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Find your electionBack to Newport West and IslwynLocal elections are coming up — 7 May 2026
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Seat status
Very safe
Percentage of votes
21.14%
Recent swing
-0.3% Labour
Party
Labour
Top donors:
Labour Animal Welfare Society (£1,660)
Channel 4 Television Company Limited (£468)
Key Parliamentary Votes
See where your MP stands on these issues
VOTED AYE4 Sep 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
✓ Passed — 336 For, 77 Against
VOTED AYE9 Mar 2026
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
✓ Passed — 307 For, 173 Against
VOTED AYE10 Mar 2026
Courts and Tribunals Bill
✓ Passed — 304 For, 203 Against
Where Ruth fits into things
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
No current committee memberships