East Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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East Flintshire
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
Preserved county 1960–1974: Flintshire
1974–1983: Clwyd
1950–1983
SeatsOne
Created from Flintshire
Replaced by Alyn & Deeside, Delyn and Wrexham [1]

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.

Contents

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

ElectionMember [2] Party
1950 Eirene White Labour
1970 Barry Jones Labour
1983 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: East Flintshire [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eirene White 21,529 48.5
Conservative George Currie 14,83233.4
Liberal Stuart G Waterhouse8,01018.1
Majority 6,69715.1
Turnout 44,37188.0
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1951: East Flintshire [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eirene White 23,959 53.8 +5.3
Conservative George Currie 20,58046.2+12.8
Majority 3,3797.6−7.5
Turnout 44,37186.4−1.6
Labour hold Swing -3.8
General election 1955: East Flintshire [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eirene White 22,828 52.6 −1.2
Conservative Kenneth G Knee20,55447.4+1.2
Majority 2,2745.2−2.4
Turnout 43,38284.1−2.3
Labour hold Swing -1.2
General election 1959: East Flintshire [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eirene White 22,776 50.1 −2.5
Conservative Fred Hardman22,70149.9+2.5
Majority 750.2−5.0
Turnout 45,47786.4+2.3
Labour hold Swing -2.5

In the 1959 general election Flintshire East had the 9th highest turnout of any UK constituency. [7]

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: East Flintshire [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eirene White 25,469 54.2 +4.1
Conservative Fred Hardman21,51345.8−4.1
Majority 3,9568.4+8.2
Turnout 46,98286.9+0.5
Labour hold Swing -2.0

In the 1964 general election Flintshire East had the 2nd highest turnout of any UK constituency. [7]

General election 1966: East Flintshire [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eirene White 24,442 51.3 −2.9
Conservative Fred Hardman15,96033.5−12.3
Liberal Dennis O Diamond6,34813.3New
Plaid Cymru Gwilym Hughes9021.9New
Majority 8,48217.8+9.4
Turnout 47,65286.5−0.4
Labour hold Swing -4.7

In the 1966 general election Flintshire East had the 5th highest turnout of any UK constituency. [7]

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: East Flintshire [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Barry Jones 24,227 46.1 −5.2
Conservative Rodney M. Amyes20,14538.3+4.8
Liberal Dennis O Diamond5,88811.2−2.1
Plaid Cymru Gwilym Hughes2,3324.4+2.5
Majority 4,0827.8−10.0
Turnout 52,59281.1−5.4
Labour hold Swing -5.0
General election February 1974: East Flintshire [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Barry Jones 27,663 47.5 +1.4
Conservative MJA Penston18,81132.3−6.0
Liberal Alex Carlile 10,65318.3+7.1
Plaid Cymru Neil Taylor1,1352.0−2.4
Majority 8,85215.2+7.4
Turnout 58,26284.9+3.8
Labour hold Swing -3.7
General election October 1974: East Flintshire [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Barry Jones 27,002 48.9 +1.4
Conservative MJA Penston17,41631.6−0.7
Liberal R.J.S. Fairley8,98616.3−2.0
Plaid Cymru F. Evans1,7793.2+1.2
Majority 9,58617.3+2.1
Turnout 55,18379.7−5.2
Labour hold Swing -1.2
General election 1979: East Flintshire [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Barry Jones 29,339 48.3 −0.6
Conservative P Warburton-Jones23,11638.1+6.5
Liberal Alex Carlile 6,73611.1−5.2
Plaid Cymru J Rogers1,1982.0−1.2
Communist G Davies3070.5New
Majority 6,22310.2−6.9
Turnout 60,38981.7+2.0
Labour hold Swing -3.6

References

  1. ↑ "'Flint East', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
  3. ↑ "UK General Election results February 1950, part 8". Richard Kimber's Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  4. ↑ "UK General Election results October 1951, part 9". Richard Kimber's Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  5. ↑ "UK General Election results May 1955, part 9". Richard Kimber's Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  6. ↑ "UK General Election results July 1945, part 8". Richard Kimber's Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  7. 1 2 3 Boothroyd, David. "Top and bottom ten turnouts, 1959-97". Election Demon. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "UK General Election results October 1964, part 9". Richard Kimber's Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  9. ↑ "UK General Election results March 1966, part 9". Richard Kimber's Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  10. ↑ "UK General Election results 1970, part 9". Richard Kimber's Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  11. ↑ "UK General Election results February 1974, part 9". Richard Kimber's Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  12. ↑ "UK General Election results October 1974, part 9". Richard Kimber's Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  13. ↑ "UK General Election results 1979, part 9". Richard Kimber's Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
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