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Newport — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Newport was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 9,177 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Newport from 1918 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1918–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Lewis Haslam (Liberal) 14,080 56.4% John William Bowen (Labour) 3,846 (15.4 pts) 62.2%
1922 Reginald George Clarry (Unionist) 19,019 54.3% John William Bowen (Labour) 3,019 (8.6 pts) 82.1%
1923 Reginald George Clarry (Unionist) 14,424 39.5% John William Bowen (Labour) 324 (0.9 pts) 85.2%
1924 Reginald George Clarry (Unionist) 20,426 52.8% John William Bowen (Labour) 2,163 (5.6 pts) 85.7%
1929 James Walker (Labour) 18,653 39.5% Reginald George Clarry (Unionist) 2,812 (5.9 pts) 83.8%
1931 Reginald George Clarry (Conservative) 27,829 59.1% James Walker (Labour) 8,591 (18.2 pts) 82.5%
1935 Reginald George Clarry (Conservative) 23,300 51.7% Peter Freeman (Labour) 1,545 (3.4 pts) 79.4%
1945 Peter Freeman (Labour) 23,845 54.2% Ronald McMillan Bell (Conservative) 9,091 (20.7 pts) 72.8%
1950 Peter Freeman (Labour) 31,858 51.0% Ivor Thomas (Conservative) 9,992 (16.0 pts) 87.9%
1951 Peter Freeman (Labour) 32,883 52.8% Thomas Esmôr Rhys-Roberts (Conservative) 8,717 (14.0 pts) 86.3%
1955 Peter Freeman (Labour) 31,537 53.7% Donald Stewart Box (Conservative) 4,360 (7.4 pts) 81.6%
1959 Sir Frank Soskice (Labour) 31,125 53.1% Anthony D Arnold (Conservative) 3,648 (6.2 pts) 82.1%
1964 Sir Frank Soskice (Labour) 31,962 57.5% Peter Temple-Morris (Conservative) 8,313 (14.9 pts) 79.0%
1966 Royston Hughes (Labour) 32,098 59.8% Peter Temple-Morris (Conservative) 10,499 (19.6 pts) 78.8%
1970 Royston Hughes (Labour) 30,132 55.7% Anthony Arnold (Conservative) 8,127 (15.0 pts) 75.7%
Feb 1974 Royston Hughes (Labour) 29,384 48.8% Gerald Alexander Lewin Price (Conservative) 11,382 (18.9 pts) 80.9%
Oct 1974 Royston Hughes (Labour) 30,069 53.0% Gerald Alexander Lewin Price (Conservative) 13,816 (24.3 pts) 75.6%
1979 Royston Hughes (Labour) 30,919 51.6% Gerald Geoffrey Charles Davies (Conservative) 9,177 (15.3 pts) 79.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lewis Haslam Liberal 14,08056.4% Yes
John William Bowen Labour 10,23441.0% No
Bertie Pardoe Thomas Independent Democrat 6472.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald George Clarry Unionist 19,01954.3% Yes
John William Bowen Labour 16,00045.7% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald George Clarry Unionist 14,42439.5% Yes
John William Bowen Labour 14,10038.6% No
Henry Davies Liberal 8,01521.9% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald George Clarry Unionist 20,42652.8% Yes
John William Bowen Labour 18,26347.2% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Walker Labour 18,65339.5% Yes
Reginald George Clarry Unionist 15,84133.5% No
Samuel Immanuel Cohen Liberal 12,73527.0% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald George Clarry Conservative 27,82959.1% Yes
James Walker Labour 19,23840.9% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald George Clarry Conservative 23,30051.7% Yes
Peter Freeman Labour 21,75548.3% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Freeman Labour 23,84554.2% Yes
Ronald McMillan Bell Conservative 14,75433.6% No
William Robert Crawshay Liberal 5,36212.2% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Freeman Labour 31,85851.0% Yes
Ivor Thomas Conservative 21,86635.0% No
William John Owen Liberal 8,76114.0% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Freeman Labour 32,88352.8% Yes
Thomas Esmôr Rhys-Roberts Conservative 24,16638.8% No
William John Owen Liberal 5,2478.4% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Freeman Labour 31,53753.7% Yes
Donald Stewart Box Conservative 27,17746.3% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Frank Soskice Labour 31,12553.1% Yes
Anthony D Arnold Conservative 27,47746.9% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Frank Soskice Labour 31,96257.5% Yes
Peter Temple-Morris Conservative 23,64942.5% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Royston Hughes Labour 32,09859.8% Yes
Peter Temple-Morris Conservative 21,59940.2% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Royston Hughes Labour 30,13255.7% Yes
Anthony Arnold Conservative 22,00540.6% No
A Robert Vickery Plaid Cymru 1,9973.7% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Royston Hughes Labour 29,38448.8% Yes
Gerald Alexander Lewin Price Conservative 18,00229.9% No
John Harold Morgan Liberal 11,86819.7% No
Phyllis Mary Rose Cox Plaid Cymru 9361.6% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Royston Hughes Labour 30,06953.0% Yes
Gerald Alexander Lewin Price Conservative 16,25328.6% No
John Harold Morgan Liberal 9,20716.2% No
Godfrey Lee Plaid Cymru 1,2162.1% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Royston Hughes Labour 30,91951.6% Yes
Gerald Geoffrey Charles Davies Conservative 21,74236.3% No
Anthony Lambert Liberal 6,27010.5% No
A Robert Vickery Plaid Cymru 4730.8% No
Georgina Rose Woodward National Front 4540.8% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1918: Liberal margin 15.4 pts 1922: Unionist margin 8.6 pts 1923: Unionist margin 0.9 pts 1924: Unionist margin 5.6 pts 1929: Labour margin 5.9 pts 1931: Conservative margin 18.2 pts 1935: Conservative margin 3.4 pts 1945: Labour margin 20.7 pts 1950: Labour margin 16.0 pts 1951: Labour margin 14.0 pts 1955: Labour margin 7.4 pts 1959: Labour margin 6.2 pts 1964: Labour margin 14.9 pts 1966: Labour margin 19.6 pts 1970: Labour margin 15.0 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 18.9 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 24.3 pts 1979: Labour margin 15.3 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

Newport has been contested at 18 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Unionist, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Newport in the 1979 general election?

Labour won Newport in 1979 with 30,919 votes (51.6%), a majority of 9,177 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Newport since 1918?

Since 1918, Newport has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Newport?

The closest result on record for Newport was 1923, when Unionist beat Labour by just 324 votes (0.9 percentage points).

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