Newport (Shropshire) (UK Parliament constituency)
Appearance
Newport | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | North Shropshire |
Newport is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency for the town of Newport, Shropshire. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Election | Member | Party | |
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1885 | Robert Bickersteth | Liberal | |
1886 | Liberal Unionist | ||
1886 | William Kenyon-Slaney | Conservative | |
1908 b-e | Beville Stanier | Conservative | |
1918 | constituency abolished |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 1880s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Bickersteth | 4,694 | 52.0 | ||
Conservative | George Bridgeman | 4,333 | 48.0 | ||
Majority | 361 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | 9,027 | 84.9 | |||
Registered electors | 10,636 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Kenyon-Slaney | 4,460 | 60.7 | +12.7 | |
Liberal | Clement Higgins | 2,884 | 39.3 | −12.7 | |
Majority | 1,576 | 21.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,344 | 69.0 | −15.9 | ||
Registered electors | 10,636 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +12.7 |
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Kenyon-Slaney | 4,815 | 57.7 | −3.0 | |
Liberal | William Heath Lander[4] | 3,530 | 42.3 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 1,285 | 15.4 | −6.0 | ||
Turnout | 8,345 | 73.6 | +4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 11,337 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Kenyon-Slaney | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Kenyon-Slaney | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Kenyon-Slaney | 4,853 | 50.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | Francis Neilson | 4,677 | 49.1 | New | |
Majority | 176 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,530 | 88.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 10,777 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Beville Stanier | 5,328 | 54.9 | +4.0 | |
Liberal | Francis Neilson | 4,377 | 45.1 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 951 | 9.8 | +8.0 | ||
Turnout | 9,705 | 89.9 | +1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 10,791 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.0 |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Beville Stanier | 5,570 | 56.3 | +5.4 | |
Liberal | William Edward Moulsdale | 4,324 | 43.7 | −5.4 | |
Majority | 1,246 | 12.6 | +10.8 | ||
Turnout | 9,894 | 90.9 | +2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 10,886 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Beville Stanier | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
See also
[edit]- Parliamentary constituencies in Shropshire#Historical constituencies
- List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
- Unreformed House of Commons
References
[edit]- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ "To the electors of the Newport Division". Wellington Journal. 18 June 1892. p. 5. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)