Direct answer
Ruth Jones was elected.
Ruth Jones received 17,409 votes (41.50%). Paul Taylor received 8,541 votes (20.36%).
- Winning party
- Labour
- Runner-up party
- Reform UK
- Winning majority
- 8,868
- Turnout
- 55.36%
- Valid votes
- 41,951
- Electorate
- 75,785
Historical verified result · W07000105
Newport West and Islwyn general election result, 2024.
Ruth Jones (Labour) won Newport West and Islwyn in the 2024 UK general election by 8,868 votes over Paul Taylor (Reform UK).
Complete candidate result
All 7 candidates.
| Place | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruth Jones ↗Elected | Labour | 17,409 | 41.50% |
| 2 | Paul Taylor | Reform UK | 8,541 | 20.36% |
| 3 | Nick Jones | Conservative | 6,710 | 15.99% |
| 4 | Brandon Ham | Plaid Cymru | 3,529 | 8.41% |
| 5 | Mike Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | 2,087 | 4.97% |
| 6 | Kerry Vosper | Green Party | 2,078 | 4.95% |
| 7 | George Etheridge | Independent | 1,597 | 3.81% |
Permanent constituency record
Newport West and Islwyn, Wales
- Electionpedia ID
- eop-result-uk-2024-commons-w07000105
- Official constituency code
- W07000105
- Region
- Wales
- Nation
- Wales
- Polling date
- 4 July 2024
- Result summary
- Lab hold
- Invalid ballots
- 163
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