Election results for Newport East

How the results are displayed

Constituency Results - Candidates are displayed according to their share of the vote.

Regional Results - Candidates are displayed according to the percentage of the regional vote their party achieved. Where more than one list candidate from a particular party has been elected, their names are presented alphabetically. This does not necessarily reflect their position on the party’s candidate list.

More information on how the system for electing Assembly Members works

Newport East - results

Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
John Griffiths	Welsh Labour	9888	51%	Elected
Nick Webb	Welsh Conservative Party	4500	23%	Not elected
Ed Townsend	Welsh Liberal Democrats	3703	19%	Not elected
Chris Paul	Plaid Cymru	1369	7%	Not elected

Voting Summary

Overview	Number
Seats	1
Valid votes cast	19460
Electorate	55120
Number of ballot papers rejected	227

Share of the votes (%)

Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
John Griffiths	51%	Elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Nick Webb	23%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Ed Townsend	19%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Chris Paul	7%	Not elected

Rejected ballot papers

Description	Number
Rejected ballots	227
Total rejected	227