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] |
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.
The Urban Districts of Mold, Prestatyn, and Rhyl, and the Rural Districts of Holywell and St Asaph.
Election | Member [2] | Party | |
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1950 | Nigel Birch | Conservative | |
1970 | Sir Anthony Meyer | Conservative | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
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 | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 | 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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