Election 97

Newport East


Result 97 gain
from Labour
Current MP 97 Roy Hughes
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 7,958 (21.4%)
Labour 97 21,481 (57.7%)
LibDem 97 3,880 (10.4%)
Nationalist 97 721 ( 1.9%)
Other 97 3,218 ( 8.6%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 50,997
Turnout 97 37,258 (73.1%)



1992 MP Roy Hughes
Old constituency name Newport East
Majority 92 9,899 (23.6%)
Conservative 92 13,151 (31.4%)
Labour 92 23,050 (55.0%)
LibDem 92 4,991 (11.9%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 716 ( 1.7%)
Elected party 92 Labour
Electorate 92 51,577
Turnout 92 41,908 (81.3%)
Newport East



Tory change -10.0%
Labour change +2.7%
Lib Dem change -1.5%
Nationalist change +1.9%
Other change +6.9%
Electorate change -1.1%
Turnout Change -8.2%
Robert Waller wrote

Newport East, in the Welsh county of Gwent, contains the huge steelworks at Llanwerne, and this pretty much sets the overall political tone here. There are more Conservative voters in the rural areas to the east and north, but overall Labour should consider this safe.


Super Profiles

1,327 4.31 9.03 48
1,981 6.43 11.17 58
4,039 13.12 11.25 117
8,343 27.10 14.70 184
1,821 5.91 10.45 57
944 3.07 2.81 109
1,811 5.88 8.01 73
3,894 12.65 15.25 83
3,479 11.30 7.13 158
3,151 10.23 10.17 101