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Newport: what’s happening where you live

What the council itself has published on the five things it most shapes for a household: homes, getting about, the bill, the local environment and schools. Each line is quoted from the council’s own document, with the link. This page says what was decided or proposed; it never says whether it was right.

This page is built from official registers only; the council’s own publications have not been read yet, and every line below says so where that leaves a gap.

Newport City Council: Welsh unitary authority (unitary), Wales. GOV.UK lists it as a unitary council. ONS code W06000022.

Council website

Do it online

The council’s own service pages as listed by GOV.UK’s Local Links Manager (Open Government Licence), refreshed weekly; the same list of everyday services, in the same order, for every council, in GOV.UK’s wording.

Housing

We haven't read this council's own publications yet. The council’s website

Transport

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Council tax

Average Band D council tax in Newport for 2026–27: £2,088.48 a year. Of that, £1,676.06 is set by the council, £403.53 by the police and, on average, £8.89 by community councils.

Every band

Newport: council tax by band, 2026 to 2027, including police and average community council
Band	A year
A-	£1,160.27
A	£1,392.32
B	£1,624.37
C	£1,856.43
D	£2,088.48
E	£2,552.59
F	£3,016.69
G	£3,480.80
H	£4,176.96
I	£4,873.12

Including the police and the average community council charge; band A− is for homes in band A that qualify for disabled band reduction. Source: Welsh Government, Council tax levels by billing authority and band (Open Government Licence).

Source: Welsh Government, Composition of average band D council tax by billing authority (Open Government Licence). Your own bill depends on your band, your community council and any discounts or reductions.

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Environment

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Education

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What the council plans to spend, 2026–27

The budget for each service, as Newport reported it to the Welsh Government. The same headings, in the same order, for every council in Wales.

Newport: budget by service, 2026 to 2027
Service	Budget
Education	£232.2 million
Social services	£165.5 million
Council fund housing	£69.3 million
Local environmental services	£27.1 million
Roads and transport	£15.7 million
Libraries, culture, heritage, sport and recreation	£12.4 million
Planning, economic and community development	£4.9 million
Local tax collection	£1.2 million
Debt financing costs	£20.4 million
Law, order and protective services	none budgeted
Central administration	£6.8 million
Other revenue expenditure	£17.0 million
Revenue expenditure	£572.4 million

Revenue expenditure: the cost of running each service in the year, as the Welsh Government collects it.A minus figure means the service’s income is budgeted to be more than its spending. “None budgeted” usually means another body runs that service here. Source: Welsh Government, Budgeted revenue expenditure by authority and service (Open Government Licence).

Newport in numbers

Official statistics for the whole council area. Each figure is the latest published, with the period it covers.

Total population: 167,899 people 30 June 2024 · Office for National StatisticsMid-year estimate of the total number of people
Median age: 38 years 30 June 2024 · Office for National StatisticsMedian age of people
Gross disposable household income per head: £20,294 2024 · Office for National StatisticsAverage income per person (£) after taxes and direct benefits
Gross median weekly pay: £615 30 April 2025 · Office for National StatisticsGross median weekly pay based on where people live (£)
Children in relative poverty after housing costs: 28.3% April 2024 to March 2025 · Department for Work and PensionsPercentage of children aged under 16 living in relative low income families After Housing Costs (AHC)
Claimant Count: 4.4% 2025 · Office for National StatisticsPercentage of people aged 16 to 64 who are claiming unemployment-related benefits
Average house price: £229,200 July 2026 · HM Land RegistryAverage monthly price of a property (£)
Housing affordability ratio (residence-based): 6.4 affordability ratio 1 April 2025 · Office for National StatisticsRatio of median house price to median gross annual residence-based earnings
Female healthy life expectancy: 56.1 years 2022 to 2024 · Office for National StatisticsAverage years expected to be lived in good health for females born in the given year
Male healthy life expectancy: 57.1 years 2022 to 2024 · Office for National StatisticsAverage years expected to be lived in good health for males born in the given year
Greenhouse gas emissions: 6.3 tCO2e per capita 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroGreenhouse gas emissions (tCO2e) per capita
Gigabit capable broadband: 93.1% 1 January 2026 · OfcomPercentage of premises that have coverage from a gigabit-capable service (download speeds of 1,000 Mbps or more)
Public electric vehicle chargers: 303.2 per 100,000 population 1 July 2026 · Department for Transport, sourced from ZapmapPublicly available electric vehicle chargers at all speeds per 100,000 people
Active businesses: 4,625 number of enterprises 2024 · Office for National StatisticsBusinesses with turnover or employment in current year

Gathered by the Office for National Statistics in Explore Local Statistics (Open Government Licence), refreshed daily. Some figures aren’t published for every nation, so the list can be shorter outside England.

Who runs the council

51 seats in 2026. Run by: Labour, with a majority. Open Council Data (public domain).

Councillors by party: Labour Party 33, Conservative and Unionist 7, Independent / Other 5, Newport Independents Party 3, Green Party (E&W) 2, Liberal Democrats 1.

Next scheduled council election: 6 May 2027.

All 51 councillors, by ward

David Fouweather (Conservative and Unionist) — Allt-yr-yn
Matthew Evans (Conservative and Unionist) — Allt-yr-yn
Pat Drewett (Labour Party) — Allt-yr-yn
Alex Pimm (Labour Party) — Alway
Debbie Harvey (Labour Party) — Alway
Tim Harvey (Labour Party) — Alway
Deb Davies (Labour Party) — Beechwood
Mark Spencer (Labour Party) — Beechwood
Matthew Pimm (Labour Party) — Beechwood
Janet Cleverly (Newport Independents Party) — Bettws
Jason Jordan (Newport Independents Party) — Bettws
Kevin Whitehead (Newport Independents Party) — Bettws
Ray Mogford (Conservative and Unionist) — Bishton and Langstone
William Routley (Conservative and Unionist) — Bishton and Langstone
Claire Baker-Westhead (Labour Party) — Caerleon
Jason Hughes (Labour Party) — Caerleon
Stephen Cocks (Labour Party) — Caerleon
Bev Perkins (Labour Party) — Gaer
Dimitri Batrouni (Labour Party) — Gaer
Stephen Marshall (Labour Party) — Gaer
John Harris (Labour Party) — Graig
John Jones (Conservative and Unionist) — Graig
Martyn Kellaway (Conservative and Unionist) — Llanwern
Allan Morris (Independent / Other) — Lliswerry
Andrew Sterry (Independent / Other) — Lliswerry
James Peterson (Independent / Other) — Lliswerry
Mark Howells (Independent / Other) — Lliswerry
David Mayer (Green Party (E&W)) — Malpas
James Clarke (Labour Party) — Malpas
Jane Mudd (Labour Party) — Malpas
Debbie Jenkins (Labour Party) — Pillgwenlly
Saeed Adan (Labour Party) — Pillgwenlly
Emma Stowell-Corten (Labour Party) — Ringland
Laura Lacey (Labour Party) — Ringland
Malcolm Linton (Labour Party) — Ringland
Bev Davies (Labour Party) — Rogerstone East
Nick Baneswell (Conservative and Unionist) — Rogerstone North
John Reynolds (Labour Party) — Rogerstone West
Yvonne Forsey (Labour Party) — Rogerstone West
Lauren James (Green Party (E&W)) — Shaftesbury
Paul Cockeram (Labour Party) — Shaftesbury
Carmel Townsend (Liberal Democrats) — St Julians
Paul Bright (Labour Party) — St Julians
Phil Hourahine (Labour Party) — St Julians
Kate Thomas (Labour Party) — Stow Hill
Miqdad Al-Nuaimi (Independent / Other) — Stow Hill
Allan Screen (Labour Party) — Tredegar Park and Marshfield
Rhian Howells (Labour Party) — Tredegar Park and Marshfield
Trevor Watkins (Labour Party) — Tredegar Park and Marshfield
Farzina Hussain (Labour Party) — Victoria
Gavin Horton (Labour Party) — Victoria

Each councillor’s register of interests is on the council’s own website; we have not yet located the page. Councillors from Open Council Data as recorded after the May 2026 elections; a by-election since then may have changed one seat. Attendance and allowances are not shown.

This council’s meeting papers are not yet read automatically, so decisions and motions are not listed here; they are on the council’s website.

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Every council page has the same five headings in the same order. Sources are the council’s own publications and official statistics. Council list: mySociety, UK Local Authorities (CC BY 4.0) and WhatDoTheyKnow authorities (CC BY-SA 4.0); council websites, tiers and service links: GOV.UK (Open Government Licence); codes: ONS Code History Database (Open Government Licence). Corrections: hello@whatsittome.org.