Newport (Shropshire) (UK Parliament constituency)

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Newport (Shropshire)
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Number of membersone
Created from North 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.

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Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 Robert Bickersteth Liberal
1886 Liberal Unionist
1886 William Kenyon-Slaney Conservative
1908 b-e Beville Stanier Conservative
1918 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Newport (Shropshire) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Bickersteth 4,694 52.0
Conservative George Bridgeman 4,33348.0
Majority3614.0
Turnout 9,02784.9
Registered electors 10,636
Liberal win (new seat)
General election 1886: Newport (Shropshire) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Kenyon-Slaney 4,460 60.7 +12.7
Liberal Clement Higgins2,88439.3-12.7
Majority1,57621.4N/A
Turnout 7,34469.0−15.9
Registered electors 10,636
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +12.7

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Newport (Shropshire) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Kenyon-Slaney 4,815 57.7 −3.0
Liberal William Heath Lander [4] 3,53042.3+3.0
Majority1,28515.4−6.0
Turnout 8,34573.6+4.6
Registered electors 11,337
Conservative hold Swing −3.0
General election 1895: Newport (Shropshire) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Kenyon-Slaney Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Newport (Shropshire) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Kenyon-Slaney Unopposed
Conservative hold
Kenyon-Slaney W.S. Kenyon-Slaney.jpg
Kenyon-Slaney
General election 1906: Newport (Shropshire) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Kenyon-Slaney 4,853 50.9 N/A
Liberal Francis Neilson 4,67749.1New
Majority1761.8N/A
Turnout 9,53088.4N/A
Registered electors 10,777
Conservative hold Swing N/A
1908 Newport by-election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Beville Stanier 5,328 54.9 +4.0
Liberal Francis Neilson 4,37745.1-4.0
Majority9519.8+8.0
Turnout 9,70589.9+1.5
Registered electors 10,791
Conservative hold Swing +4.0

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Newport (Shropshire) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Beville Stanier 5,570 56.3 +5.4
Liberal William Edward Moulsdale4,32443.7−5.4
Majority1,24612.6+10.8
Turnout 9,89490.9+2.5
Registered electors 10,886
Conservative hold Swing +5.4
General election December 1910: Newport (Shropshire) [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Beville Stanier Unopposed
Conservative hold

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References

  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 Jun 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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