1955 General Election
Newport
Labour hold / Peter Freeman
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Change |
| | Labour | Freeman, Peter | 31,537 | 53.7% | +0.9% |
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| | Conservative | Box, Donald Stewart | 27,177 | 46.3% | +7.5% |
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| 4,360 | 7.4% | -6.6% |
58,714 | 81.6% | -4.7% | -3.3% |
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Candidate |
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Percent |
Change |
| | Labour | Soskice, Frank | 29,205 | 56.3% | +2.6% |
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| | Conservative | Box, Donald Stewart | 20,720 | 39.9% | -6.4% |
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| | Plaid Cymru | Roberts, Emrys Pugh | 1,978 | 3.8% | N/A |
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| 8,485 | 16.4% | +9% |
51,903 | INF% | 0% | +4.5% | By-election held due to the MP's death
Note: These results are in comparison to the previous General Election |
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