1945 Newport by-election
Votes

1945 Newport by-election

Section Title: Votes
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Conservative	Ronald Bell	16,424	54.5	2.8

Ind. Labour Party	Robert Edwards	13,722	45.5	N/A

Majority	2,702	9.0	+5.6

Turnout	40,146	50.0	29.4

Conservative hold	Swing	+1.4

Sentence(s)

Bell held the seat for the Conservatives with a majority of 2,702 votes; Edwards had won 45.5% of the votes for the ILP.

final_sentence: Bell held the seat for the Conservatives with a majority of 2,702 votes; Edwards had won 45.5% of the votes for the ILP.