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.
Boundaries 1918–1955: The County Borough of Newport.
1955–1983: As above, as extended by the Newport Corporation Act 1954.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1918 Lewis Haslam Coalition Liberal Jan 1922 National Liberal 1922 by-election Reginald Clarry Conservative 1929 James Walker Labour 1931 Sir Reginald 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
Elections in the 1920s
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.
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
1970 notional result Party Vote % Labour 33,800 57.2 Conservative 23,200 39.3 Plaid Cymru 2,100 3.6Turnout59,10075.8Electorate78,006
See also 1922 Newport by-election 1945 Newport by-election 1956 Newport by-election
References
Sources
Craig, F.W.S. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949 (Glasgow; Political Reference Publications, 1969)