title: 1908 Newport by-election
text: # 1908 Newport by-election
  
  The 1908 Newport (Shropshire) by-election was held on 14 May 1908. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, William Kenyon-Slaney. It was won by the Conservative candidate Beville Stanier.
  
  Newport by-election, 1908 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Beville Stanier | 5,328 | 54.9 | +4.0 |
  | | Liberal | Francis Neilson | 4,377 | 45.1 | -4.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 951 | 9.8 | +8.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,705 | 89.9 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.0 | |
  