Newport City Council
Newport City Council Cyngor Dinas Casnewydd | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Beverly Owen since 28 July 2020 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 51 councillors |
Political groups |
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Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| 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 City Council (Welsh: Cyngor Dinas Casnewydd) is the governing body for Newport, one of the principal areas of Wales. Newport has had a council since at least the 14th century, which has been reformed and had its territory enlarged on numerous occasions. Since 1996 it has been a county borough council. In 2002 it changed its name from Newport County Borough Council to Newport City Council when Newport was awarded city status. It consists of 51 councillors, who represent the city's 20 wards. The council is based at Newport Civic Centre. It has been under Labour majority control since 2012.