IT WILL be a tightly contested election in Newport, according to results from an online survey conducted by the South Wales Argus.

Our figures hint that Labour will hold Newport East – but will lose Newport West.

In our survey, Labour got 40.4 per cent of the votes in Newport East, followed by the Conservatives with 32.58 per cent.

A further 10 per cent indicated they were not sure who they were going to vote for and 8.57 per cent said they intended to vote for the Liberal Democrats.

Our figures indicate that the Conservatives would win Newport West, obtaining 55.69 per cent of the votes in our survey. They were followed by Labour with 29.11 per cent of the votes and a further 6.32 per cent who said they were unsure who they were going to vote for.

In Newport West, participants gave different reasons for their intention to vote, with one saying they were planning to vote Labour because “Corbyn resonates with my views” and another one saying they were intending to vote Conservative because “Newport West needs new blood”.

More than 275 readers have taken part in our online survey in just over a week since it opened on Wednesday, May 17. The survey is intended as a snapshot of public opinion.

Across Gwent, our survey suggests that Torfaen will also see a very close battle between the Conservatives and Labour – with 36.36 per cent saying they intend to vote for Conservative and 32.72 per cent saying they plan to vote for Labour.

They were followed by participants who were unsure of who to vote for (14.54 per cent) and those who said they plan to vote for Plaid Cymru (10.90 per cent).

The figures indicate the Conservatives will hold Monmouth (42.10 per cent). In our survey, they were followed by participants who were unsure of who to vote for (21.05 per cent) and those who indicated they were going to vote Labour (15.78 per cent).

Blaenau Gwent would be a Plaid Cymru win (52.63 per cent), our survey hints. A participant said they intend to vote Plaid Cymru because “we need an MP who cares about Blaenau Gwent”.

They would be followed by Conservatives (21.05 per cent) and Labour (10.52 per cent).

Our survey suggests that Labour would hold Islwyn (40 per cent), followed by the Conservatives (23.3 per cent), Plaid Cymru (13.3 per cent) and the Lib Dems (10 per cent).

The figures hint that the economy is the most important issue for Gwent voters, followed by the NHS and social care. Brexit would be the next most important matter, followed by defence and the environment.