Also, however, it is one of eight constituencies in the South Wales East electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

The other seven constituencies of the South Wales East electoral region are Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Islwyn, Monmouth, Newport East, Newport West and Torfaen.

In general elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes.

Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.

Want of an Official Mark (0), Voting for more than ONE party or individual candidate (58), Writing or mark by which the Voter could be identified (0), Unmarked or Void for uncertainty (104) Regional ballots rejected at the count: 138[8] 2003 Electorate: 55,768 Regional ballots rejected: 228 1999 Electorate: 55,676