East Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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East Flintshire | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Preserved county | 1960–1974: Flintshire 1974–1983: Clwyd |
1950–1983 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Alyn & Deeside, Delyn and Wrexham[1] |
Created from | Flintshire |
East Flintshire was a parliamentary constituency in Flintshire, North Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
Boundaries[]
The Borough of Flint, the Urban Districts of Buckley, Connah's Quay, and Holywell, and the Rural Districts of Hawarden and Overton.
Members of Parliament[]
Election | Member | Party | |
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1950 | Eirene White | Labour | |
1970 | Barry Jones | Labour | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Election results[]
Elections in the 1950s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eirene White | 21,529 | 48.5 | ||
Conservative | George Currie | 14,832 | 33.4 | ||
Liberal | Stuart G Waterhouse | 8,010 | 18.1 | ||
Majority | 6,697 | 15.1 | |||
Turnout | 44,371 | 88.0 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eirene White | 23,959 | 53.8 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | George Currie | 20,580 | 46.2 | +12.8 | |
Majority | 3,379 | 7.6 | -7.5 | ||
Turnout | 44,371 | 86.4 | -1.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eirene White | 22,828 | 52.6 | -1.2 | |
Conservative | Kenneth G Knee | 20,554 | 47.4 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 2,274 | 5.2 | -2.4 | ||
Turnout | 43,382 | 84.1 | -2.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eirene White | 22,776 | 50.1 | -2.5 | |
Conservative | Fred Hardman | 22,701 | 49.9 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 75 | 0.2 | -5.0 | ||
Turnout | 45,477 | 86.4 | +2.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.5 |
In the 1959 general election Flintshire East had the 9th highest turnout of any UK constituency.[6]
Elections in the 1960s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Eirene White | 25,469 | 54.2 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | Fred Hardman | 21,513 | 45.8 | -4.1 | |
Majority | 3,956 | 8.4 | +8.2 | ||
Turnout | 46,982 | 86.9 | +0.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.0 |
In the 1964 general election Flintshire East had the 2nd highest turnout of any UK constituency.[6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eirene White | 24,442 | 51.3 | -2.9 | |
Conservative | Fred Hardman | 15,960 | 33.5 | -12.3 | |
Liberal | Dennis O Diamond | 6,348 | 13.3 | New | |
Plaid Cymru | Gwilym Hughes | 902 | 1.9 | New | |
Majority | 8,482 | 17.8 | +9.4 | ||
Turnout | 47,652 | 86.5 | -0.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.7 |
In the 1966 general election Flintshire East had the 5th highest turnout of any UK constituency.[6]
Elections in the 1970s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Barry Jones | 24,227 | 46.1 | -5.2 | |
Conservative | Rodney M. Amyes | 20,145 | 38.3 | +4.8 | |
Liberal | Dennis O Diamond | 5,888 | 11.2 | -2.1 | |
Plaid Cymru | Gwilym Hughes | 2,332 | 4.4 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 4,082 | 7.8 | -10.0 | ||
Turnout | 52,592 | 81.1 | -5.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Barry Jones | 27,663 | 47.5 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | MJA Penston | 18,811 | 32.3 | -6.0 | |
Liberal | Alex Carlile | 10,653 | 18.3 | +7.1 | |
Plaid Cymru | Neil Taylor | 1,135 | 2.0 | -2.4 | |
Majority | 8,852 | 15.2 | +7.4 | ||
Turnout | 58,262 | 84.9 | +3.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Barry Jones | 27,002 | 48.9 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | MJA Penston | 17,416 | 31.6 | -0.7 | |
Liberal | R.J.S. Fairley | 8,986 | 16.3 | -2.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | F. Evans | 1,779 | 3.2 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 9,586 | 17.3 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 55,183 | 79.7 | -5.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Barry Jones | 29,339 | 48.3 | -0.6 | |
Conservative | P Warburton-Jones | 23,116 | 38.1 | +6.5 | |
Liberal | Alex Carlile | 6,736 | 11.1 | -5.2 | |
Plaid Cymru | J Rogers | 1,198 | 2.0 | -1.2 | |
Communist | G Davies | 307 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 6,223 | 10.2 | -6.9 | ||
Turnout | 60,389 | 81.7 | +2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.6 |
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Categories:
- History of Flintshire
- Historic parliamentary constituencies in North Wales
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983