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South East Wales
This article covers results of the South Wales East Senedd region. For results in other parts of "South East Wales"; see United Kingdom general election results in South Central Wales and South West Wales.

These are the election results from United Kingdom general elections based on the electoral regional boundaries used by the Senedd (Welsh Parliament), for the Senedd electoral region of South Wales East. Since the 1997 general election, this grouping of constituencies into this unofficial region have elected eight Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

Regional profile

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The region is based around the Newport metropolitan area. The boundaries are based on the Senedd electoral region South Wales East. Regions are not used in UK general elections.

2001

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Main article: 2001 United Kingdom general election in Wales

South East Wales elected eight Members of Parliament.

Constituency Candidates Incumbent
Labour Conservative Liberal Democrat Plaid Cymru Other
Blaenau Gwent[1]   Llew Smith

22,855 (72.0%)

Huw Williams

2,383 (7.5%)

Edward Townsend

2,945 (9.3%)

Adam Rykala

3,542 (11.2%)

  Llew Smith
Caerphilly[2]   Wayne David

22,597 (58.5%)

David Simmonds

4,413 (11.4%)

Rob Roffe

3,469 (9.0%)

Lindsay Whittle

8,172 (21.1%)

  Ron Davies†
Islwyn[3]   Don Touhig

19,505 (61.5%)

Phillip Howells

2,543 (8.0%)

Kevin Etheridge

4,196 (13.2%)

Leigh Thomas

3,767 (11.9%)

Paul Taylor (Ind.)

1,263 (4.0%)

Mary Millington (SLP)

417 (1.2%)

  Don Touhig
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney[4]   Dai Havard

19,574 (61.8%)

Richard Cuming

2,272 (7.2%)

Keith Rogers

2,385 (7.5%)

Robert Hughes

4,651 (14.7%)

Jeffrey Edwards (Ind.)

1,936 (6.1%)

Ken Evans (SLP)

692 (2.2%)

Anthony Lewis (PLA)

174 (0.5%)

  Ted Rowlands†
Monmouth[5]   Huw Edwards

19,021 (42.8%)

Roger Evans

18,637 (41.9%)

Neil Parker

5,080 (11.4%)

Marc Hubbard

1,068 (2.4%)

David Rowlands (UKIP)

656 (1.5%)

  Huw Edwards
Newport East[6]   Alan Howarth

17,120 (54.7%)

Ian Oakley

7,246 (23.2%)

Alistair Cameron

4,394 (14.0%)

Madoc Batcup

1,519 (4.9%)

Elizabeth Screen (SLP)

420 (1.3%)

Neal Reynolds (UKIP)

410 (1.3%)

Robert Griffiths (Communist)

173 (0.6%)

  Alan Howarth
Newport West[7]   Paul Flynn

18,489 (52.7%)

William Morgan

9,185 (26.2%)

Veronica Watkins

4,095 (11.7%)

Anthony Salkeld

2,510 (7.2%)

Hugh Hughes (UKIP)

506 (1.4%)

Terrance Cavill (BNP)

278 (0.8%)

  Paul Flynn
Torfaen[8]   Paul Murphy

21,883 (62.1%)

Jason Evans

5,603 (15.9%)

Alan Masters

3,936 (11.2%)

Stephen Smith

2,720 (7.7%)

Brenda Vipass (UKIP)

657 (1.9%)

Stephen Bell (Socialist Alliance)

443 (1.3%)

  Paul Murphy

1997

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Main article: 1997 United Kingdom general election in Wales

South East Wales elected eight Members of Parliament.

Constituency Candidates Incumbent
Labour Conservative Liberal Democrat Plaid Cymru Referendum Other
Blaenau Gwent[9]   Llew Smith

31,493 (79.5%)

Margrit A. Williams

2,607 (6.6%)

Geraldine Layton

3,458 (8.7%)

Jim B. Criddle

2,072 (5.2%)

  Llew Smith
Caerphilly[10]   Ron Davies

30,697 (67.3%)

Rhodri Harris

4,858 (10.7%)

Tony D. Ferguson

3,724 (8.2%)

Lindsay Whittle

4,383 (9.7%)

Mark E. Morgan

1,337 (3.0%)

Catherine Williams (PLA)

270 (0.6%)

  Ron Davies
Islwyn[11]   Don Touhig

26,995 (74.2%)

David Walters

2,864 (7.9%)

Christopher Worker

3,064 (8.4%)

Darren Jones

2,272 (6.2%)

Susan Monaghan

1,209 (3.3%)

  Don Touhig
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney[12]   Ted Rowlands

30,012 (76.7%)

Jonathan Morgan

2,508 (6.4%)

Duncan Anstey

2,926 (7.5%)

Alun Cox

2,344 (6.0%)

Ronald Hutchings

660 (1.7%)

Alan Cowdell (Ind. Lab.)

691 (1.8%)

  Ted Rowlands
Monmouth[13]   Huw Edwards

23,404 (47.7%)

Roger Evans

19,226 (39.2%)

Mark Williams

4,689 (9.6%)

Alan Cotton

516 (1.1%)

Timothy Warry

1,190 (2.4%)

  Roger Evans
Newport East[14]   Alan Howarth

21,481 (57.7%)

David Evans

7,958 (21.4%)

Alistair Cameron

3,880 (10.4%)

Christopher Holland

721 (1.9%)

Edward Chaney-Davis

1,267 (3.4%)

Arthur Scargill (SLP)

1,951 (5.2%)

  Roy Hughes†
Newport West[15]   Paul Flynn

24,331 (60.5%)

Peter Clarke

9,794 (24.4%)

Stanley Wilson

3,907 (9.7%)

Huw Jackson

648 (1.6%)

Andrew Thompsett

1,199 (3.0%)

Hugh Hughes (UKIP)

323 (0.3%)

  Paul Flynn
Torfaen[16]   Paul Murphy

29,863 (69.1%)

Neil Parish

5,327 (12.3%)

Jean Gray

5,249 (12.1%)

Robert Gough

1,042 (2.4%)

Deborah Holler

1,245 (2.9%)

Roger Coghill (Green)

519 (1.2%)

  Paul Murphy

References

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  1. ^ "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Blaenau Gwent". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  2. ^ "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Caerphilly". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  3. ^ "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Islwyn". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  4. ^ "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  5. ^ "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Monmouth". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  6. ^ "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Newport East". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  7. ^ "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Newport West". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  8. ^ "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Torfaen". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  9. ^ "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Blaenau Gwent". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  10. ^ "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Caerphilly". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  11. ^ "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Islwyn". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  12. ^ "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  13. ^ "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Monmouth". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  14. ^ "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Newport East". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  15. ^ "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Newport West". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  16. ^ "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Torfaen". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
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