Newport East: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Jessica Morden (Labour) is the MP for Newport East, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Jessica Morden took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 16,370 votes (42.5%), ahead of Tommy Short (Reform UK) on 7,361. 38,531 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 76,683, 50.2% of those registered. The majority was 9,009.
Key figures
What the figures show
The ONS estimates 116,957 people lived in Newport East in mid-2024, up 13.6% on 2014. 18,631 were aged 65 or over and 24,016 were under 16.
7,721 children in Newport East were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 32.1% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 26.6% in 2021/22 to 26.3% in 2024/25.
The median price paid for a home was £220,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £129,950. It ranks 145th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,416 sales were registered in the period, against 1,637 in the year to March 2025.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £34,338 for jobs in Newport East and £36,111 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £35,690. The residents' figure ranks 188th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Workplaces in Newport East accounted for 49,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,895 local units for March 2026.
At the 2021 Census there were 45,644 households and 890.7 residents per square kilometre; 24.3% of workers mainly worked from home and 19.6% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 75.0% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 4.9 points. 22.2% were economically inactive.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 3,910, or 5.3% of the working-age population. September 2025 had 3,695.
MP
Jessica Morden, Labour
- MP for Newport East since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 5 May 2005
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Jessica Morden on this site
In Parliament
What Jessica Morden said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 8 September 2026 to 26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 88 spoken contributions by Jessica Morden since 4 July 2024.
I thank the Minister for initiating this statement on civil service pensions and for her strong commitment to hold Capita to account, because we are still getting no updates or progress even on the cases that we were told were a priority, particularly those relating to the …
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I thank my hon. Friend for the excellent work she does in this area. I met Papyrus through my constituent Emma Webb, who my hon. Friend knows and who campaigns on suicide awareness among young people after sadly losing her daughter.
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T8. The Government’s recent investment in Connect to Work and the youth hub in Newport is welcome.
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I acknowledge and thank the Secretary of State for the substantial support given to the steel industry, which, as my hon. Friend the Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) said, is in direct contrast to the Conservatives, who did very little when they were in government.
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Like everyone else, I acknowledge the tremendous work that my hon. Friend does on this issue; it is inspirational. Since she mentions families, I want to take the opportunity to thank my constituent Emma Webb, who tragically lost her daughter, Brodie, aged just 16. My hon.
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Morden | Labour | 16,370 | 42.5% | −5.0 |
| Tommy Short | Reform UK | 7,361 | 19.1% | +13.0 |
| Rachel Buckler | Conservative | 6,487 | 16.8% | −19.4 |
| Jonathan Clark | Plaid Cymru | 2,239 | 5.8% | +3.2 |
| Lauren James | Green Party | 2,092 | 5.4% | +3.6 |
| John Miller | Liberal Democrat | 2,045 | 5.3% | −0.4 |
| Pippa Bartolotti | Independent | 1,802 | 4.7% | |
| Mike Ford | Heritage Party | 135 | 0.4% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 42.5% | Reform UK 19.1% | 9,009 | 50.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 47.5% | Conservative 36.2% | 5,239 | 60.9% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Newport East lies within Newport.
- Newport W06000022
Who has power over Newport East
Every body that makes decisions for Newport East, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Gwent Police police force
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board NHS
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Senedd and Welsh Government makes law for Wales on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Newport East this page: Jessica Morden (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Newport East?
Jessica Morden (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Newport East?
The House of Commons Library records 16,370 votes for Jessica Morden of Labour and a majority of 9,009; 50.2% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Newport East?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 3,910, 5.3% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Newport East?
£220,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Newport East?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £36,111 (April 2025).
How many children in Newport East live in low income families?
7,721 children under 16, 32.1%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Newport East?
116,957 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.