UK Polling History - Election of 6 December 1923 - Newport (Monmouthshire)

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UK Polling History: Election of 6 December 1923 – Newport (Monmouthshire)

«	Previous election 15 November 1922

Following election
29 October 1924

Result summary

	Parties
	Conservative	Labour	Liberal
Votes	14,424	14,100	8,015
Votes gained	-4,595	-1,900	–
Share of votes	39.5%	38.6%	21.9%
Share of eligible voters	33.6%	32.9%	18.7%
Gain in share of votes	-14.8%	-7.1%	–
Gain in share of eligible voters	-11.0%	-4.7%	–

Total votes:	36,539
Electorate:	42,899
Turnout:	85.2%
Outcome:		Conservative hold
Swing:	3.9%	Labour from Conservative

Polling history

List of contests

«	Constituency formed from South Monmouthshire 14 December 1918

Constituency succeeded by
Newport East, Newport West
9 June 1983

»

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	Liberal	Coalition Liberal	Plaid Cymru	Other

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	Liberal	Coalition Liberal	Plaid Cymru	Other
3 May 1979	General Election	30,919	21,742	6,270		473	454
10 October 1974	General Election	30,069	16,253	9,207		1,216
28 February 1974	General Election	29,384	18,002	11,868		936
18 June 1970	General Election	30,132	22,005			1,997
31 March 1966	General Election	32,098	21,599
15 October 1964	General Election	31,962	23,649
8 October 1959	General Election	31,125	27,477
6 July 1956	By Election	29,205	20,720			1,978
26 May 1955	General Election	31,537	27,177
25 October 1951	General Election	32,883	24,166	5,247
23 February 1950	General Election	31,858	21,866	8,761
5 July 1945	General Election	23,845	14,754	5,362
14 November 1935	General Election	21,755	23,300
27 October 1931	General Election	19,238	27,829
30 May 1929	General Election	18,653	15,841	12,735
29 October 1924	General Election	18,263	20,426
6 December 1923	General Election	14,100	14,424	8,015
15 November 1922	General Election	16,000	19,019
14 December 1918	General Election	10,234			14,080		647

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