Montgomeryshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Coordinates: 52°38′24″N 3°28′08″W / 52.640°N 3.469°W
Montgomeryshire | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Montgomeryshire in Wales | |
Preserved county | Powys |
Electorate | 48,910 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Newtown, Welshpool |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1542 |
Member of Parliament | Craig Williams (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Montgomery |
Overlaps | |
Senedd | Montgomeryshire, Mid and West Wales |
Montgomeryshire (Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn) is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in 1542, it elects one Member of Parliament (MP), traditionally known as the knight of the shire, by the first-past-the-post system of election.
The Montgomeryshire Senedd constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999 (as an Assembly constituency).
Boundaries[]
The seat is based on the ancient county of Montgomeryshire, in the principal area of Powys. One of Britain's most rural and isolated constituencies, Montgomeryshire elected Liberal or Liberal-affiliated candidates from 1880, until a Conservative victory in the 1979 general election. In the 1983 general election it was the only seat in England and Wales where a sitting Conservative MP was unseated, while nationally his party's seat majority increased. However, in 2010, the Conservatives won and held the seat in 2015 and 2017, with an increased majority. The seat is believed to be marginal, but the figures show that this is not the case. The seat was officially known as Montgomery before 1997. It is the only seat in Wales never to have elected a Labour MP.
Until 1918 this seat, in common with many others, contained an enclaved seat, which comprised the boroughs of Montgomery, Llanfyllin, Llanidloes, Newtown and Welshpool. This seat survived the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 which abolished many similar seats. The seat was finally abolished in 1918 and absorbed into the wider Montgomery seat, where it remains.
Proposed constituency changes[]
Under proposed constituency boundary changes announced in September 2016, ahead of the next general election, the seat was to be partitioned, the northern half including Welshpool to be merged with Clwyd South to form a new seat of South Clwyd and North Montgomeryshire; most of the southern including Newtown was to be merged with the Brecon and Radnor seat to form a seat renamed as Brecon, Radnor and Montgomery,[2] and the wards of Llanidloes and Blaen Hafren merged into the Ceredigion constituency which would form part of a new seat called Ceredigion and North Pembrokeshire.[3] However, the general elections of 2017 and 2019 were fought on existing boundaries.
Members of Parliament[]
1542–1604[]
Parliament | Member |
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1542 | James Leche[4] |
1545 | Humphrey Lloyd[4] |
1547 | Humphrey Lloyd[4] |
1553 (Mar) | Edward Herbert[4] |
1553 (Oct) | Edward Herbert[4] |
1554 (Apr) | Edward Herbert[4] |
1554 (Nov) | Edward Herbert[4] |
1555 | Not known |
1558 | Edward Herbert[4] |
1559 (Jan) | Edward Herbert I[5] |
1562–1563 | Edward Herbert I[5] |
1571 | Edward Herbert I[5] |
1572 | John Price[5] |
1584 (Oct) | Richard Herbert[5] |
1586 (Oct) | Oliver Lloyd[5] |
1588 (Oct) | Edward Herbert I[5] |
1593 | Reginald Williams[5] |
1597 (Sep) | William Herbert[5] |
1601 (Oct) | Edward Herbert[5] |
1604–present[]
Elections[]
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Elections in the 19th Century[]
Elections in the 1830s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Tory | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 1,110 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 1,110 | ||||
Tory hold |
- Caused by Williams-Wynn's appointment as a Commissioner for the Affairs of India
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Tory | Charles Williams-Wynn | 703 | 70.0 | N/A | |
Whig | Joseph Hayes Lyon | 302 | 30.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 401 | 40.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,005 | c. 90.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | c. 1,110 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Tory | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,525 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,737 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,819 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1840s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,936 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,214 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1850s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Watkin Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
- Caused by Williams-Wynn's death.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Watkin Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,986 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Watkin Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,872 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Watkin Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,723 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1860s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | 1,269 | 57.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | Sudeley Hanbury-Tracy[10] | 959 | 43.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 310 | 14.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,228 | 83.3 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,675 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
- Caused by Williams-Wynn's death.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,339 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,810 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1870s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,014 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1880s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Stuart Rendel | 2,232 | 52.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | 2,041 | 47.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 191 | 4.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,273 | 80.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 5,291 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Stuart Rendel | 4,044 | 54.4 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | 3,389 | 45.6 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 655 | 8.8 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 7,433 | 83.8 | +3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 8,870 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Stuart Rendel | 3,799 | 54.1 | -0.3 | |
Conservative | Devereux Herbert Mytton[12] | 3,220 | 45.9 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 579 | 8.2 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 7,019 | 79.1 | -4.7 | ||
Registered electors | 8,870 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.3 |
Elections in the 1890s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Stuart Rendel | 3,662 | 56.3 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Devereux Herbert Mytton[12] | 2,847 | 43.7 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 815 | 12.6 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 6,509 | 73.3 | -5.8 | ||
Registered electors | 8,880 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Humphreys-Owen | 3,440 | 51.7 | -4.6 | |
Conservative | Watkin Williams-Wynn | 3,215 | 48.3 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 225 | 3.4 | -9.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,655 | 82.2 | +8.9 | ||
Registered electors | 8,092 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -4.6 |
- Caused by Rendel's elevation to the peerage.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Humphreys-Owen | 3,442 | 50.2 | -6.1 | |
Conservative | Watkin Williams-Wynn | 3,415 | 49.8 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 27 | 0.4 | -12.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,857 | 85.8 | +12.5 | ||
Registered electors | 7,989 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -6.1 |
Elections in the 20th Century[]
Elections in the 1900s[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Humphreys-Owen | 3,482 | 52.0 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Watkin Williams-Wynn | 3,218 | 48.0 | -1.8 | |
Majority | 264 | 4.0 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 6,700 | 84.6 | -1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 7,915 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.8 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1910s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies | 4,369 | 61.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Arthur Williams-Wynn | 2,697 | 38.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,672 | 23.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,066 | 89.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 7,928 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,928 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 24,949 | ||||
Liberal hold |
- Davies was endorsed by the Coalition Government, but refused to accept the coupon.
Elections in the 1920s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 23,802 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 24,126 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies | 14,942 | 77.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Arthur Davies | 4,384 | 22.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 10,558 | 54.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 19,326 | 79.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 24,338 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Clement Davies | 12,779 | 46.5 | -30.8 | |
Unionist | John Murray Naylor | 10,651 | 38.7 | N/A | |
Labour | John Evans | 4,069 | 14.8 | -7.9 | |
Majority | 2,128 | 7.8 | -46.8 | ||
Turnout | 27,499 | 88.3 | +8.9 | ||
Registered electors | 31,142 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -11.4 |
Elections in the 1930s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal National | Clement Davies | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 30,120 | ||||
Liberal National hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal National | Clement Davies | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 30,943 | ||||
Liberal National hold |
Elections in the 1940s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Clement Davies | 14,018 | 56.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Philip Owen | 10,895 | 43.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,123 | 13.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24,913 | 77.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 32,180 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal National | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1950s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Clement Davies | 14,401 | 50.0 | -6.3 | |
Conservative | Harry West | 7,621 | 26.5 | -17.2 | |
Labour | John David Williams | 6,760 | 23.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,780 | 23.5 | +9.9 | ||
Turnout | 28,782 | 88.9 | +11.5 | ||
Registered electors | 32,372 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Clement Davies | 17,075 | 68.5 | +18.5 | |
Labour | David Caradog Jones | 7,854 | 31.5 | +8.0 | |
Majority | 9,221 | 37.0 | +13.5 | ||
Turnout | 24,929 | 76.9 | -12.0 | ||
Registered electors | 32,423 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Clement Davies | 16,021 | 68.0 | -0.5 | |
Labour | David Caradog Jones | 7,521 | 32.0 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 8,500 | 36.0 | -1.0 | ||
Turnout | 23,542 | 73.6 | -3.3 | ||
Registered electors | 31,983 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Clement Davies | 10,970 | 42.0 | -26.0 | |
Conservative | Frank Leslie Morgan | 8,176 | 31.3 | N/A | |
Labour | David Caradog Jones | 6,950 | 26.6 | -5.4 | |
Majority | 2,794 | 10.7 | -25.3 | ||
Turnout | 26,096 | 83.8 | +10.2 | ||
Registered electors | 31,152 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Emlyn Hooson | 13,181 | 51.3 | +9.3 | |
Conservative | Robert H. Dawson | 5,632 | 21.9 | -9.4 | |
Labour | Tudor Davies | 5,299 | 20.6 | -6.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Islwyn Ffowc Elis | 1,594 | 6.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,549 | 29.4 | +18.7 | ||
Turnout | 25,706 | 85.1 | +1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 30,202 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Emlyn Hooson | 10,738 | 42.3 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Jerry Wiggin | 6,768 | 26.7 | -4.6 | |
Labour | Gwyn M. Evans | 5,696 | 22.5 | -4.1 | |
Plaid Cymru | Islwyn Ffowc Elis | 2,167 | 8.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,970 | 15.6 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 25,369 | 84.1 | +0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 30,155 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Emlyn Hooson | 10,278 | 41.5 | -0.8 | |
Conservative | Jerry Wiggin | 6,784 | 27.4 | +0.7 | |
Labour | Gwyn M. Evans | 5,891 | 23.8 | +1.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | Trefor Edwards | 1,841 | 7.4 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 3,494 | 14.1 | -1.5 | ||
Turnout | 24,794 | 82.8 | -1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 29,951 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Emlyn Hooson | 10,202 | 38.4 | -3.1 | |
Conservative | Delwyn Williams | 7,891 | 29.7 | +2.3 | |
Labour | David W. Thomas | 5,335 | 20.1 | -3.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | Edward Millward | 3,145 | 11.8 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 2,311 | 8.7 | -5.4 | ||
Turnout | 26,573 | 82.3 | -0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 32,304 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Emlyn Hooson | 12,495 | 45.4 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | W R C Williams-Wynne | 7,844 | 28.5 | -1.2 | |
Labour | P W Harries | 4,888 | 17.8 | -2.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | A P Jones | 2,274 | 8.3 | -3.5 | |
Majority | 4,651 | 16.9 | +8.2 | ||
Turnout | 27,501 | 82.6 | +0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 33,303 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Emlyn Hooson | 11,280 | 43.1 | -2.3 | |
Conservative | W R C Williams-Wynne | 7,421 | 28.4 | -0.1 | |
Labour | P W Harries | 5,031 | 19.2 | +1.4 | |
Plaid Cymru | A P Jones | 2,440 | 9.3 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 3,859 | 14.7 | -2.2 | ||
Turnout | 26,172 | 77.9 | -4.7 | ||
Registered electors | 33,583 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Delwyn Williams | 11,751 | 40.3 | +11.9 | |
Liberal | Emlyn Hooson | 10,158 | 34.9 | −8.2 | |
Labour | J Price | 4,751 | 16.3 | −2.9 | |
Plaid Cymru | C Clowes | 2,474 | 8.5 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 1,593 | 5.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 29,134 | 81.4 | +1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 35,786 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Elections in the 1980s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alex Carlile | 12,863 | 43.3 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | Delwyn Williams | 12,195 | 41.1 | +0.8 | |
Labour | Joe Wilson | 2,550 | 8.6 | −7.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | Carl Clowes | 1,585 | 5.3 | −3.2 | |
Independent | David Rowlands | 487 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 668 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 29,680 | 79.2 | −2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 37,474 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
In 1983 this was Labour's worst performance in Wales and the only seat where Labour won less than 12.5% and lost their £150 deposit. The threshold for retaining deposits was lowered to 5% in 1985.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alex Carlile | 14,729 | 46.6 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | David Evans | 12,171 | 38.5 | −2.6 | |
Labour | Edward Llewellyn-Jones | 3,304 | 10.5 | +1.9 | |
Plaid Cymru | Carl Clowes | 1,412 | 4.5 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 2,558 | 8.1 | +5.9 | ||
Turnout | 31,616 | 79.4 | +0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 39,808 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alex Carlile | 16,031 | 48.5 | +1.9 | |
Conservative | Jeannie France-Hayhurst | 10,822 | 32.7 | −5.8 | |
Labour | Stephen Wood | 4,115 | 12.4 | +1.9 | |
Plaid Cymru | Hugh Parsons | 1,581 | 4.8 | +0.3 | |
Green | Patrick Adams | 508 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,209 | 15.8 | +7.7 | ||
Turnout | 33,057 | 79.9 | +0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 41,386 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lembit Öpik | 14,647 | 45.9 | −2.6 | |
Conservative | Glyn Davies | 8,344 | 26.1 | −6.6 | |
Labour | Angharad Davies | 6,109 | 19.1 | +6.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | Helen Mary Jones | 1,608 | 5.0 | +0.2 | |
Referendum | John Bufton | 879 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Green | Susan Walker | 338 | 1.1 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 6,303 | 19.8 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 31,925 | 74.7 | −5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 60,873 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +2.0 |
Elections in the 21st Century[]
Elections in the 2000s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lembit Öpik | 14,319 | 49.4 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | David Jones | 8,085 | 27.9 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Paul Davies | 3,443 | 11.9 | −7.2 | |
Plaid Cymru | David Senior | 1,969 | 6.8 | +1.8 | |
UKIP | David Rowlands | 786 | 2.7 | N/A | |
ProLife Alliance | Ruth Davies | 210 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Independent | Reginald Taylor | 171 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,234 | 21.5 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 28,983 | 65.5 | −9.2 | ||
Registered electors | 62,200 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lembit Öpik | 15,419 | 51.2 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Simon Baynes | 8,246 | 27.4 | −0.5 | |
Labour | David Tinline | 3,454 | 11.5 | −0.4 | |
Plaid Cymru | Ellen ap Gwynn | 2,078 | 6.9 | +0.1 | |
UKIP | Clive Easton | 900 | 3.0 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 7,173 | 23.8 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 30,097 | 64.4 | −1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 46,766 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +1.2 |
Elections in the 2010s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Glyn Davies | 13,976 | 41.3 | +13.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lembit Öpik | 12,792 | 37.8 | −13.4 | |
Plaid Cymru | Heledd Fychan | 2,802 | 8.3 | +1.3 | |
Labour | Nick Colbourne | 2,407 | 7.1 | −5.2 | |
UKIP | David W. L. Rowlands | 1,128 | 3.3 | +0.4 | |
National Front | Milton Ellis | 384 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Bruce Lawson | 324 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,184 | 3.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 33,813 | 69.4 | +3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 48,730 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +13.2 |
note: The David Rowlands who stood here is different from the David Rowlands who stood in Newport East at this election for UKIP.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Glyn Davies | 15,204 | 45.0 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jane Dodds[33] | 9,879 | 29.3 | −8.5 | |
UKIP | Des Parkinson[34] | 3,769 | 11.2 | +7.9 | |
Labour | Martyn Singleton[35] | 1,900 | 5.6 | −1.5 | |
Plaid Cymru | Ann Griffith[36] | 1,745 | 5.2 | −3.1 | |
Green | Richard Chaloner | 1,260 | 3.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,325 | 15.7 | +12.2 | ||
Turnout | 33,757 | 69.3 | −0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 48,690 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Glyn Davies | 18,075 | 51.8 | +6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jane Dodds | 8,790 | 25.2 | −4.1 | |
Labour | Iwan Wyn Jones | 5,542 | 15.9 | +10.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | Aled Morgan Hughes | 1,960 | 5.6 | +0.4 | |
Green | Richard Chaloner | 524 | 1.5 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 9,285 | 26.6 | +10.9 | ||
Turnout | 34,891 | 70.1 | +0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 50,755 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Craig Williams | 20,020 | 58.5 | +6.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kishan Devani | 7,882 | 23.0 | −2.2 | |
Labour | Kait Duerden | 5,585 | 16.3 | +0.4 | |
Gwlad Gwlad | Gwyn Evans | 727 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 213 | ||||
Majority | 12,138 | 35.5 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 34,214 | 69.8 | −0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 48,997 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.4 |
Of the 213 rejected ballots:
- 156 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[40]
- 24 voted for more than one candidate.[40]
- 33 had want of official mark.[40]
See also[]
- Montgomeryshire (Senedd constituency)
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Powys
- 1962 Montgomeryshire by-election
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Wales
Notes[]
- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
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Further reading[]
- Robert Beatson, A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807) A Chronological Register of Both Houses of the British Parliament, from the Union in 1708, to the Third Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in 1807
- D Brunton & D H Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
- Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803 (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808) titles A-Z
- F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
- Robert Waller, The Almanac of British Politics (1st edition, London: Croom Helm, 1983)
External links[]
- Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
- Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)
- 2017 Election House Of Commons Library 2017 Election report
- A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)
- Montgomeryshire
- Parliamentary constituencies in Mid Wales
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1536
- Politics of Powys