[2] The ward is coterminous with the community.
The ward has elected Labour councillors, apart from 2004 to 2012 when the ward returned three Liberal Democrats.[2] Though in September 2021 Labour councillor, Graham Berry, left Labour and joined the Conservative Party after he was not re-selected to stand for Labour at the May 2022 elections.[3] Three Labour councillors were returned at the 2022 elections.
References
- ↑ “Beechwood Population 2019” (PDF). Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- 1 2 “Newport City Council – Election Results 1995-2012” (PDF). The Election Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ↑ Ben McAdams (1 October 2021). “Newport Labour councillor switches to Conservatives”. South Wales Argus. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
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