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Mapping the election - see party vote share by constituency across Wales
Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
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Party
LAB Welsh Labour |
Candidates John Griffiths | Votes 9,229 | 44.6% | Net percentage change in seats −6.2 |
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Party
UKIP UKIP Wales |
Candidates James Peterson | Votes 4,333 | 20.9% | Net percentage change in seats +20.9 |
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Party
CON Welsh Conservative |
Candidates Munawar Mughal | Votes 3,768 | 18.2% | Net percentage change in seats −4.9 |
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Party
LD Welsh Liberal Democrat |
Candidates Paul Halliday | Votes 1,481 | 7.2% | Net percentage change in seats −11.9 |
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Party
PC Plaid Cymru |
Candidates Anthony Salkeld | Votes 1,386 | 6.7% | Net percentage change in seats −0.3 |
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Party
GRN Wales Green Party |
Candidates Peter Varley | Votes 491 | 2.4% | Net percentage change in seats +2.4 |
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Change compared with 2011 |
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Turnout and Majority
Welsh Labour Majority
4,896Turnout
37.2%Constituency Profile
Lying to the east of the River Usk which runs through the city of Newport, the constituency also includes parts of rural Monmouthshire, such as Caldicot and Magor.
Newport East includes the steelworks site at Llanwern, which played a major role in the area's modern history. Tata Steel still uses part of the site to process steel, however there are fears for the future of this plant following the company's announcement that it is considering selling off its UK operations. In the year to September 2015, an average of 3.3% of the working age population were claiming unemployment benefits, compared to a Wales average of 2.4% and 2% across the UK. Since the National Assembly was created in 1999 the constituency has been represented by John Griffiths, who had a majority of just under 5,400 at the last election.
In 2011, Labour won just over 50% of the vote, the Conservatives won 23% and the Liberal Democrats 19%.