Independent candidate · stood 2019
Neil Hamilton.
Stood for Independent in Newport West at the 2019-04-04 Newport West By-election. Not elected — so there is no parliamentary record to show, but here is the contest in full and where the seat stands now.
Finished 3rd of 11 with 2,023 votes (8.6%).
The result in full · 2019-04-04 Newport West By-election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Jones✓ elected | Lab | 9,308 | 39.6% |
| Matthew Evans | Con | 7,357 | 31.3% |
| Neil Hamilton | — | 2,023 | 8.6% |
| Jonathan Clark | PC | 1,185 | 5.0% |
| Ryan Jones | LD | 1,088 | 4.6% |
| Amelia Womack | Green | 942 | 4.0% |
| June Davies | — | 879 | 3.7% |
| Richard Suchorzewski | — | 205 | 0.9% |
| Ian McLean | — | 202 | 0.9% |
| Philip Taylor | — | 185 | 0.8% |
| Hugh Nicklin | — | 159 | 0.7% |
Majority 1,951 · 23,533 votes cast.
The seat now
Newport West is represented by Ruth Jones (Lab), who won this contest.
See their full voting record, speeches & finances → · Explore Newport West →