Newport (Shropshire) (UK Parliament constituency)

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

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.

Quick facts 1885–1918, Seats ...

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

Members of Parliament

1908 Newport by-election^[8]
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

General election January 1910: Newport (Shropshire) ^[9]
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