Flintshire_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

East Flintshire
East Flintshire
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	Alyn & Deeside, Delyn and Wrexham

East Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1983

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.

Quick Facts Preserved county, 1950–1983 ...

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.

Election results

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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

East Flintshire
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	Alyn & Deeside, Delyn and Wrexham^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

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

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