Newport City Council

Newport City Council

Cyngor Dinas Casnewydd
Newport City Council ; Cyngor Dinas Casnewydd
Type
Type	Unitary authority
Leadership
Leader	Dimitri Batrouni, ; Labour ; since 21 May 2024
Chief Executive	Beverly Owen ; since 28 July 2020
Mayor (honorary)	Trevor Watkins, ; Labour ; since 16 May 2023
Structure
Seats	51 councillors
Political groups	Administration Labour (35) Other Parties (16) Conservative (7) Independent (4) Newport Independents (3) Green (1) Liberal Democrat (1)
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	5 May 2022
Next election	6 May 2027
Motto
	"Terra Marique"; "By land and sea"
Meeting place
	Newport Civic Centre, Godfrey Road, Newport, NP20 4UR
Website
	www.newport.gov.uk

Newport City Council (Welsh: Cyngor Dinas Casnewydd) is the governing body for Newport, one of the principal areas of Wales. It consists of 51 councillors, who represent the city's 20 wards.

The council is currently, and has historically been, held by the Labour Party. However from 2008 to 2012 the council was controlled jointly by the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats due to there being no party with an overall majority.

Between 1996 and 2002 the authority was known as Newport County Borough Council.

^ Gill, Emily (29 July 2020). "Newport City Council's new chief executive Beverly Owen". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
^ James, Rhiannon (17 May 2023). "Newport's new mayor inaugurated". Newport Herald. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

[1] Gill, Emily (29 July 2020). "Newport City Council's new chief executive Beverly Owen". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

[2] James, Rhiannon (17 May 2023). "Newport's new mayor inaugurated". Newport Herald. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

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