Victoria is both a

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(civil parish) and an

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(division) of the city of Newport. The ward is bounded by the

River Usk The River Usk (; ) rises on the northern slopes of the Black Mountain (''y Mynydd Du''), Wales, in the westernmost part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Initially forming the boundary between Carmarthenshire and Powys, it flows north int ...

to the west and south, Newport Bridge, Clarence Place, Church Road and Christchurch Road to the north, Victoria Avenue, Wharf Road (as far as the railway bridge), a section of the

Great Western Main Line The Great Western Main Line (GWML) is a main line railway in England that runs between London Paddington and . It connects to other main lines such as those from Reading to Penzance and Swindon to Swansea. The GWML is presently a part of t ...

as far as (but not including) Soho Street, Telford Street and Lilleshall Street to the east. The area is governed by the

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. ...

. The ward includes the district of

Maindee Maindee () is a large inner-city commercial and residential area in the city of Newport, South Wales. It lies on the eastern side of the River Usk, mostly within the electoral district (ward) of Victoria, although some areas traditionally as ...

, as well as the home of Newport Rugby Club. The district as a whole, and Maindee in particular, is home to a large Asian population. Many people are of

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and

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i origin and there are now a slowly increasing number of

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refugees.

Governance

Victoria ward elects two councillors to

. Two by-elections took place within six months in 2021, after Christine Jenkins resigned on health grounds and, in October 2021, long-serving Abdul-Majid Rahman resigned for personal reasons. Rahman was later jailed, in May 2022, having been found in possession of indecent images of children. Labour's Gavin Horton and Farzina Hussain, who had each won a 2021 by-election, were re-elected at the May 2022 elections.

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Communities in Newport, Wales Wards of Newport, Wales {{Newport-geo-stub