The Newport Independents Party ( cy, Plaid Annibynwyr Casnewydd) is a small political party formed in 2017 to campaign in the city of Newport,

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

. The party won four council seats on

Newport City Council Newport City Council () 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. ...

in May 2017. The Newport Independents Party was registered with the

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in March 2017 by its founder, Councillor Kevin Whitehead. It aimed to break the "stale national party politics" in the city. It allowed independent councillors to work as a group and, therefore, have the right to sit on council scrutiny committees. The party fielded fifteen candidates in the May 2017 elections to

and one candidate for Rogerstone Community Council. Four Newport Independents were elected to Newport City Council on 4 May 2017: Kevin Whitehead, Janet Cleverly and Jason Jordan won seats in the Bettws ward and one candidate - Chris Evans - was successful in

Rogerstone Rogerstone ( cy, Tŷ du, meaning "Black house") is a large village and community (parish) in Newport, Wales. The area is governed by Newport City Council. The village falls within the ancient parish of Bassaleg and historic county of Monmout ...

. Evans resigned from the party in January 2022 after being discovered soliciting a sex worker. The party fielded ten candidates in the May 2022 local elections, across six Newport wards. It retained its three seats in the Bettws ward.

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* {{Politics of Newport Political parties established in 2017 Politics of Newport, Wales Locally based political parties in Wales