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Result: Newport East
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  |
45.2% |
| Liberal Democrat |  |
23.7% |
| Conservative |  |
23.4% |
| Swing: 9.6% from LAB to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Jessica Morden | Labour | 14,389 | 45.2 | -9.5 |
| Ed Townsend | Liberal Democrat | 7,551 | 23.7 | +9.7 |
| Matthew Collings | Conservative | 7,459 | 23.4 | +0.2 |
| Mohammad Asghar | Plaid Cymru | 1,221 | 3.8 | -1.1 |
| Roger Thomas | UK Independence Party | 945 | 3.0 | +1.7 |
| Liz Screen | Socialist Labour Party | 260 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
| Majority | 6,838 | 21.5 | ||
| Turnout | 31,825 | 57.9 | +3.2 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF WALES | |||
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| 2001 RESULT FOR NEWPORT EAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  |
54.7% |
| Conservative |  |
23.2% |
| Liberal Democrat |  |
14.0% |
| Others |  |
8.1% |
