# Newark (UK Parliament constituency)

Newark is a constituency in Nottinghamshire, England. It is represented by Robert Jenrick of the Conservative Party, who won the seat in a by-election on 5 June 2014, following the resignation of Patrick Mercer in April 2014.

## Boundaries
### Historic

1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Newark, and the Rural Districts of Bingham, Newark, and Southwell.
1950–1955: The Municipal Borough of Newark, the Urban District of Mansfield Woodhouse, and the Rural Districts of Newark and Southwell.
1955–1983: The Municipal Borough of Newark, and the Rural Districts of Newark and Southwell.
1983–2010: The District of Newark wards of Beacon, Bridge, Bullpit Pinfold, Castle, Caunton, Collingham, Devon, Elston, Farndon, Magnus, Meering, Milton Lowfield, Muskham, Southwell East, Southwell West, Sutton on Trent, Trent, and Winthorpe, and the District of Bassetlaw wards of East Markham, East Retford East, East Retford North, East Retford West, Elkesley, Trent, and Tuxford.
2010–2024: The District of Newark and Sherwood wards of Balderton North, Balderton West, Beacon, Bridge, Castle, Caunton, Collingham and Meering, Devon, Farndon, Lowdham, Magnus, Muskham, Southwell East, Southwell North, Southwell West, Sutton-on-Trent, Trent, and Winthorpe, the District of Bassetlaw wards of East Markham, Rampton, Tuxford, and Trent, and the Borough of Rushcliffe wards of Bingham East, Bingham West, Cranmer, Oak, and Thoroton.

### Current

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency was defined as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
* The District of Bassetlaw wards of: Clayworth; East Markham; Rampton; Sturton; Tuxford and Trent.
* The District of Newark & Sherwood wards of: Balderton North & Coddington; Balderton South; Beacon; Bridge; Castle; Collingham; Devon; Farndon & Fernwood; Muskham; Southwell; Sutton-on-Trent; Trent.
* The Borough of Rushcliffe wards of: Bingham East; Bingham West; Cranmer; East Bridgford; Thoroton. $^1$
The constituency saw minor boundary changes, primarily due to the redrawing of local authority ward boundaries.
$^1$ Following a further local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023, the parts in the Borough of Rushcliffe now comprise the following wards from the 2024 general election:
* Bingham North; Bingham South; Cranmer; East Bridgford; Newton (majority); and a small part of Nevile & Langar.
The constituency covers large parts of the Newark and Sherwood district which encompasses the east of Nottinghamshire, as such includes the towns of Newark-on-Trent and Southwell, and the villages of Collingham and Sutton-on-Trent. It also covers parts of the Bassetlaw and Rushcliffe areas including Markham Moor and Bingham.

## History

Newark was the last borough to be added to the Unreformed House of Commons which took place in 1673, prior to the Reform Act 1832. It returned two representatives to Parliament from 1673 until 1885.
Newark petitioned for enfranchisement as a parliamentary borough in the 1660s, in recognition of the town's royalist sympathies during the English Civil War. It was eventually enfranchised by a royal charter in early 1673, which gave the rights of election to the mayor and aldermen. However, the freemen of the town contested this, and held a separate election in which they selected a different member to the aldermen. The dispute in Parliament lasted until 1677, when the charter was withdrawn and a new one issued, causing a fresh election in which all inhabitants paying scot and lot could vote. In 1685, a third charter was issued, giving the right of election to all forty-shilling freeholders. The borough constituency existed until 1885, when it was replaced by a county division of the same name under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.
The future Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone, began his political career as Member of Parliament for Newark from 1832 to 1845. More recently, the Labour Party held Newark (on substantially different boundaries to the present ones) from 1950 until 1979, when it was taken by the Conservatives' Richard Alexander. Alexander lost his seat during Labour's landslide victory at the 1997 general election. The victorious Labour candidate, Fiona Jones, was convicted of electoral fraud and expelled from the House of Commons in 1999 over misrepresented election expenses. The conviction was later overturned upon appeal and she returned to Parliament. However, Jones lost her seat at the 2001 general election to Patrick Mercer of the Conservatives, who held it until 2014.
Mercer held the position of Shadow Minister for Homeland Security from June 2003 until March 2007, when he was forced to resign following racially contentious comments made to The Times.
The Newark constituency in 2010 lost the town of Retford to the Bassetlaw constituency (although Newark still has a smaller part of the Bassetlaw district), but gained land in and around Bingham from the Rushcliffe constituency, thus making it much safer Conservative territory.
Following an investigation by Commons authorities finding that Mr Mercer had engaged in paid lobbying, not properly reported the income or declared his interest, and repeatedly seriously denigrated other members, Patrick Mercer stepped down as MP for Newark on 30 April 2014.
Robert Jenrick was elected in the subsequent by-election, in the Conservative Party's largest by-election majority for four decades. He was appointed on 24 July 2019 as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government under Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

## Constituency profile

Many towns are historic in architecture with many well-preserved listed buildings whereas much of the council housing in the constituency has been privately acquired under the right to buy. Nonetheless, there is a minority of social housing but the proportion is lower than the national average across the three districts.
Labour held the seat for one term following their 1997 landslide victory, but subsequent major boundary changes have brought in more rural areas and made the seat into one of the most strongly Conservative voting in the UK, with it now being the only Conservative seat in Nottinghamshire after the 2024 General Election result.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs before 1885

| Election | | Member | Party | | Member | Party |
| 1673 | | Henry Savile | | | Sir Paul Neile | |
| 1677 | | Henry Savile | | | Sir Richard Rothwell | |
| Feb 1679 | | Robert Leke | | | Sir Robert Markham | |
| Aug 1679 | | Sir Richard Rothwell | | | Sir Robert Markham | |
| 1685 | | Henry Savile | | | Philip Darcy | |
| 1689 | | William Savile | | | Nicholas Saunderson | |
| 1693 | | William Savile | | | Sir Francis Molyneux, 4th Baronet | |
| 1695 | | Sir George Markham, 3rd Baronet | | | Sir Francis Molyneux, 4th Baronet | |
| 1698 | | James Saunderson | | | Sir Francis Molyneux, 4th Baronet | |
| 1700 | | James Saunderson | | | John Rayner | |
| Jan 1701 | | Sir George Markham, 3rd Baronet | | | John Rayner | |
| Nov 1701 | | Sir Matthew Jenison | | | James Saunderson | |
| 1705 | | John Digby | | | James Saunderson | |
| 1708 | | Richard Sutton | | | James Saunderson | |
| 1710 | | Sir Thomas Willoughby, 2nd Baronet | | | Richard Newdigate | |
| 1712 | | Richard Sutton | | | Richard Newdigate | |
| 1715 | | Richard Sutton | | | Conyers Darcy | |
| 1722 | | Richard Sutton | | | James Pelham | |
| 1738 by-election | | Lord William Manners | | | James Pelham | |
| 1741 | | Lord William Manners | | | Job Staunton Charlton | |
| 1754 | | John Manners | | | Job Staunton Charlton | |
| 1761 | | John Manners | | | Thomas Thoroton | |
| 1768 | | John Manners | | | John Shelley | |
| 1774 | | George Manners-Sutton | | | Henry Clinton | Tory |
| 1780 | | Lord George Manners-Sutton | Tory | | Henry Clinton | Tory |
| 1783 by-election | | John Manners-Sutton | Tory | | Henry Clinton | Tory |
| 1784 | | John Manners-Sutton | Tory | | Constantine Phipps | Tory |
| 1790 | | John Manners-Sutton | Tory | | William Crosbie | Tory |
| 1796 | | Thomas Manners-Sutton | Tory | | Mark Wood | Tory |
| 1802 | | Thomas Manners-Sutton | Tory | | Sir Charles Pole | |
| 1805 by-election | | Henry Willoughby | Tory | | Sir Charles Pole | |
| 1806 | | Henry Willoughby | Tory | | Sir Stapleton Cotton, Bt | Tory |
| 1814 by-election | | Henry Willoughby | Tory | | George Hay Dawkins-Pennant | |
| 1818 | | Henry Willoughby | Tory | | Sir William Henry Clinton | Tory |
| 1829 by-election | | Henry Willoughby | Tory | | Michael Thomas Sadler | Tory |
| Feb 1831 by-election | | William Farnworth Handley | Tory | | Michael Thomas Sadler | Tory |
| May 1831 | | William Farnworth Handley | Tory | | Thomas Wilde | Whig |
| 1832 | | William Farnworth Handley | Tory | | William Ewart Gladstone | Tory |
| 1834 | | William Farnworth Handley | Conservative | | William Ewart Gladstone | Conservative |
| 1835 | | Thomas Wilde | Whig | | William Ewart Gladstone | Conservative |
| 1841 | | Lord John Manners | Conservative | | William Ewart Gladstone | Conservative |
| 1846 by-election | | Lord John Manners | Conservative | | John Stuart | Conservative |
| 1847 | | John Manners-Sutton | Conservative | | John Stuart | Conservative |
| 1852 | | John Manners-Sutton | Conservative | | Granville Harcourt-Vernon | Peelite |
| 1857 | | Earl of Lincoln | Peelite | | John Handley | Peelite |
| 1859 | | Grosvenor Hodgkinson | Liberal | | John Handley | Liberal |
| 1865 | | Grosvenor Hodgkinson | Liberal | | Lord Arthur Pelham-Clinton | Liberal |
| 1868 | | Grosvenor Hodgkinson | Liberal | | Edward Denison | Liberal |
| 1870 by-election | | Grosvenor Hodgkinson | Liberal | | Samuel Bristowe | Liberal |
| 1874 | | Thomas Earp | Liberal | | Samuel Bristowe | Liberal |
| 1880 | | Thomas Earp | Liberal | | William Newzam Nicholson | Conservative |
| 1885 | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member |

### MPs since 1885

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Charles Pierrepont | Conservative |
| 1895 | Harold Finch-Hatton | Conservative |
| 1898 by-election | Charles Pierrepont | Conservative |
| 1900 by-election | Charles Welby | Conservative |
| 1906 | John Starkey | Conservative |
| 1922 | William Cavendish-Bentinck | Conservative |
| 1943 by-election | Sidney Shephard | Conservative |
| 1950 | George Deer | Labour |
| 1964 | Ted Bishop | Labour |
| 1979 | Richard Alexander | Conservative |
| 1997 | Fiona Jones | Labour |
| March 1999 | Fiona Jones | Independent |
| April 1999 | Fiona Jones | Labour |
| 2001 | Patrick Mercer | Conservative |
| 2013 | Patrick Mercer | Independent |
| 2014 by-election | Robert Jenrick | Conservative |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Jenrick | 20,968 | 39.2 | −23.9 |
| | Labour | Saj Ahmad | 17,396 | 32.5 | +8.6 |
| | Reform UK | Robert Palmer | 8,280 | 15.5 | +15.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Watts | 3,026 | 5.7 | −3.9 |
| | Green | Michael Ackroyd | 2,345 | 4.4 | +1.3 |
| | Ind. Network | Adrian Amer | 809 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Lyn Galbraith | 329 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | English Democrat | Matthew Darrington | 156 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Workers Party | Collan Siddique | 150 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,572 | 6.7 | 33.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,459 | 67.0 | 5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 80,028 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 16.6 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Jenrick | 34,660 | 63.3 | 0.6 |
| | Labour | James Baggaley | 12,844 | 23.5 | 6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Watts | 5,308 | 9.7 | 4.6 |
| | Green | Jay Henderson | 1,950 | 3.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,816 | 39.8 | 6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,762 | 72.2 | 0.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.4 | |
General election 2017: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Jenrick | 34,493 | 62.7 | 5.7 |
| | Labour | Chantal Lee | 16,344 | 29.7 | 8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Watts | 2,786 | 5.1 | 0.5 |
| | UKIP | Xandra Arundel | 1,419 | 2.6 | 9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,149 | 33.0 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,042 | 72.9 | 2.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.2 | |
General election 2015: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Jenrick | 29,834 | 57.0 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | Michael Payne | 11,360 | 21.7 | −0.6 |
| | UKIP | Brian Mapletoft | 6,294 | 12.0 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Dobbie | 2,385 | 4.6 | −15.4 |
| | Green | Elayne Forster | 1,792 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | Consensus – The Community Party | Helen Tyrer | 637 | 1.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,474 | 35.3 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,302 | 70.9 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.9 | |
By-Election 2014: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Jenrick | 17,431 | 45.0 | −8.9 |
| | UKIP | Roger Helmer | 10,028 | 25.9 | +22.1 |
| | Labour | Michael Payne | 6,842 | 17.7 | −4.6 |
| | Independent | Paul Baggaley | 1,891 | 4.9 | New |
| | Green | David Kirwan | 1,057 | 2.7 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Watts | 1,004 | 2.6 | −17.4 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Nick The Flying Brick | 168 | 0.4 | New |
| | Independent | Andy Hayes | 117 | 0.3 | New |
| | Bus-Pass Elvis | David Bishop | 87 | 0.2 | New |
| | Common Good | Dick Rodgers | 64 | 0.2 | New |
| | Patriotic Socialist Party | Lee Woods | 18 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,403 | 19.1 | −12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,707 | 52.79 | −18.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 2010: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patrick Mercer | 27,590 | 53.9 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | Ian Campbell | 11,438 | 22.3 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Jenkins | 10,246 | 20.0 | +1.6 |
| | UKIP | Tom Irvine | 1,954 | 3.8 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,152 | 31.6 | +9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,228 | 71.4 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.7 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patrick Mercer | 21,946 | 48.0 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Jason Reece | 15,482 | 33.9 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Thompstone | 7,276 | 15.9 | +2.7 |
| | UKIP | Charlotte Creasy | 992 | 2.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,464 | 14.1 | +5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,696 | 63.2 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.6 | |
General election 2001: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patrick Mercer | 20,983 | 46.5 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | Fiona Jones | 16,910 | 37.5 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Harding-Price | 5,970 | 13.2 | +1.7 |
| | Independent | Donald Haxby | 822 | 1.8 | New |
| | Socialist Alliance | Ian Thomson | 462 | 1.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,073 | 9.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,147 | 63.5 | −11.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fiona Jones | 23,496 | 45.2 | +9.4 |
| | Conservative | Richard Alexander | 20,480 | 39.4 | −11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Harris | 5,960 | 11.5 | −1.5 |
| | Referendum | Graham Creedy | 2,035 | 3.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,016 | 5.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,971 | 74.5 | −7.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General election 1992: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Alexander | 28,494 | 50.4 | −3.1 |
| | Labour | David Barton | 20,265 | 35.8 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Harris | 7,342 | 13.0 | −5.8 |
| | Green | Patricia Wood | 435 | 0.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,229 | 14.6 | −11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,536 | 82.2 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −5.6 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Alexander | 28,070 | 53.5 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | David Barton | 14,527 | 27.7 | +3.1 |
| | SDP | George Emerson | 9,833 | 18.8 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,543 | 25.8 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,430 | 77.6 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1983: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Alexander | 26,334 | 53.8 | |
| | Labour | John McGuiggan | 12,051 | 24.6 | |
| | SDP | Stuart Thompstone | 10,076 | 20.6 | |
| | Ecology | Patricia Hewis | 463 | 1.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,283 | 29.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,924 | 76.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Alexander | 27,711 | 45.9 | +8.4 |
| | Labour | Edward Bishop | 25,960 | 43.0 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal | J. Baker | 6,773 | 11.2 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,751 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,444 | 79.9 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edward Bishop | 26,598 | 47.9 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative | David H. Cargill | 20,827 | 37.5 | −8.7 |
| | Liberal | I. G. M. Jones | 8,116 | 14.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,771 | 10.4 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,541 | 77.9 | −5.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edward Bishop | 31,586 | 53.8 | −12,4 |
| | Conservative | David H. Cargill | 27,089 | 46.2 | −6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,497 | 7.6 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,675 | 83.0 | +7.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1970: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edward Bishop | 26,455 | 51.2 | −5.5 |
| | Conservative | Donald G. Allen | 25,235 | 48.8 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,220 | 2.4 | −11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,690 | 76.0 | −5.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Edward Bishop | 27,402 | 56.72 |
| | Conservative | Peter Jenkin-Jones | 20,913 | 43.28 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,489 | 13.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,315 | 81.09 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1964: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Edward Bishop | 26,171 | 54.36 |
| | Conservative | Peter Jenkin-Jones | 21,975 | 45.64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,196 | 8.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,146 | 83.15 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | George Deer | 24,072 | 51.91 |
| | Conservative | Peter Jenkin-Jones | 22,300 | 48.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,772 | 3.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,372 | 84.94 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | George Deer | 23,057 | 52.43 |
| | Conservative | Ronald H. Watson | 20,916 | 47.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,141 | 4.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,973 | 83.51 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1951: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | George Deer | 30,476 | 57.19 |
| | Conservative | Ronald H. Watson | 22,817 | 42.81 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,659 | 14.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,293 | 85.47 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1950: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Deer | 28,959 | 54.20 | |
| | Conservative | Sidney Shephard | 21,522 | 40.28 | |
| | Liberal | Ernest Harold Pickering | 2,950 | 5.52 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,437 | 13.92 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,431 | 88.08 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sidney Shephard | 18,580 | 45.09 | |
| | Labour | Hugh Champion de Crespigny | 17,448 | 42.35 | |
| | Liberal | Harold Francis Calladine | 5,175 | 12.56 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,132 | 2.74 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,203 | 73.11 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1943 Newark by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sidney Shephard | 20,120 | 61.17 | |
| | Independent | Alan Dawrant | 7,110 | 21.62 | New |
| | Common Wealth | Edward Moeran | 3,189 | 9.70 | New |
| | Independent Liberal | John Thomas Pepper | 2,473 | 7.52 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,010 | 39.55 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,892 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Cavendish-Bentinck | 21,793 | 62.41 |
| | Labour | Archibald Ward Sharman | 13,127 | 37.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,666 | 24.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,920 | 69.92 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1931: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Cavendish-Bentinck | 25,445 | 70.13 |
| | Labour | John Rotherford Bellerby | 10,840 | 29.87 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,605 | 40.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,285 | 75.93 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | William Cavendish-Bentinck | 15,707 | 45.5 | −15.0 |
| | Liberal | James Haslam | 10,768 | 31.2 | +13.5 |
| | Labour | William Richard Grosvenor Haywood | 8,060 | 23.3 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,939 | 14.3 | −24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,535 | 77.0 | +2.8 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | -14.3 | |
General election 1924: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | William Cavendish-Bentinck | 14,129 | 60.5 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | H. Varley | 5,076 | 21.8 | New |
| | Liberal | James Haslam | 4,124 | 17.7 | −26.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,053 | 38.7 | +26.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,329 | 74.2 | +1.8 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1923: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | William Cavendish-Bentinck | 12,357 | 55.9 | −8.9 |
| | Liberal | Lawrence Priestley | 9,741 | 44.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,616 | 11.8 | −17.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,098 | 72.4 | −7.5 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1922: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | William Cavendish-Bentinck | 15,423 | 64.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Henry Nixon | 8,378 | 35.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,045 | 29.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,801 | 79.9 | N/A |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | John Starkey | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
* Unionist: Arthur Colefax
* Liberal: Robert Burley Wallis
General election December 1910: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Starkey | 5,049 | 54.0 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal | Robert Burley Wallis | 4,307 | 46.0 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 742 | 8.0 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,356 | 82.7 | −6.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -0.3 | |
General election January 1910: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Starkey | 5,497 | 54.3 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal | Robert Burley Wallis | 4,618 | 45.7 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 879 | 8.6 | +5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,115 | 89.4 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.5 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Starkey | 4,772 | 51.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Alexis Moreton Mandeville | 4,444 | 48.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 328 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,216 | 84.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,863 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1900: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Welby | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
1900 Newark by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Welby | 5,162 | 64.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Henry Yorke Stanger | 2,871 | 35.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,291 | 28.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,033 | 77.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,310 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1890s

By-election, 11 May 1898: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Pierrepont | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Caused by Finch-Hatton's resignation.
General election 1895: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harold Finch-Hatton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1892: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Pierrepont | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Pierrepont | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1885: Newark (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Pierrepont | 5,283 | 60.0 | +11.0 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Earp | 3,529 | 40.0 | −10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,764 | 20.0 | +19.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,812 | 86.3 | −1.5 (est) |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,214 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +11.0 | |
General election 1880: Newark (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Earp | 1,073 | 26.6 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | William Nicholson | 993 | 24.6 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Murray Finch-Hatton | 985 | 24.4 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal | Samuel Bristowe | 982 | 24.3 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,017 (est) | 87.8 (est) | −1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,297 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 2.0 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.4 | |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Newark (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Earp | 973 | 27.6 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal | Samuel Bristowe | 912 | 25.9 | −8.8 |
| | Conservative | Edward Field | 824 | 23.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Henry Eyre | 813 | 23.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88 | 2.5 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,761 (est) | 89.2 (est) | +7.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,974 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
By-election, 1 Apr 1870: Newark (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Samuel Bristowe | 827 | 54.0 | +17.8 |
| | Conservative | William Campbell Sleigh | 653 | 42.6 | New |
| | Independent Liberal | George Grey | 52 | 3.4 | −24.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 174 | 11.4 | +4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,532 | 85.0 | +3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,803 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Caused by Denison's death.

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Newark (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Grosvenor Hodgkinson | 1,089 | 37.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Edward Denison | 1,017 | 34.7 | N/A |
| | Independent Liberal | Philip Handley | 826 | 28.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | 6.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,466 (est) | 81.3 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,803 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1865: Newark (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Grosvenor Hodgkinson | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Arthur Pelham-Clinton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 710 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1859: Newark (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Grosvenor Hodgkinson | 489 | 36.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal | John Handley | 435 | 32.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Henry Pelham-Clinton | 416 | 31.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 1.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 670 (est) | 87.8 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 763 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1857: Newark (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Peelite | John Handley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Peelite | Henry Pelham-Clinton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 763 | | |
| | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Peelite hold |
| | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative |
General election 1852: Newark (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Peelite | Granville Harcourt-Vernon | 545 | 39.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | John Manners-Sutton | 479 | 34.6 | −5.2 |
| | Radical | Marcus Mereweather Turner | 362 | 26.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 693 (est) | 79.9 (est) | −1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 867 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 4.7 | N/A |
| | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 | 8.5 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1847: Newark (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Manners-Sutton | 614 | 39.8 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | John Stuart | 487 | 31.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | George Hussey Packe | 443 | 28.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 2.8 | −11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 772 (est) | 81.2 (est) | −8.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 951 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
By-election, 29 January 1846: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Stuart | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Caused by Gladstone's appointment as Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
By-election, 14 September 1841: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Ewart Gladstone | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
* Caused by Gladstone's appointment as Vice-President of the Board of Trade and Master of the Mint
General election 1841: Newark (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Ewart Gladstone | 633 | 38.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | John Manners | 630 | 38.0 | N/A |
| | Whig | Thomas Hobhouse | 394 | 23.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 236 | 14.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,004 | 90.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,116 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |
By-election, 25 January 1840: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Thomas Wilde | 541 | 50.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Frederic Thesiger | 532 | 49.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,073 | 95.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,130 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Caused by Wilde's appointment as Solicitor General for England and Wales

### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1837: Newark (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Ewart Gladstone | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Thomas Wilde | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,221 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1835: Newark (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Ewart Gladstone | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Thomas Wilde | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,273 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative |
General election 1832: Newark (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | William Ewart Gladstone | 887 | 36.8 | +4.0 |
| | Tory | William Farnworth Handley | 798 | 33.1 | +3.3 |
| | Whig | Thomas Wilde | 726 | 30.1 | −7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,519 | 96.4 | c. +8.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,575 | | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | +3.8 | |
| | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Swing | +3.5 | |
General election 1831: Newark (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Thomas Wilde | 849 | 37.4 | +7.4 |
| | Tory | William Farnworth Handley | 746 | 32.8 | −2.9 |
| | Tory | Roger Gresley | 678 | 29.8 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 7.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,492 | c. 87.8 | c. +7.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 1,700 | | |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Swing | +7.4 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | −3.3 | |
By-election, 21 February 1831: Newark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tory | William Farnworth Handley | 833 | 60.3 | −9.7 |
| | Whig | Thomas Wilde | 547 | 39.6 | +9.6 |
| | Radical | Charles Wilkins | 2 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 286 | 20.7 | +16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,382 | c. 81.3 | c. +1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 1,700 | | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | −9.7 | |
* Caused by Willoughby's resignation
General election 1830: Newark (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Henry Willoughby (MP) | 775 | 35.7 |
| | Tory | Michael Thomas Sadler | 746 | 34.3 |
| | Whig | Thomas Wilde | 652 | 30.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,361 | c. 80.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 1,700 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Swing | |