Newport West and Islwyn: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Newport West and Islwyn is Ruth Jones (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Ruth Jones (Labour) won 17,409 votes, 41.5% of the valid vote; Paul Taylor (Reform UK) came second with 8,541. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 55.4% (41,951 of 75,785); the winning margin was 8,868 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
2,995 business sites were registered in Newport West and Islwyn in March 2026 (3,000 a year before), and employed 43,000 people in 2024.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £228,355 and half for less. That is up 58% on £144,250 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 167th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,222 recorded sales.
Jobs based in Newport West and Islwyn paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £40,851 for workplace jobs and £36,341 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £34,643. The residents' figure ranks 208th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
About 103,100 people live in Newport West and Islwyn: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 103,101. Children under 16 numbered 18,909; people aged 65 and over, 20,761.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 78.1% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 4.6 points. The economically inactive share was 20.3%.
In 2024/25, 22.2% of children under 16 in Newport West and Islwyn (4,201) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 18.4% in 2024/25, from 16.5% in 2021/22.
In September 2026, 3.1% of 16 to 64 year olds in Newport West and Islwyn were claimants (1,975 people). A year earlier the count was 1,805.
Newport West and Islwyn counted 43,137 households on Census day 2021; 23.9% of adults were retired and 29.4% of those in work were mostly working from home.
MP
Ruth Jones, Labour
- MP for Newport West and Islwyn since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 4 April 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Ruth Jones on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Ruth Jones in Hansard, from 4 September 2026 to 15 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 111 spoken contributions by Ruth Jones since 4 July 2024.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I thank the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) and my hon. Friend the Member for City of Durham (Mary Kelly Foy) for securing this important debate.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Siobhain. I commend my friend, the right hon. Member for New Forest West, for introducing this excellent Bill. I am so pleased that, as No.
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I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to establish a close season, from the start of February to the end of September, during which the killing or taking of brown hares is prohibited; to protect mountain hares; to repeal the seasonal prohibition on the sale of …
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I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent South (Dr Gardner) for her emotional contribution, and I hope baby Chloe’s mum feels that her case has been aired here today. I thank the right hon. Member for New Forest West (Sir Desmond Swayne) for introducing the Bill.
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I beg to move, That the House sit in private. Question put forthwith (Standing Order No.163)
Read from the Hansard API on 28 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Jones | Labour | 17,409 | 41.5% | −0.3 |
| Paul Taylor | Reform UK | 8,541 | 20.4% | +11.5 |
| Nick Jones | Conservative | 6,710 | 16.0% | −21.7 |
| Brandon Ham | Plaid Cymru | 3,529 | 8.4% | +3.8 |
| Mike Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | 2,087 | 5.0% | −0.1 |
| Kerry Vosper | Green Party | 2,078 | 5.0% | +3.0 |
| George Etheridge | Independent | 1,597 | 3.8% |
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 41.5% | Reform UK 20.4% | 8,868 | 55.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 41.8% | Conservative 37.7% | 2,001 | 63.7% |
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 West and Islwyn covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Caerphilly W06000018
- Newport W06000022
Who has power over Newport West and Islwyn
Every body that makes decisions for Newport West and Islwyn, 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 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 West and Islwyn this page: Ruth Jones (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 West and Islwyn?
UK Parliament lists Ruth Jones, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Newport West and Islwyn since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Newport West and Islwyn?
Ruth Jones (Labour) won with 17,409 votes, a majority of 8,868, on a turnout of 55.4% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Newport West and Islwyn?
3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,975 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Newport West and Islwyn?
The median price paid was £228,355 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Newport West and Islwyn?
Median full-time pay of residents was £36,341 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Newport West and Islwyn live in low income families?
DWP counts 4,201 (22.2% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Newport West and Islwyn?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 103,101 residents.
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.