Newport (Shropshire) (UK Parliament constituency)

Newport
Newport
Former county constituency; for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seats	one
Created from	North Shropshire

Seatsone

Newport 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.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Robert Bickersteth	4,694	52.0
	Conservative	George Bridgeman, Viscount Newport	4,333	48.0
Majority			361	4.0
Turnout			9,027	84.9
Registered electors			10,636
	Liberal win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Kenyon-Slaney	4,460	60.7	+12.7
	Liberal	Clement Higgins	2,884	39.3	−12.7
Majority			1,576	21.4	N/A
Turnout			7,344	69.0	−15.9
Registered electors			10,636
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	+12.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Kenyon-Slaney	4,815	57.7	−3.0
	Liberal	William Heath Lander^[4]	3,530	42.3	+3.0
Majority			1,285	15.4	−6.0
Turnout			8,345	73.6	+4.6
Registered electors			11,337
	Conservative hold		Swing	−3.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Kenyon-Slaney	Unopposed
	Conservative hold

Elections

Newport
Former county constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seats	one
Created from	North Shropshire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Kenyon-Slaney	4,853	50.9	*N/A*
	Liberal	Francis Neilson	4,677	49.1	New
Majority			176	1.8	N/A
Turnout			9,530	88.4	N/A
Registered electors			10,777
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Beville Stanier	5,328	54.9	+4.0
	Liberal	Francis Neilson	4,377	45.1	−4.0
Majority			951	9.8	+8.0
Turnout			9,705	89.9	+1.5
Registered electors			10,791
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Beville Stanier	5,570	56.3	+5.4
	Liberal	William Edward Moulsdale	4,324	43.7	−5.4
Majority			1,246	12.6	+10.8
Turnout			9,894	90.9	+2.5
Registered electors			10,886
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.4