South Wales East (Senedd electoral region)
electoral region of the Senedd
| Senedd electoral region | |
|---|---|
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| Created 1999 | |
| Current representation | |
| Labour | 7 MSs |
| Conservative | 3 MSs |
| Plaid Cymru | 2 MSs |
| Constituencies 1. Blaenau Gwent 2. Caerphilly 3. Islwyn 4. Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 5. Monmouth 6. Newport East 7. Newport West 8. Torfaen | |
| Preserved counties Gwent Mid Glamorgan (part) | |
South Wales East (Welsh: Dwyrain De Cymru) is an electoral region of the Senedd.
Constituencies
change| Constituency | 2021 result | Preserved counties | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaenau Gwent | Alun Davies Labour |
Entirely within Gwent | |
| Caerphilly | Hefin David Labour |
Entirely within Gwent | |
| Islwyn | Rhianon Passmore Labour |
Entirely within Gwent | |
| Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Dawn Bowden Labour |
Partly Gwent partly Mid Glamorgan | |
| Monmouth | Peter Fox Conservative |
Entirely within Gwent | |
| Newport East | John Griffiths Labour & Co-operative |
Entirely within Gwent | |
| Newport West | Jayne Bryant Labour |
Entirely within Gwent | |
| Torfaen | Lynne Neagle Labour |
Entirely within Gwent | |
Election results
change| 2021 Senedd election: South Wales East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List | Candidates | Votes | % | ± | |
| Labour | Helen Cunningham, Peter Jones, Mary Brocklesby, Majid Rahman | 85,988 | 41.4 |  3.1
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| Conservative | Laura Anne Jones, Natasha Asghar, Matthew Evans, Nick Evans, Gavin Chambers, Edward Dawson, Donna Gavin, Gareth Hughes | 52,323 | 25.2 | 8.0
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| Plaid Cymru | Delyth Jewell, Peredur Owen Griffiths, Lindsay Whittle, Rhys Mills, Jonathan lark, Ian Gwynne, Daniel Llewelyn | 30,530 | 14.7 |  0.6
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| Abolish | Mark Reckless, Richard Taylor, Stephen Jones, Michael Ford, Robert Steed, Hugh Hughes | 9,995 | 4.8 | 0.7
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| Green | Amelia Womack, Ian Chandler, Lauren James, Stephen Priestnall | 9,950 | 4.8 | 2.3
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| Liberal Democrats | Jo Watkins, Veronica German, Oliver Townsend, Jeremy Becker | 7,045 | 3.4 | 0.1
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| UKIP | Neil Hamilton, Benjamin Walker, Thomas Harrison, Robert James | 4,101 | 2.0 | 15.8
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| Reform UK | James Wells, Kirsty Walmsley, David Rowlands, Colin Jones, Robert Beavis | 2,756 | 1.3 | 1.3
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| Gwlad | Calen Jones, Laurence Williams, Ryan Williams, Terry Beverton | 1,841 | 0.9 | 0.9
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| No More Lockdowns | Gruff Meredith, Mattie Ginsburg | 1,496 | 0.7 | 0.7
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| Propel | Kieran Gething, Anthony Nash, Celia Jones, Kristopher Ashley | 924 | 0.4 | 0.4
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| Communist | Robert Griffiths, Bob Davenport, Glenn Eynon, Irene Green | 606 | 0.3 |  0.0
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| TUSC | Mariam Kamish, Cammilla Mngaza, Melanie Benedict, Dave Reid | 362 | 0.2 | 0.1
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