The local authorityCouncil · welsh_council · Wales
Newport.
Labour Party-controlled welsh_council. 21 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.
Net revenue · —
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Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
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For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
35/51
Labour Party 69%
Westminster
2
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026
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.
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.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Thomas Fouweather | Con | Allt Yr Yn | 2022 |
| Matthew Evans | Con | Allt Yr Yn | 2022 |
| Pat Drewett | Lab | Allt Yr Yn | 2022 |
| Alex Pimm | Lab | Alway | 2022 |
| Debbie Harvey | Lab | Alway | 2022 |
| Tim Harvey | Lab | Alway | 2022 |
| Deb Davies | Lab | Beechwood | 2022 |
| Mark Spencer | Lab | Beechwood | 2022 |
| Matthew Pimm | Lab | Beechwood | 2022 |
| Janet Elizabeth Cleverly | Ind | Bettws | 2022 |
| Jason Alan Jordan | Ind | Bettws | 2022 |
| Kevin Whitehead | Ind | Bettws | 2022 |
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport East | 14 | 67% | Jessica Morden | Lab |
| Newport West and Islwyn | 7 | 33% | Ruth Jones | Lab |
Sources, methods & last update
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CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for Newport
Not yet ingested for Newport
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level
Pending ingest at LAD level