1945 Newport by-election
Votes

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
Conservative
Ronald Bell
16,424
54.5
2.8
-
Ind. Labour Party
Robert Edwards
13,722
45.5
N/A
Majority
Majority
Majority
2,702
9.0
+5.6
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
40,146
50.0
29.4
-
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Swing
+1.4
-

Question: What was the outcome of the 1945 Newport by-election between Ronald Bell and Robert Edwards?
Answer: 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.