Flint_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
West Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1983
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.
Quick Facts Preserved county, 1950–1983 ...
West Flintshire | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Preserved county | 1960–1974: Flintshire 1974–1983: Clwyd |
1950–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Flintshire |
Replaced by | Delyn and Clwyd North West[1] |
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The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
The Urban Districts of Mold, Prestatyn, and Rhyl, and the Rural Districts of Holywell and St Asaph.
More information Election, Member ...
Election | Member [2] | Party | |
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1950 | Nigel Birch | Conservative | |
1970 | Sir Anthony Meyer | Conservative | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
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Elections in the 1950s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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) |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | -2.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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Elections in the 1960s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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Elections in the 1970s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Anthony Meyer | 26,364 | 49.0 | +7.6 | |
Labour | RM Hughes | 16,678 | 31.0 | -0.4 | |
Liberal | John 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 | ||||
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