UK Parliamentary general election
Newport West constituency
This election was held on Thursday 7 May 2015.
6 candidates stood in the Newport West constituency.
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Nick Webb
Conservative and Unionist Party
13,123 votes -
Gordon Norrie
UK Independence Party (UKIP)
6,134 votes -
Simon Dennis Coopey
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales
1,604 votes -
Ed Townsend
Liberal Democrats
1,581 votes -
Pippa Bartolotti
Green Party
1,272 votes
Wikipedia
Newport West is one of two parliamentary constituencies for the city of Newport, South Wales, in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system. Paul Flynn, of the Labour Party, was the MP from the 1987 general election until his death on 17 February 2019. Consequently, a by-election was held in the constituency on Thursday 4 April 2019. It is currently represented by Ruth Jones.
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