Newport West () was one of two parliamentary constituencies for the city of Newport,

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, in the

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of the

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. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the

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system. Paul Flynn, of the Labour Party, was the MP from the 1987 general election until his death on 17 February 2019. Consequently, a

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was held in the constituency on Thursday 4 April 2019 and

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of the Labour Party was elected. The constituency was abolished as part of the

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and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the

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for the

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. Its wards were split between the existing Newport East constituency and a new constituency named Newport West and Islwyn.

Boundaries

The constituency comprised the electoral divisions of Allt-yr-yn, Bettws,

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, Gaer, Graig, Malpas, Marshfield, Pillgwenlly,

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, Stow Hill and

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in the city of Newport. The western and northern boundaries were formed by the city boundary, the eastern boundary by the

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, and the southern boundary by the

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History

Newport West was created when the former Newport constituency was split into two seats in 1983. The seat was won on a narrow three-figure majority by the Conservatives. However, Paul Flynn gained the seat for the Labour Party in 1987 and held it until his death in 2019.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 2010s

Of the 82 rejected ballots: *47 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for. *29 voted for more than one candidate. *4 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified. Of the 100 rejected ballots: *69 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for. *23 voted for more than one candidate. *8 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified. Of the 130 rejected ballots: *98 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for. *29 voted for more than one candidate. *3 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified.

References

External links

Politics Resources
(Election results from 1922 onwards)

(Election results from 1955 onwards)
2017 Election
House Of Commons Library 2017 Election report
A Vision Of Britain Through Time
(Constituency elector numbers)

(boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at ''MapIt UK''

(boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' {{Coord, 51.583, -3.043, display=title, region:GB_scale:100000 Historic parliamentary constituencies in South Wales Politics of Newport, Wales History of Newport, Wales Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 2024