndBettws2022
Showing 12 of 51·All 51 councillors
§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.21 wards split across 2 parliamentary seats
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Newport East1467% Jessica MordenLab
Newport West and Islwyn733% Ruth JonesLab
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for Newport
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level