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Newport

Shows the general election results for Newport, which is a county in Wales. It is comprised of 2 constituencies (showhide). In 2019 it had a total electorate of 125,211 and a turnout of 63.7%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

Electorate
125,211
Turnout
63.7%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Lab 44.0%
Con 40.4%
LD 5.9%
PC 2.6%
Green 1.9%
Others 5.2%

Party results and changes 2017 - 2019

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Party Lab Con LD PC Green Others Total
Seats won 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 35 32 5 2 1 4 80
% vote 44.0% 40.4% 5.9% 2.6% 1.9% 5.2% 100.0%
Change -10.2% +3.2% +3.5% +0.1% +1.2% +5.0% 0%
Candidates 2 2 2 2 2 2 12
Deposits lost 0 0 0 2 2 1 5

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Lab Con LD PC Green UKIP Others
2005 45.0% 26.7% 20.6% 3.7% 0.8% 2.7% 0.5%
2010 39.3% 28.0% 23.8% 2.5% 0.6% 2.5% 3.3%
2015 41.0% 30.1% 5.1% 3.8% 2.9% 16.7% 0.5%
2017 54.2% 37.2% 2.4% 2.4% 0.6% 2.8% 0.2%
2019 44.0% 40.4% 5.9% 2.6% 1.9% 0.0% 5.2%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2019

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Lab Con LD PC Green UKIP Others
2005 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 3.6%
1 Newport East 5.5%
2 Newport West 2.1%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Most marginal seats by majority (%) Average: 3.6%
1 Newport West 2.1%
2 Newport East 5.5%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 44.0%
1 Newport East 44.4%
2 Newport West 43.7%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Lowest winning vote share % Average: 44.0%
1 Newport West 43.7%
2 Newport East 44.4%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 63.7%
1 Newport West 65.2%
2 Newport East 62.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 63.7%
1 Newport East 62.0%
2 Newport West 65.2%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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