Newport West | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Electorate | 63,056 (December 2010) [1] |
1983–2024 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Newport and Monmouth [2] |
Replaced by | Newport East Newport West and Islwyn |
Senedd | Newport West, South Wales East |
Newport West (Welsh : Gorllewin Casnewydd) was one of two parliamentary constituencies for the city of Newport, South Wales, in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system. Paul Flynn, of the Labour Party, was the MP from the 1987 general election until his death on 17 February 2019. [3] Consequently, a by-election was held in the constituency on Thursday 4 April 2019 and Ruth Jones of the Labour Party was elected.
The constituency was abolished as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales for the 2024 United Kingdom general election. Its wards were split between the existing Newport East constituency and a new constituency named Newport West and Islwyn. [4]
The constituency comprises the electoral divisions of Allt-yr-yn, Bettws, Caerleon, Gaer, Graig, Malpas, Marshfield, Pillgwenlly, Rogerstone, Shaftesbury, Stow Hill and Tredegar Park in the city of Newport. The western and northern boundaries are formed by the city boundary, the eastern boundary by the River Usk, and the southern boundary by the Bristol Channel.
Newport West was created when the former Newport constituency was split into two seats in 1983. The seat was won on a narrow three-figure majority by the Conservatives. However, Paul Flynn gained the seat for the Labour Party in 1987 and held it until his death in 2019.
Election | Member [5] | Party | |
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1983 | Mark Robinson | Conservative | |
1987 | Paul Flynn | Labour | |
2019 by-election | Ruth Jones | Labour |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mark Robinson | 15,948 | 38.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Bryan Davies | 15,367 | 36.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | Whitney Jones | 10,163 | 24.2 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Denis Watkins | 477 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 581 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 41,955 | 77.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 54,125 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Flynn | 20,887 | 46.1 | +9.5 | |
Conservative | Mark Robinson | 18,179 | 40.1 | +2.1 | |
Liberal | Winston Roddick | 5,903 | 13.0 | −11.2 | |
Plaid Cymru | Digby Bevan | 377 | 0.8 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 2,708 | 6.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 45,346 | 81.8 | +4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 55,455 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Flynn | 24,139 | 53.1 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | Andrew Taylor | 16,360 | 36.0 | -4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Toye | 4,296 | 9.5 | -3.5 | |
Plaid Cymru (Green) | Peter Keelan | 653 | 1.4 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 7,770 | 17.1 | +11.1 | ||
Turnout | 45,059 | 82.8 | +1.0 | ||
Registered electors | 54,871 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Flynn | 24,331 | 60.5 | +7.4 | |
Conservative | Peter Clarke | 9,794 | 24.4 | -11.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stanley Wilson | 3,907 | 9.7 | +0.2 | |
Referendum | Andrew Thompsett | 1,199 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Huw Jackson | 648 | 1.6 | +0.2 | |
UKIP | Hugh Hughes | 323 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 14,357 | 36.1 | +19.0 | ||
Turnout | 40,202 | 74.6 | -8.2 | ||
Registered electors | 53,914 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +9.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Flynn | 18,489 | 52.7 | -7.8 | |
Conservative | William Morgan | 9,185 | 26.2 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Veronica Watkins | 4,095 | 11.7 | +2.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Anthony Salkeld | 2,510 | 7.2 | +5.6 | |
UKIP | Hugh Hughes | 506 | 1.4 | +0.6 | |
BNP | Terrance Cavill | 278 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 9,304 | 26.5 | -9.6 | ||
Turnout | 35,063 | 59.1 | -15.5 | ||
Registered electors | 59,345 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Flynn | 16,021 | 44.8 | -7.9 | |
Conservative | William Morgan | 10,563 | 29.6 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Flanagan | 6,398 | 17.9 | +6.2 | |
Plaid Cymru | Anthony Salkeld | 1,278 | 3.6 | -3.6 | |
UKIP | Hugh Hughes | 848 | 2.4 | +1.0 | |
Green | Peter Varley | 540 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Independent | Saeid Arjomand | 84 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,458 | 15.2 | -11.3 | ||
Turnout | 35,732 | 59.3 | +0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 60,303 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Flynn | 16,389 | 41.3 | -3.5 | |
Conservative | Matthew Williams | 12,845 | 32.3 | +2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Veronica German | 6,587 | 16.6 | -1.3 | |
BNP | Timothy Windsor | 1,183 | 3.0 | N/A | |
UKIP | Hugh Hughes | 1,144 | 2.9 | +0.5 | |
Plaid Cymru | Jeff Rees | 1,122 | 2.8 | -0.8 | |
Green | Pippa Bartolotti | 450 | 1.1 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 3,544 | 9.0 | -6.2 | ||
Turnout | 39,720 | 64.8 | +5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 62,111 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Flynn | 16,633 | 41.2 | −0.1 | |
Conservative | Nick Webb | 13,123 | 32.5 | +0.2 | |
UKIP | Gordon Norrie | 6,134 | 15.2 | +12.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | Simon Coopey | 1,604 | 4.0 | +1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ed Townsend | 1,581 | 3.9 | −12.7 | |
Green | Pippa Bartolotti | 1,272 | 3.2 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 3,510 | 8.7 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 40,347 | 64.9 | +0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 62,137 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Flynn [19] | 22,723 | 52.3 | +11.1 | |
Conservative | Angela Jones-Evans [20] [19] | 17,065 | 39.3 | +6.8 | |
UKIP | Stan Edwards | 1,100 | 2.5 | −12.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | Morgan Bowler-Brown [19] | 1,077 | 2.5 | −1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sarah Lockyer | 976 | 2.2 | −1.7 | |
Green | Pippa Bartolotti [21] | 497 | 1.1 | −2.1 | |
Rejected ballots | 82 | ||||
Majority | 5,658 | 13.0 | +4.3 | ||
Turnout | 43,438 | 67.5 | +2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 64,399 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.2 | |||
Of the 82 rejected ballots:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ruth Jones | 9,308 | 39.6 | −12.7 | |
Conservative | Matthew Evans | 7,357 | 31.3 | −8.0 | |
UKIP | Neil Hamilton | 2,023 | 8.6 | +6.1 | |
Plaid Cymru | Jonathan Clark | 1,185 | 5.0 | +2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ryan Jones | 1,088 | 4.6 | +2.4 | |
Green | Amelia Womack | 924 | 3.9 | +2.8 | |
Renew | June Davies | 879 | 3.7 | N/A | |
Abolish | Richard Suchorzewski | 205 | 0.9 | N/A | |
SDP | Ian McLean | 202 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Democrats and Veterans | Philip Taylor | 185 | 0.8 | N/A | |
For Britain | Hugh Nicklin | 159 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 100 | ||||
Majority | 1,951 | 8.2 | −4.8 | ||
Turnout | 23,615 | 37.1 | −30.4 | ||
Registered electors | 63,623 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −2.4 | |||
Of the 100 rejected ballots:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ruth Jones | 18,977 | 43.7 | −8.6 | |
Conservative | Matthew Evans | 18,075 | 41.6 | +2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ryan Jones | 2,565 | 5.9 | +3.7 | |
Brexit Party | Cameron Edwards | 1,727 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Jonathan Clark | 1,187 | 2.7 | +0.2 | |
Green | Amelia Womack | 902 | 2.1 | +1.0 | |
Rejected ballots | 130 | ||||
Majority | 902 | 2.1 | −10.9 | ||
Turnout | 43,433 | 65.2 | −2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 66,657 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −5.5 | |||
Of the 130 rejected ballots:
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