A by-election result from Newport while we wait...
Residents in the Rogerstone North ward in Newport also voted in a by-election for Newport City Council on Thursday.
The results have been counted overnight and were as follows:
- Conservatives - 597 - ELECTED
- Reform UK - 402
- Plaid Cymru - 287
- Labour - 204
- Greens - 108
- Lib Dems - 57
The previous councillor was also a Conservative (they had 667 votes in 2022 and the only other candidate at the time was Labour on 548).
Turnout was a whopping 69.74%. Turnout for the same ward in the 2022 council election was 51.2%.
u/Former-Variation-441 — 7 days ago