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Newport West

Every general election and by-election in Newport West since 1983 (until 2019). Latest: Ruth Jones, Labour, majority 902.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Ruth Jones Elected sitting MPLabour18,97743.7%
Matthew EvansConservative18,07541.6%
Ryan JonesLiberal Democrats2,5655.9%
Cameron EdwardsBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		1,7274.0%
Jonathan ClarkPlaid Cymru1,1872.7%
Amelia WomackGreen9022.1%
Valid votes43,433
Majority9022.1%

Lab hold Turnout 65.2% of 66,657 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1983198719921997200120052010201520172019Labour, 1983: 36.6%Labour, 1987: 46.1%Labour, 1992: 53.1%Labour, 1997: 60.5%Labour, 2001: 52.7%Labour, 2005: 44.8%Labour, 2010: 41.3%Labour, 2015: 41.2%Labour, 2017: 52.3%Labour, 2019: 43.7%Conservative, 1983: 38.0%Conservative, 1987: 40.1%Conservative, 1992: 36.0%Conservative, 1997: 24.4%Conservative, 2001: 26.2%Conservative, 2005: 29.6%Conservative, 2010: 32.3%Conservative, 2015: 32.5%Conservative, 2017: 39.3%Conservative, 2019: 41.6%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 9.5%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 9.7%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 11.7%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 17.9%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 16.6%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 3.9%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.3%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 5.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 24.2%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 13.0%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.9%UK Independence Party, 2015: 15.2%UK Independence Party, 2017: 2.5%
Vote share in Newport West at each general election Lab Con LD Alliance UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Newport West (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2019Lab Ruth JonesCon9022.165.2%Lab hold
By-election Apr 2019Lab Ruth Lorraine JonesCon1,9518.337.0%Lab hold
2017Lab Paul FlynnCon5,65813.067.5%Lab hold
2015Lab Paul FlynnCon3,5108.764.9%Lab hold
2010Lab Paul FlynnCon3,5448.964.0%Lab hold
2005LabCon5,45815.359.0%
2001LabCon9,30426.559.1%Lab hold
1997LabCon14,53736.274.6%
1992LabCon7,77917.182.8%Lab hold
1987LabCon2,7086.081.8%Lab gain from Con
1983ConLab5811.476.4%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Newport West?

Ruth Jones (Labour) won Newport West at the 2019 general election with a majority of 902.

Which parties have won Newport West?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1983: Labour 9, Conservative 1.

Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

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