By-election for the constituency of Newport West on 4 April 2019
A by-election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Newport West.
Labour hold by Ruth Lorraine Jones with a majority of 1,951 - 8.3% - on a turnout of 37.0%.
An electorate of 63,623, having a valid vote count of 23,515 and an invalid vote count of 100.
Candidates
| Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Ruth Lorraine | Lab | 9,308 | 39.6% | -12.7% |
| EVANS, Matthew Robert Hatton | Con | 7,357 | 31.3% | -8.0% |
| HAMILTON, Neil | UKIP | 2,023 | 8.6% | 6.1% |
| CLARK, Jonathan Thomas | PC | 1,185 | 5.0% | 2.5% |
| JONES, Ryan John | LD | 1,088 | 4.6% | 2.4% |
| WOMACK, Amelia | Green | 924 | 4.0% | 2.8% |
| DAVIES, June Caris | Ren | 879 | 3.7% | - |
| SUCHORZEWSKI, Richard Anthony | AWA | 205 | 0.9% | - |
| MCLEAN, Ian Andrew | SDP | 202 | 0.9% | - |
| TAYLOR, Philip Ian | DVP | 185 | 0.8% | - |
| NICKLIN, Hugh David James | FBM | 159 | 0.7% | - |
The writ for this by-election was issued on 28 February 2019.
Gain or hold information and vote change percentages are calculated according to changes since the preceding general election and take no account of intervening by-elections. The calculations are based on changes to party performance, rather than the performance of an individual candidate. Where the boundary of a constituency has changed since the preceding general election, the calculations are based on estimated notional results for the new boundaries at the previous election.
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.