West Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency)
West 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 | Delyn and Clwyd North West[1] |
Created from | Flintshire |
West 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 Urban Districts of Mold, Prestatyn, and Rhyl, and the Rural Districts of Holywell and St Asaph.
Members of Parliament[]
Election | Member [2] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | Nigel Birch | Conservative | |
1970 | Sir Anthony Meyer | Conservative | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Election results[]
Elections in the 1950s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Birch | 19,088 | 48.3 | ||
Labour | David V Leadbeater | 12,369 | 31.3 | ||
Liberal | William Armon Ellis | 8,036 | 20.4 | ||
Majority | 6,719 | 17.0 | |||
Turnout | 39,493 | 86.7 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Birch | 23,433 | 60.8 | +12.5 | |
Labour | David V Leadbeater | 15,118 | 39.2 | +7.9 | |
Majority | 8,315 | 21.6 | +4.6 | ||
Turnout | 38,751 | 83.2 | -3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Birch | 20,980 | 55.7 | -5.1 | |
Labour | Hywel J Jones | 12,628 | 33.5 | -5.7 | |
Liberal | Gomer Owen | 4,060 | 10.8 | New | |
Majority | 8,352 | 22.2 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 37,668 | 81.0 | -3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Birch | 20,446 | 52.1 | -3.6 | |
Labour | Ronald Waterhouse | 12,925 | 32.9 | -0.6 | |
Liberal | Llewelyn Emyr Roberts | 4,319 | 11.0 | +0.2 | |
Plaid Cymru | Ernest Nefyl C Williams | 1,594 | 4.1 | New | |
Majority | 7,521 | 19.2 | -3.0 | ||
Turnout | 39,284 | 82.7 | +1.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.5 |
Elections in the 1960s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Birch | 18,515 | 45.7 | -6.4 | |
Labour | William H Edwards | 13,298 | 32.8 | -0.1 | |
Liberal | Martin Thomas | 7,482 | 18.5 | +7.5 | |
Plaid Cymru | Ernest Nefyl C Williams | 1,195 | 3.0 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 5,217 | 12.9 | -6.3 | ||
Turnout | 39,284 | 80.8 | -1.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -3.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Birch | 18,179 | 43.2 | -2.5 | |
Labour | Tom Ellis | 15,137 | 36.0 | +3.2 | |
Liberal | Martin Thomas | 7,137 | 17.0 | -1.5 | |
Plaid Cymru | D Alun Lloyd | 1,585 | 3.8 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 3,042 | 7.2 | -5.7 | ||
Turnout | 42,038 | 81.9 | +1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.9 |
Elections in the 1970s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Meyer | 20,999 | 46.5 | +3.3 | |
Labour | John G. Evans | 13,655 | 30.2 | -5.8 | |
Liberal | Martin Thomas | 7,437 | 16.5 | -0.5 | |
Plaid Cymru | Alun Ogwen Jones | 3,108 | 6.9 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 7,344 | 16.3 | +9.1 | ||
Turnout | 45,199 | 77.8 | -4.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Meyer | 22,039 | 42.33 | ||
Labour | NB Harries | 14,897 | 28.61 | ||
Liberal | P Brighton | 12,831 | 24.65 | ||
Plaid Cymru | G Hughes | 2,296 | 4.41 | ||
Majority | 7,142 | 13.72 | |||
Turnout | 52,063 | 81.53 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Meyer | 20,054 | 41.37 | ||
Labour | NB Harries | 15,234 | 31.43 | ||
Liberal | PJ Brighton | 10,881 | 22.45 | ||
Plaid Cymru | N Taylor | 2,306 | 4.76 | ||
Majority | 4,820 | 9.94 | |||
Turnout | 48,475 | 75.39 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Meyer | 26,364 | 49.0 | +7.6 | |
Labour | RM Hughes | 16,678 | 31.0 | -0.4 | |
Liberal | JH Parry | 9,009 | 16.7 | -5.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | BM Edwards | 1,720 | 3.2 | -1.6 | |
Majority | 9,686 | 18.0 | +8.1 | ||
Turnout | 53,771 | 78.6 | +3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References[]
- ^ "electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74244.htm#79001". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
- ^ [1] Political resources.net
- ^ [2] Political resources.net
- ^ [3] Political resources.net
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- ^ [5] Political resources.net
- ^ [6] Political resources.net
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