Newport (Shropshire) (UK Parliament constituency)

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Newport (Shropshire)
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
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Created fromNorth Shropshire

Newport (Shropshire) 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
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]

General election 1885: Newport (Shropshire) [1]
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)
General election 1886: Newport (Shropshire) [2]
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]

General election 1892: Newport (Shropshire) [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
General election 1895: Newport (Shropshire) [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Kenyon-Slaney Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1900s[edit]

General election 1900: Newport (Shropshire) [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Kenyon-Slaney Unopposed
Conservative hold
Kenyon-Slaney
General election 1906: Newport (Shropshire) [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
1908 Newport by-election[8]
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]

General election January 1910: Newport (Shropshire) [9]
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
General election December 1910: Newport (Shropshire) [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Beville Stanier Unopposed
Conservative hold

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  2. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  3. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  4. ^ "To the electors of the Newport Division". Wellington Journal. 18 June 1892. p. 5. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  5. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  6. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  7. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  8. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  9. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  10. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
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