- Newport (Monmouthshire) (UK Parliament constituency)
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For other UK Parliament constituencies of the same name, see Newport (UK Parliament constituency).
Newport Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons 1918–1983 Number of members one Replaced by Newport East and Newport West Created from Monmouth Boroughs Newport was a borough constituency in Monmouthshire from 1918 to 1983. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918 and abolished with the creation of the Newport East and Newport West constituencies. The Representation of the People Act enfranchised the county borough of Newport as a parliamentary borough returning one member. Previously, the borough was represented as part of the Monmouth Boroughs constituency, which also covered Monmouth and Usk.
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Boundaries
Members of Parliament
Election Member Party 1918 Lewis Haslam Coalition Liberal 1922 by-election Reginald George Clarry Conservative 1929 James Walker Labour 1931 Sir Reginald George Clarry Conservative 1945 by-election Ronald Bell Conservative 1945 Peter Freeman Labour 1956 by-election Sir Frank Soskice Labour 1966 Roy Hughes Labour 1983 constituency abolished: see Newport East and Newport West Election results
Elections in the 1910s
General Election 1918 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Coalition Liberal Lewis Haslam 14,080 56.4 N/A Labour John W. Bowen 10,234 41.0 N/A Independent Democrat B. P. Thomas 647 2.6 N/A Majority 3,846 15.4 N/A Turnout 62.2 N/A Coalition Liberal win (new seat) N.B. Haslam was a supporter of the Lloyd George Coalition Government and had official support from the Conservatives as well.
By-election 1922 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Reginald Clarry 13,515 40.00 N/A Labour John W. Bowen 11,425 33.8 -7.2 Liberal William Lynden Moore 8,841 26.2 -30.2 Majority 2,090 6.2 N/A Turnout 79.2 17 Conservative gain from Coalition Liberal Swing N/A N.B. Clarry was an official Conservative candidate standing on a platform of opposition to the continuation of the Lloyd George Coalition Government. Moore was also opposed to the Coalition but eschewed the division of the Liberal Party between David Lloyd George and Herbert Henry Asquith and called for a reunited Liberal Party.
Elections in the 1920s
General Election 1922 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Reginald Clarry 19,019 54.3 +14.3 Labour John W. Bowen 16,000 45.7 +11.9 Majority 3,019 8.6 +2.4 Turnout 82.1 +2.9 Conservative hold Swing General Election 1923 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Reginald Clarry 14,424 39.5 -14.8 Labour John W. Bowen 14,100 38.6 -7.1 Liberal H. Davies 8,015 21.9 N/A Majority 324 0.9 -7.7 Turnout 85.2 +3.1 Conservative hold Swing General Election 1924 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Reginald Clarry 20,426 52.8 +13.3 Labour John W. Bowen 18,263 47.2 +9.6 Majority 2,163 5.6 +4.7 Turnout 85.7 +0.5 Conservative hold Swing General Election 1929 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour James Walker 18,653 39.5 -7.7 Conservative Reginald Clarry 15,841 33.5 -19.3 Liberal S.I. Cohen 12,735 27.0 N/A Majority 2,812 6.0 +0.4 Turnout 83.8 -1.9 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Elections in the 1930s
General Election 1931 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Reginald Clarry 27,829 59.1 +25.6 Labour James Walker 19,238 40.9 +1.4 Majority 8,591 18.2 N/A Turnout 47,067 82.5 -1.3 Conservative gain from Labour Swing +12.0 General Election 1935 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Reginald Clarry 23,300 51.7 −7.4 Labour Peter Freeman 21,755 48.3 +7.4 Majority 1,545 3.4 −14.8 Turnout 45,055 79.4 -3.1 Conservative hold Swing −7.4 Elections in the 1940s
By-election 1945: Newport, 17th May Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Ronald Bell 16,424 54.5 2.8 Ind. Labour Party Robert Edwards 13,722 45.5 N/A Majority 2,702 9.0 +5.6 Turnout 40,146 50.0 -29.4 Conservative hold Swing +1.4 General Election 1945 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Peter Freeman 23,845 54.2 N/A Conservative R.M. Bell 14,754 33.6 -20.9 Liberal W.R. Crawshay 5,362 12.2 N/A Majority 9,091 20.6 N/A Turnout 43,961 72.8 22.8 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Elections in the 1950s
General Election 1950 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Peter Freeman 31,858 51.0 -3.2 Conservative Ivor Thomas 21,866 35.0 +1.4 Liberal W.J. Owen 8,761 14.0 +1.8 Majority 9,992 16.0 -4.6 Turnout 87.9 +15.1 Labour hold Swing General Election 1951 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Peter Freeman 32,883 52.8 +1.8 Conservative T. E. R. Rhys-Roberts 24,166 38.8 +3.8 Liberal W.J. Owen 5,247 8.4 -5.6 Majority 8,717 14.0 -2.0 Turnout 86.3 -1.6 Labour hold Swing General Election 1955 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Peter Freeman 31,537 53.7 +0.9 Conservative Donald Box 27,177 46.3 +7.5 Majority 4,360 7.4 -6.6 Turnout 81.6 -4.7 Labour hold Swing Newport by-election, 1956 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Frank Soskice 29,205 56.3 +2.6 Conservative Donald Box 20,720 39.9 -5.4 Plaid Cymru E. Roberts 1,978 3.8 N/A Majority 8,485 16.3 +8.9 Turnout 51,903 Labour hold Swing +4.0 General Election 1959 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Frank Soskice 31,125 53.1 -3.2 Conservative A. D. Arnold 27,477 46.9 +7.0 Majority 3,648 6.2 -10.1 Turnout 81.6 Labour hold Swing Elections in the 1960s
General Election 1964 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Frank Soskice 31,962 57.5 +4.4 Conservative P. Temple-Morris 23,649 42.5 -4.4 Majority 8,313 15.0 +8.8 Turnout 79.0 -3.1 Labour hold Swing General Election 1966 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Royston John Hughes 32,098 59.8 +2.3 Conservative P. Temple-Morris 21,599 40.2 -2.3 Majority 10,499 19.6 +4.6 Turnout 78.8 -0.2 Labour hold Swing Elections in the 1970s
General Election 1970 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Royston John Hughes 30,132 55.7 -4.1 Conservative A. D. Arnold 22,005 40.7 +0.5 Plaid Cymru A. R. Vickery 1,997 3.7 N/A Majority 10,499 15.0 -4.6 Turnout 75.5 -3.3 Labour hold Swing General Election February 1974 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Royston John Hughes 29,384 48.8 -6.9 Conservative G. Price 18,002 29.9 -10.8 Liberal J. H. Morgan 11,868 19.7 -2.7 Plaid Cymru P. Cox 936 1.6 -2.1 Majority 11,382 18.9 +3.9 Turnout 81.0 +5.5 Labour hold Swing General Election October 1974 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Royston John Hughes 30,069 53.0 +4.2 Conservative G. A. L. Price 16,253 28.6 -1.3 Liberal J. H. Morgan 9,207 16.2 -3.5 Plaid Cymru G. Lee 1,216 2.1 +0.5 Majority 13,816 14.4 +5.5 Turnout 75.6 -4.4 Labour hold Swing General Election 1979 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Royston John Hughes 30,919 51.7 -1.3 Conservative G. G. Davies 21,742 36.3 +7.6 Liberal A. Lambert 6,270 10.5 -5.7 National Front G. R. Woodward 484 0.8 N/A Plaid Cymru A. R. Vickery 473 0.8 -1.3 Majority 9,177 15.3 -9.1 Turnout 79.7 +4.1 Labour hold Swing See also
Sources
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
- Craig, F.W.S. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949 (Glasgow; Political Reference Publications, 1969)
Categories:- Politics of Newport
- Historic parliamentary constituencies in South Wales
- History of Newport
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1918
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1983
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