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Wales · Former constituency (1918–1979)

Newport

Every general election in Newport since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 9,177.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won30,91951.7%
Conservative21,74236.3%
Liberal6,27010.5%
Plaid Cymru4730.8%
Others4540.8%
Valid votes59,858
Majority9,17715.3%

Lab hold Turnout 79.7% of 75,121 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741979Labour, 1918: 41.0%Labour, 1922: 45.7%Labour, 1923: 38.6%Labour, 1924: 47.2%Labour, 1929: 39.5%Labour, 1931: 40.9%Labour, 1935: 48.3%Labour, 1945: 54.2%Labour, 1950: 51.0%Labour, 1951: 52.8%Labour, 1955: 53.7%Labour, 1959: 53.1%Labour, 1964: 57.5%Labour, 1966: 59.8%Labour, 1970: 55.7%Labour, February 1974: 48.8%Labour, October 1974: 53.0%Labour, 1979: 51.7%Conservative, 1922: 54.3%Conservative, 1923: 39.5%Conservative, 1924: 52.8%Conservative, 1929: 33.5%Conservative, 1931: 59.1%Conservative, 1935: 51.7%Conservative, 1945: 33.6%Conservative, 1950: 35.0%Conservative, 1951: 38.8%Conservative, 1955: 46.3%Conservative, 1959: 46.9%Conservative, 1964: 42.5%Conservative, 1966: 40.2%Conservative, 1970: 40.7%Conservative, February 1974: 29.9%Conservative, October 1974: 28.6%Conservative, 1979: 36.3%Liberal, 1923: 21.9%Liberal, 1929: 27.0%Liberal, 1945: 12.2%Liberal, 1950: 14.0%Liberal, 1951: 8.4%Liberal, February 1974: 19.7%Liberal, October 1974: 16.2%Liberal, 1979: 10.5%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 56.4%
Vote share in Newport at each general election Lab Con Lib Co Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon9,17715.379.7%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon13,81624.475.6%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon11,38218.981.0%
1970LabCon8,12715.075.7%Lab hold
1966LabCon10,49919.678.8%Lab hold
1964LabCon8,31315.079.0%Lab hold
1959LabCon3,6486.282.1%Lab hold
1955LabCon4,3607.481.6%
1951LabCon8,71714.086.3%Lab hold
1950LabCon9,99216.087.9%
1945LabCon9,09120.772.8%
1935ConLab1,5453.479.4%Con hold
1931ConLab8,59118.382.5%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon2,8126.083.8%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab2,1635.685.7%Con hold
1923ConLab3240.985.2%Con hold
1922ConLab3,0198.682.1%Con gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab3,84615.462.2%

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?

Labour won Newport at the 1979 general election with a majority of 9,177.

Which parties have won Newport?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 12, Conservative 5, Coalition Liberal 1.

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