# Newport (Monmouthshire) (UK Parliament constituency)

Newport was a borough constituency in Monmouthshire from 1918 to 1983. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918 and abolished with the creation of the Newport East and Newport West constituencies. The Representation of the People Act enfranchised the county borough of Newport as a parliamentary borough returning one member. Previously, the borough was represented as part of the Monmouth Boroughs constituency, which also covered Monmouth and Usk.

## Boundaries

1918–1955: The County Borough of Newport.
1955–1983: As above, as extended by the Newport Corporation Act 1954.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | Lewis Haslam | Coalition Liberal |
| | 1922 by-election | Reginald Clarry | Conservative |
| | 1929 | James Walker | Labour |
| | 1931 | Sir Reginald Clarry | Conservative |
| | 1945 by-election | Ronald Bell | Conservative |
| | 1945 | Peter Freeman | Labour |
| | 1956 by-election | Sir Frank Soskice | Labour |
| | 1966 | Roy Hughes | Labour |
| 1983 | 1983 | constituency abolished: see Newport East and Newport West | constituency abolished: see Newport East and Newport West |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Newport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Liberal | Lewis Haslam | 14,080 | 56.4 | |
| | Labour | William Bowen | 10,234 | 41.0 | |
| | Independent Democrat | Bertie Pardoe-Thomas | 647 | 2.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,846 | 15.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,961 | 62.2 | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

1922 Newport by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Reginald Clarry | 13,515 | 40.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | William Bowen | 11,425 | 33.8 | −7.2 |
| | Liberal | William Moore | 8,841 | 26.2 | −30.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,090 | 6.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,781 | 79.2 | +17.0 |
| | Unionist gain from National Liberal | Unionist gain from National Liberal | Swing | | |
* Clarry stood on a platform of opposition to the Coalition Government. Moore was also opposed to the Coalition and called for a reunited Liberal Party.
General election 1922: Newport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Reginald Clarry | 19,019 | 54.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | William Bowen | 16,000 | 45.7 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,019 | 8.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,019 | 82.1 | +19.9 |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
General election 1923: Newport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Reginald Clarry | 14,424 | 39.5 | −14.8 |
| | Labour | William Bowen | 14,100 | 38.6 | −7.1 |
| | Liberal | H. Davies | 8,015 | 21.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | 0.9 | −7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,539 | 85.2 | +3.1 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | -3.8 | |
General election 1924: Newport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Reginald Clarry | 20,426 | 52.8 | +13.3 |
| | Labour | William Bowen | 18,263 | 47.2 | +8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,163 | 5.6 | +4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,689 | 85.7 | +0.5 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1929: Newport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Walker | 18,653 | 39.5 | −7.7 |
| | Unionist | Reginald Clarry | 15,841 | 33.5 | −19.3 |
| | Liberal | Samuel Immanuel Cohen | 12,735 | 27.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,812 | 6.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,229 | 83.8 | −1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 56,392 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +5.8 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Newport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Reginald Clarry | 27,829 | 59.1 | +25.6 |
| | Labour | James Walker | 19,238 | 40.9 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,591 | 18.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,067 | 82.5 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +12.0 | |
General election 1935: Newport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Reginald Clarry | 23,300 | 51.7 | −7.4 |
| | Labour | Peter Freeman | 21,755 | 48.3 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,545 | 3.4 | −14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,055 | 79.4 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -7.4 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1945 Newport by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ronald Bell | 16,424 | 54.5 | +2.8 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | Bob Edwards | 13,722 | 45.5 | New |
| 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 | |
General election 1945: Newport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Freeman | 23,845 | 54.2 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Bell | 14,754 | 33.6 | −17.9 |
| | Liberal | William Robert Crawshay | 5,362 | 12.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,091 | 20.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,961 | 72.8 | −6.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Newport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Freeman | 31,858 | 51.0 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative | Ivor Thomas | 21,866 | 35.0 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal | William John Owen | 8,761 | 14.0 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,992 | 16.0 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,485 | 87.9 | +15.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Newport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Freeman | 32,883 | 52.8 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Esmôr Rhys-Roberts | 24,166 | 38.8 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal | William John Owen | 5,247 | 8.4 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,717 | 14.0 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,296 | 86.3 | −1.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Newport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Freeman | 31,537 | 53.7 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Donald Box | 27,177 | 46.3 | +7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,360 | 7.4 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,714 | 81.6 | −4.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1956 Newport by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Soskice | 29,205 | 56.3 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | Donald Box | 20,720 | 39.9 | −5.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Emrys Roberts | 1,978 | 3.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,485 | 16.3 | +8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,903 | 72.1 | −9.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.0 | |
General election 1959: Newport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Soskice | 31,125 | 53.1 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative | Anthony D. Arnold | 27,477 | 46.9 | +7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,648 | 6.2 | −10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,602 | 81.6 | +9.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Newport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Soskice | 31,962 | 57.5 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | Peter Temple-Morris | 23,649 | 42.5 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,313 | 15.0 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,611 | 79.0 | −2.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Newport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roy Hughes | 32,098 | 59.8 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Peter Temple-Morris | 21,599 | 40.2 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,499 | 19.6 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,657 | 78.8 | −0.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Newport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roy Hughes | 30,132 | 55.7 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative | Anthony D. Arnold | 22,005 | 40.7 | +0.5 |
| | Plaid Cymru | A. Robert Vickery | 1,997 | 3.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,499 | 15.0 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,134 | 75.5 | −3.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Newport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roy Hughes | 29,384 | 48.8 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative | G. Price | 18,002 | 29.9 | −10.8 |
| | Liberal | J. H. Morgan | 11,868 | 19.7 | New |
| | Plaid Cymru | P. Cox | 936 | 1.6 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,382 | 18.9 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,190 | 81.0 | +5.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Newport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roy Hughes | 30,069 | 53.0 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | G. A. L. Price | 16,253 | 28.6 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal | J. H. Morgan | 9,207 | 16.2 | −3.5 |
| | Plaid Cymru | G. Lee | 1,216 | 2.1 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,816 | 22.4 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,745 | 75.6 | −4.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1979: Newport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roy Hughes | 30,919 | 51.7 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative | G. G. Davies | 21,742 | 36.3 | +7.7 |
| | Liberal | Anthony Lambert | 6,270 | 10.5 | −5.7 |
| | National Front | G. R. Woodward | 484 | 0.8 | New |
| | Plaid Cymru | A. Robert Vickery | 473 | 0.8 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,177 | 15.4 | −7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,888 | 79.7 | +4.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |