Newport West (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 51°34′59″N 3°02′35″W / 51.583°N 3.043°W / 51.583; -3.043

Newport West
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Newport West in Wales.
Electorate 63,056 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created 1983
Member of parliament Paul Flynn (Labour)
Number of members One
Created from Newport and Monmouth[2]
Overlaps
Welsh Assembly South Wales East
European Parliament constituency Wales

Newport West (Welsh: Gorllewin Casnewydd) is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system. The current MP is Paul Flynn of the Labour Party, first elected at the 1987 general election.

Boundaries

The constituency comprises the electoral divisions of Allt-yr-yn, Bettws, Caerleon, Gaer, Graig, Malpas, Marshfield, Pillgwenlly, Rogerstone, Shaftesbury, Stow Hill and Tredegar Park in the city of Newport. The western and northern boundaries are formed by the city boundary, the eastern boundary by the River Usk, and the southern boundary by the Bristol Channel.

History

Newport West was created when the former Newport constituency was split into two seats in 1983.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember[3]Party
1983 Mark Robinson Conservative
1987 Paul Flynn Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2017: Newport West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Paul Flynn[4] 22,723 52.3 +11.1
Conservative Angela Jones-Evans[5][4] 17,065 39.3 +6.8
UKIP Stan Edwards 1,100 2.5 -12.7
Plaid Cymru Morgan Bowler-Brown [4] 1,077 2.5 -1.5
Liberal Democrat Sarah Lockyer 976 2.2 -1.7
Green Pippa Bartolotti[6] 497 1.1 -2.0
Majority 5,658 13.0 +4.3
Turnout 43,438 67.5 +2.6
Registered electors 64,399
Labour hold Swing +2.2
General Election 2015: Newport West[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Paul Flynn[8] 16,633 41.2 -0.1
Conservative Nick Webb 13,123 32.5 +0.2
UKIP Gordon Norrie 6,134 15.2 +12.3
Plaid Cymru Simon Coopey[9] 1,604 4.0 +1.2
Liberal Democrat Ed Townsend 1,581 3.9 -12.7
Green Pippa Bartolotti 1,272 3.2 +2.1
Majority 3,510 8.7 -0.2
Turnout 40,347 64.9 +0.1
Registered electors 62,137
Labour hold Swing -0.1
General Election 2010: Newport West[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Paul Flynn 16,389 41.3 -3.6
Conservative Matthew Williams 12,845 32.3 +2.8
Liberal Democrat Veronica German 6,587 16.6 -1.3
BNP Timothy Windsor 1,183 3.0 N/A
UKIP Hugh Hughes 1,144 2.9 +0.5
Plaid Cymru Jeff Rees 1,122 2.8 -0.8
Green Pippa Bartolotti 450 1.1 -0.4
Majority 3,544 8.9 -6.4
Turnout 39,720 64.8 +5.5
Registered electors 62,111
Labour hold Swing -3.2

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Newport West[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Paul Flynn 16,021 44.8 -7.9
Conservative William Morgan 10,563 29.6 +3.4
Liberal Democrat Nigel Flanagan 6,398 17.9 +6.2
Plaid Cymru Anthony Salkeld 1,278 3.6 -3.6
UKIP Hugh Hughes 848 2.4 +1.0
Green Peter Varley 540 1.5 N/A
Independent Saeid Arjomand 84 0.2 +0.2
Majority 5,458 15.3 -11.2
Turnout 35,732 59.3 +0.2
Registered electors 60,303
Labour hold Swing -5.6
General Election 2001: Newport West[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Paul Flynn 18,489 52.7 -7.8
Conservative William Morgan 9,185 26.2 +1.8
Liberal Democrat Veronica Watkins 4,095 11.7 +2.0
Plaid Cymru Anthony Salkeld 2,510 7.2 +5.5
UKIP Hugh Hughes 506 1.4 +0.6
BNP Terrance Cavill 278 0.8 N/A
Majority 9,304 26.5 -9.6
Turnout 35,063 59.1 -15.5
Registered electors 59,345
Labour hold Swing -4.8

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Newport West[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Paul Flynn 24,331 60.5 +7.4
Conservative Peter Clarke 9,794 24.4 -11.6
Liberal Democrat Stanley Wilson 3,907 9.7 +0.2
Referendum Andrew Thompsett 1,199 3.0 N/A
Plaid Cymru Huw Jackson 648 1.6 +0.2
UKIP Hugh Hughes 323 0.6 N/A
Majority 14,357 36.1 +18.4
Turnout 40,202 74.6 -8.2
Registered electors 53,914
Labour hold Swing +9.5
General Election 1992: Newport West[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Paul Flynn 24,139 53.1 +7.0
Conservative Andrew Taylor 16,360 36.0 -4.1
Liberal Democrat John Toye 3,907 9.5 -3.5
Plaid Cymru (Green) Peter Keelan 653 1.4 +0.6
Majority 7,770 17.1 +11.0
Turnout 45,059 82.8 +1.0
Registered electors 54,871
Labour hold Swing +5.6

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Newport West[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Paul Flynn 20,887 46.1 +9.5
Conservative Mark Noel Foster Robinson 18,179 40.1 +2.1
Liberal Winston Roddick 5,903 13.0 -11.2
Plaid Cymru Digby Bevan 377 0.8 -0.4
Majority 2,708 6.0 N/A
Turnout 45,346 81.8 +4.3
Registered electors 55,455
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.7
General Election 1983: Newport West[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Mark Noel Foster Robinson 15,948 38.0 N/A
Labour Bryan Davies 15,367 36.6 N/A
Liberal Whitney Jones 10,163 24.2 N/A
Plaid Cymru Denis Watkins 477 1.2 N/A
Majority 581 1.4 N/A
Turnout 41,955 77.5 N/A
Registered electors 54,125
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Beyond 20/20 WDS - Table view". 2011 Electorate Figures. StatsWales. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "'Newport West', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
  4. 1 2 3 "Election candidate 'imposition' upsets Bridgend Tories". 2 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Norfolk North and Penistone & Stocksbridge choose their candidates. Latest selection news. - Conservative Home". conservativehome.com. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Wales Green Party
  7. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Shipton, Martin (23 July 2014). "Ann Clwyd: Veteran MP may stand for Parliament again after all". walesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "Westminster_Candidates.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  16. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  17. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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