Newport West (UK Parliament constituency)

Newport West County constituency

Newport West shown within Wales
Created:	1983
MP:	Paul Flynn
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
Preserved county:	Gwent
EP constituency:	Wales

Newport West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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The constituency comprises the electoral divisions of Allt-yr-yn, Bettws, Caerleon, Gaer, Graig, Malpas, Marshfield, Pillgwenlly, Rogerstone, Shaftesbury, Stow Hill and Tredegar Park in the city of Newport. The western and northern boundaries are formed by the city boundary, the eastern boundary by the River Usk, and the southern boundary by the Bristol Channel.

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Newport West was created when the former Newport constituency was split into two divisions in 1983.

Election		Member	Party
	1983	Mark Robinson	Conservative
	1987	Paul Flynn	Labour

General Election 2005: Newport West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Flynn	16,021	44.8	-7.9
	Conservative	William Morgan	10,563	29.6	+3.4
	Liberal Democrat	Nigel Flanagan	6,398	17.9	+6.2
	Plaid Cymru	Anthony Salkeld	1,278	3.6	-3.6
	UK Independence	Hugh Moelwyn Hughes	848	2.4	+1.0
	Green	Peter Varley	540	1.5	+1.5
	Independent (politician)	Saeid Arjomand	84	0.2	+0.2
Majority			5,458	15.3	-11.2
Turnout			35,732	59.3	+0.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.6

General Election 2001: Newport West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Flynn	18,489	52.7	-7.8
	Conservative	Bill Morgan	9,185	26.2	+1.8
	Liberal Democrat	Veronica Watkins	4,095	11.7	+2.0
	Plaid Cymru	Anthony Salkeld	2,510	7.2	+5.5
	UK Independence	Hugh Moelwyn Hughes	506	1.4	+0.6
	British National Party	Terrance Cavill	278	0.8	N/A
Majority			9,304	26.5	-9.6
Turnout			35,063	59.1	-15.5
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Newport West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Flynn	24,331	60.5	+7.4
	Conservative	Peter Clarke	9,794	24.4	-11.6
	Liberal Democrat	Stanley Wilson	3,907	9.7	+0.2
	Referendum Party	C Thompsett	1,199	3.0	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	H Jackson	648	1.6	+0.2
	UK Independence	Hugh Moelwyn Hughes	323	0.6	N/A
Majority			14,357	36.1	+18.4
Turnout			40,202	74.6	-8.2
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1992: Newport West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Flynn	24,139	53.1	+7.0
	Conservative	Andrew Taylor	16,360	36.0	-4.1
	Liberal Democrat	A Toye	3,907	9.5	-3.5
	Plaid Cymru	Peter Keelan	653	1.4	+0.6
Majority			7,770	17.1	+11.0
Turnout			45,059	82.8	+1.0
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1987: Newport West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Flynn	20,887	46.1	+9.5
	Conservative	Mark Robinson	18,179	40.1	+2.1
	Liberal Democrat	G.W. Roddick	5,903	13.0	-11.2
	Plaid Cymru	D.J. Bevan	377	0.8	-0.4
Majority			2,708	6.0	+4.6
Turnout			45,346	81.8	+4.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

General Election 1983: Newport West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Robinson	15,948	38.0	N/A
	Labour	Paul Flynn	15,367	36.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	W.R.D. Jones	10,163	24.2	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	D.R. Watkins	477	1.2	N/A
Majority			581	1.4	N/A
Turnout			41,955	77.5	N/A
	Conservative win		(new constituency)

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