Llanwern is an

electoral ward A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected t ...

for

Newport City Council Newport City Council () is the governing body for Newport, one of the principal areas of Wales. It consists of 51 councillors, who represent the city's 20 wards. The council is currently, and has historically been, held by the Labour Party. ...

in south

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. It covers several rural

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to the east of the city. It is represented by one city councillor.

Description

The Llanwern ward covers the communities (civil parishes) of

Llanwern Llanwern is a village and community in the eastern part of the city of Newport, South East Wales. The name may be translated as "the church among the grove of the alders". Location and populace Llanwern is bounded by the M4 and Langstone t ...

, Nash,

Goldcliff Goldcliff () is a village, parish and community to the south east of the city of Newport in South Wales. It lies within the Newport city boundaries in the historic county of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent. Administratively, ...

and Redwick. It has an electorate of 1,861. Prior to the 2022 local elections (prior to an electoral boundary review by the

Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales The Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru () is a Welsh Government sponsored body, responsible for defining local government boundaries and Senedd constituency boundaries in Wales, also known as . The Commission was established originally as t ...

) Llanwern also included the community of

Bishton Bishton or Bishopston ( or simply ''Trefesgob'') is a small rural community (Wales), community in the east of the city of Newport, Wales, Newport, South Wales. It lies in the Llanwern electoral district (ward) and contains the eastern end of Lla ...

, though Nash was part of the neighbouring Lliswerry ward. The review was designed to improve electoral parity, towards an average electorate per councillor of 2,146. The population of the Llanwern ward at the 2011 census was 2,961.

Representation

Since 1995 Llanwern has been represented by one councillor on Newport County Borough Council and (from 2002) Newport City Council. It was represented by the Labour Party until 2004, when it elected an

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councillor, Carole Attwell. In December 2007 Attwell joined the Conservative Party. Since 2008 Llanwern has been represented by

Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...

councillor, Martyn Kellaway. Kellaway was brought up in

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan Barry (; ; ) is a town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is on the north coast of the Bristol Channel approximately south-southwest of Cardiff. Barry is a seaside resort, with attractions including several beaches and the resu ...

and later became a chef for British Steel. In 2022 he was put forward as the new mayor of Newport, to take office after the May 2022 council election.

References

{{coord, 51.558, -2.907, display=title, region:GB_scale:40000 Wards of Newport, Wales