UK Explained

Newport East

Represented in Parliament by Jessica Morden (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Jessica Morden, Labour. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Newport East compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 454 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £710£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 542 areas and lower than 106.

UK 3.9%This area 5.2%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Newport East£7105.2%
Manchester Central£7125.0%
Sheffield Heeley£7255.3%
Portsmouth South£6935.1%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

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Who lives in Newport East

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people110,08759,597,740 in total
Aged under 1620%18%2 points higher
Aged 65 and over16%19%2 points lower
Adults with a degree or higher28%34%6 points lower
Households that own their home60%62%2 points lower
Households renting from a council or housing association21%17%4 points higher
Households renting privately19%20%2 points lower

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Jessica Morden

Labour

MAJORITY
9,009

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
50%

of people who could vote did

Jessica Morden won with 42% of the votes, and Tommy Short (Reform UK) came second with 19%.

Votes for each party

Labour42% · 16,370
Reform UK19% · 7,361
Conservative17% · 6,487
Plaid Cymru6% · 2,239
Green Party5% · 2,092
Liberal Democrat5% · 2,045
Everyone else5% · 1,937
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jessica MordenLabour16,37042.5%
Tommy ShortReform UK7,36119.1%
Rachel BucklerConservative6,48716.8%
Jonathan ClarkPlaid Cymru2,2395.8%
Lauren JamesGreen Party2,0925.4%
John MillerLiberal Democrat2,0455.3%
Pippa BartolottiIndependent1,8024.7%
Mike FordHeritage Party1350.4%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£710 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
5.2%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026