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West Newington — UK General Election Results

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

West Newington was won by Liberal at the Dec 1910 general election, with a majority of 540 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in West Newington from 1885 to Dec 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Dec 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Charles Wallwyn Radcliffe Cooke (Conservative) 2,419 48.2% John Seymour Keay (Liberal) 645 (12.9 pts) 78.6%
1886 Charles Wallwyn Radcliffe Cooke (Conservative) 2,447 54.2% Joseph Firth Bottomley Firth (Liberal) 382 (8.5 pts) 70.8%
1892 Cecil William Norton (Liberal) 3,421 60.5% George Tallents (Conservative) 1,093 (19.3 pts) 75.9%
1895 Cecil William Norton (Liberal) 3,219 53.8% George Tallents (Conservative) 450 (7.5 pts) 75.1%
1900 Cecil William Norton (Liberal) 3,559 59.7% Francis Ricarde-Seaver (Conservative) 1,156 (19.4 pts) 70.2%
1906 Cecil William Norton (Liberal) 4,446 64.7% Ralph Emmanuel Belilios (Conservative) 2,021 (29.4 pts) 76.4%
Jan 1910 Cecil William Norton (Liberal) 4,350 52.5% Warwick Brookes (Conservative) 412 (5.0 pts) 86.0%
Dec 1910 Cecil William Norton (Liberal) 4,038 53.6% Warwick Brookes (Conservative) 540 (7.2 pts) 78.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Wallwyn Radcliffe Cooke Conservative 2,41948.2% Yes
John Seymour Keay Liberal 1,77435.4% No
William McArthur Independent Liberal 82116.4% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Wallwyn Radcliffe Cooke Conservative 2,44754.2% Yes
Joseph Firth Bottomley Firth Liberal 2,06545.8% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cecil William Norton Liberal 3,42160.5% Yes
George Tallents Conservative 2,32841.1% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cecil William Norton Liberal 3,21953.8% Yes
George Tallents Conservative 2,76946.2% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cecil William Norton Liberal 3,55959.7% Yes
Francis Ricarde-Seaver Conservative 2,40340.3% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cecil William Norton Liberal 4,44664.7% Yes
Ralph Emmanuel Belilios Conservative 2,42535.3% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cecil William Norton Liberal 4,35052.5% Yes
Warwick Brookes Conservative 3,93847.5% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cecil William Norton Liberal 4,03853.6% Yes
Warwick Brookes Conservative 3,49846.4% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 12.9 pts 1886: Conservative margin 8.5 pts 1892: Liberal margin 19.3 pts 1895: Liberal margin 7.5 pts 1900: Liberal margin 19.4 pts 1906: Liberal margin 29.4 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 5.0 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 7.2 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910

Trend

West Newington has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won West Newington in the Dec 1910 general election?

Liberal won West Newington in Dec 1910 with 4,038 votes (53.6%), a majority of 540 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won West Newington since 1885?

Since 1885, West Newington has been won by: Conservative, Liberal.

What was the closest result in West Newington?

The closest result on record for West Newington was Jan 1910, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 412 votes (5.0 percentage points).

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