Newport (Monmouthshire) (UK Parliament constituency)
For other UK Parliament constituencies of the same name, see Newport (disambiguation) § Constituencies.
Newport | |
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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.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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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
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Lewis Haslam
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | 14,080 | 56.4 | N/A | ||
Labour | John William Bowen | 10,234 | 41.0 | N/A | |
Independent Democrat | Bertie Pardoe-Thomas | 647 | 2.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,846 | 15.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 62.2 | N/A | |||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
- endorsed by the Coalition Government
Elections in the 1920s
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Lynden Moore
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Reginald George Clarry | 13,515 | 40.00 | N/A | |
Labour | John William 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 | |||
Unionist gain from Coalition Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
- Clarry stood on a platform of opposition to the Coalition Government. Moore was also opposed to the Coalition and called for a reunited Liberal Party.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Reginald George Clarry | 19,019 | 54.3 | +14.3 | |
Labour | John William Bowen | 16,000 | 45.7 | +11.9 | |
Majority | 3,019 | 8.6 | +2.4 | ||
Turnout | 82.1 | +2.9 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Reginald George Clarry | 14,424 | 39.5 | -14.8 | |
Labour | John William Bowen | 14,100 | 38.6 | -7.1 | |
Liberal | Capt. H. Davies | 8,015 | 21.9 | n/a | |
Majority | 324 | 0.9 | -7.7 | ||
Turnout | 85.2 | +3.1 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | -3.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Reginald George Clarry | 20,426 | 52.8 | +13.3 | |
Labour | John William Bowen | 18,263 | 47.2 | +9.6 | |
Majority | 2,163 | 5.6 | +4.7 | ||
Turnout | 85.7 | +0.5 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Young | 18,176 | 60.5 | ||
Unionist | Reginald Clare Essenhigh | 11,887 | 39.5 | ||
Majority | 6,289 | 21.0 | |||
Turnout | 30,063 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Reginald George 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 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Reginald George 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ronald McMillan 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 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Freeman | 23,845 | 54.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Lt-Com. Ronald McMillan Bell | 14,754 | 33.6 | -20.9 | |
Liberal | Maj. William Robert 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Freeman | 31,858 | 51.0 | -3.2 | |
Conservative | Ivor Thomas | 21,866 | 35.0 | +1.4 | |
Liberal | William John Owen | 8,761 | 14.0 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 9,992 | 16.0 | -4.6 | ||
Turnout | 87.9 | +15.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Freeman | 32,883 | 52.8 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Thomas Esmôr Rhys Rhys-Roberts | 24,166 | 38.8 | +3.8 | |
Liberal | William John Owen | 5,247 | 8.4 | -5.6 | |
Majority | 8,717 | 14.0 | -2.0 | ||
Turnout | 86.3 | -1.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Freeman | 31,537 | 53.7 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | Donald Stewart Box | 27,177 | 46.3 | +7.5 | |
Majority | 4,360 | 7.4 | -6.6 | ||
Turnout | 81.6 | -4.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Soskice | 29,205 | 56.3 | +2.6 | |
Conservative | Donald Stewart Box | 20,720 | 39.9 | -5.4 | |
Plaid Cymru | Emrys Pugh Roberts | 1,978 | 3.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 8,485 | 16.3 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 51,903 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sir Frank Soskice | 31,125 | 53.1 | -3.2 | |
Conservative | Anthony 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sir Frank Soskice | 31,962 | 57.5 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | Peter Temple-Morris | 23,649 | 42.5 | -4.4 | |
Majority | 8,313 | 15.0 | +8.8 | ||
Turnout | 79.0 | -3.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Royston John Hughes | 32,098 | 59.8 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | Peter 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Royston John Hughes | 30,132 | 55.7 | -4.1 | |
Conservative | Anthony D. Arnold | 22,005 | 40.7 | +0.5 | |
Plaid Cymru | A. Robert Vickery | 1,997 | 3.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 10,499 | 15.0 | -4.6 | ||
Turnout | 75.5 | -3.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | 22.4 | +5.5 | ||
Turnout | 75.6 | -4.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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. Robert Vickery | 473 | 0.8 | -1.3 | |
Majority | 9,177 | 15.3 | -9.1 | ||
Turnout | 79.7 | +4.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
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)
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