Election for the constituency of Newport West on 8 June 2017

An election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Newport West, held as part of the general election on 8 June 2017.

Labour hold by Paul Flynn with a majority of 5,658 - 13.0% - on a turnout of 67.5%.

An electorate of 64,399, having a valid vote count of 43,438 and an invalid vote count of 80.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
FLYNN, Paul Lab 22,723 52.3% 11.1%
JONES-EVANS, Angela Con 17,065 39.3% 6.8%
EDWARDS, Stan UKIP 1,100 2.5% -12.7%
BOWLER-BROWN, Morgan PC 1,077 2.5% -1.5%
LOCKYER, Sarah LD 976 2.2% -1.7%
BARTOLOTTI, Pippa Green 497 1.1% -2.0%

The writ for this election was issued on 3 May 2017.

Result declared at 02:03 on 9 June 2017. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.