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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1983}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main|
{{Infobox UK constituency main|
|name = East Flintshire
|name = East Flintshire
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|elects_howmany = One
|elects_howmany = One
|previous = [[Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Flintshire]]
|previous = [[Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Flintshire]]
|next = [[Alyn and Deeside (UK Parliament constituency)|Alyn & Deeside]], [[Delyn (UK Parliament constituency)|Delyn]] and [[Wrexham (UK Parliament constituency)|Wrexham]]<ref name="ElectionWeb74">{{cite web|title='Flint East', Feb 1974 - May 1983|url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74243.htm|website=ElectionWeb Project|publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited|accessdate=22 March 2016}}</ref>
|next = [[Alyn and Deeside (UK Parliament constituency)|Alyn & Deeside]], [[Delyn (UK Parliament constituency)|Delyn]] and [[Wrexham (UK Parliament constituency)|Wrexham]]<ref name="ElectionWeb74">{{cite web|title='Flint East', Feb 1974 - May 1983|url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74243.htm|website=ElectionWeb Project|publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited|access-date=22 March 2016|archive-date=29 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329084042/http://ww25.electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74243.htm?subid1=20220329-1940-42a0-8949-8e7a74bfb8ff|url-status=live}}</ref>
|region = Wales
|region = Wales
|county = 1960&ndash;1974: [[Flintshire (historic)|Flintshire]]<br />1974&ndash;1983: [[Clwyd]]
|county = 1960&ndash;1974: [[Flintshire (historic)|Flintshire]]<br />1974&ndash;1983: [[Clwyd]]
}}
}}
'''East Flintshire''' was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] in [[Flintshire (historic)|Flintshire]], [[North Wales]]. It returned one [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]].
'''East Flintshire''' was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] in [[Flintshire (historic)|Flintshire]], [[North Wales]]. It returned one [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]].


The constituency was created for the [[United Kingdom general election, 1950|1950 general election]], and abolished for the [[United Kingdom general election, 1983|1983 general election]].
The constituency was created for the [[1950 United Kingdom general election|1950 general election]], and abolished for the [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983 general election]].


== Boundaries ==
== Boundaries ==
The Municipal Borough of Flint, the Urban Districts of Buckley, Connah's Quay, and Holywell, and the Rural Districts of Hawarden and Overton.
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 ==
== Members of Parliament ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member<ref>{{Rayment-hc|f|date=March 2012}}</ref>!!Party
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|| [[United Kingdom general election, 1950|1950]] || [[Eirene White, Baroness White|Eirene White]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|| [[1950 United Kingdom general election|1950]] || [[Eirene White, Baroness White|Eirene White]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|| [[United Kingdom general election, 1970|1970]] || [[Barry Jones, Baron Jones|Barry Jones]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|| [[1970 United Kingdom general election|1970]] || [[Barry Jones, Baron Jones|Barry Jones]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
|-
|colspan="2" align="right"|[[United Kingdom general election, 1983|1983]]
|colspan="2" align="right"|[[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]]
|colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished''
|colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished''
|}
|}
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===Elections in the 1950s===
===Elections in the 1950s===
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1950|General Election 1950]]: East Flintshire <ref>[http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge50/i09.htm] Political resources.net</ref>}}
|title=[[1950 United Kingdom general election|General election 1950]]: East Flintshire <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge50/i09.htm |title=UK General Election results February 1950, part 8 |website=Richard Kimber's Politics Resources |access-date=2010-12-15 |archive-date=2017-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308121330/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge50/i09.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Eirene White, Baroness White|Eirene Lloyd White]]
|candidate = [[Eirene White, Baroness White|Eirene White]]
|votes = 21,529
|votes = 21,529
|percentage = 48.5
|percentage = 48.5
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[George Currie (politician)|George Boyle Hanna Currie]]
|candidate = [[George Currie (Northern Irish politician)|George Currie]]
|votes = 14,832
|votes = 14,832
|percentage = 33.4
|percentage = 33.4
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|change =
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1951|General Election 1951]]: East Flintshire <ref>[http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge51/i09.htm] Political resources.net</ref>}}
|title=[[1951 United Kingdom general election|General election 1951]]: East Flintshire <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge51/i09.htm |title=UK General Election results October 1951, part 9 |website=Richard Kimber's Politics Resources |access-date=2010-12-15 |archive-date=2014-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025234337/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge51/i09.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Eirene White, Baroness White|Eirene Lloyd White]]
|candidate = [[Eirene White, Baroness White|Eirene White]]
|votes = 23,959
|votes = 23,959
|percentage = 53.8
|percentage = 53.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[George Currie (politician)|George Boyle Hanna Currie]]
|candidate = [[George Currie (Northern Irish politician)|George Currie]]
|votes = 20,580
|votes = 20,580
|percentage = 46.2
|percentage = 46.2
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{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = 3.8
|swing = -3.8
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1955|General Election 1955]]: East Flintshire <ref>[http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge55/i09.htm] Political resources.net</ref>}}
|title=[[1955 United Kingdom general election|General election 1955]]: East Flintshire <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge55/i09.htm |title=UK General Election results May 1955, part 9 |website=Richard Kimber's Politics Resources |access-date=2010-12-15 |archive-date=2011-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811165659/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge55/i09.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Eirene White, Baroness White|Eirene Lloyd White]]
|candidate = [[Eirene White, Baroness White|Eirene White]]
|votes = 22,828
|votes = 22,828
|percentage = 52.6
|percentage = 52.6
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{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = 1.2
|swing = -1.2
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1959|General Election 1959]]: East Flintshire <ref>[http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge45/i08.htm] Political resources.net</ref>}}
|title=[[1959 United Kingdom general election|General election 1959]]: East Flintshire <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge45/i08.htm |title=UK General Election results July 1945, part 8 |website=Richard Kimber's Politics Resources |access-date=2010-12-15 |archive-date=2014-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025233240/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge45/i08.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Eirene White, Baroness White|Eirene Lloyd White]]
|candidate = [[Eirene White, Baroness White|Eirene White]]
|votes = 22,776
|votes = 22,776
|percentage = 50.1
|percentage = 50.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Fred Hardman]]
|candidate = Fred Hardman
|votes = 22,701
|votes = 22,701
|percentage = 49.9
|percentage = 49.9
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{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = 2.5
|swing = -2.5
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
In the 1959 general election Flintshire East had the 9th highest turnout of any UK constituency.<ref name="ED"/>
In the 1959 general election Flintshire East had the 9th highest turnout of any UK constituency.<ref name="ED"/>

===Elections in the 1960s===
===Elections in the 1960s===
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1964|General Election 1964]]: East Flintshire <ref>[http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge64/i09.htm] Political resources.net</ref>}}
|title=[[1964 United Kingdom general election|General election 1964]]: East Flintshire <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge64/i09.htm |title=UK General Election results October 1964, part 9 |website=Richard Kimber's Politics Resources |access-date=2010-12-15 |archive-date=2014-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025234652/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge64/i09.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Eirene White, Baroness White|Eirene Lloyd White]]
|candidate = [[Eirene White, Baroness White|Eirene White]]
|votes = 25,469
|votes = 25,469
|percentage = 54.2
|percentage = 54.2
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Fred Hardman]]
|candidate = Fred Hardman
|votes = 21,513
|votes = 21,513
|percentage = 45.8
|percentage = 45.8
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In the 1964 general election Flintshire East had the 2nd highest turnout of any UK constituency.<ref name="ED"/>
In the 1964 general election Flintshire East had the 2nd highest turnout of any UK constituency.<ref name="ED"/>
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1966|General Election 1966]]: East Flintshire <ref>[http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge66/i09.htm] Political resources.net</ref>}}
|title=[[1966 United Kingdom general election|General election 1966]]: East Flintshire <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge66/i09.htm |title=UK General Election results March 1966, part 9 |website=Richard Kimber's Politics Resources |access-date=2010-12-15 |archive-date=2015-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616093326/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge66/i09.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Eirene White, Baroness White|Eirene Lloyd White]]
|candidate = [[Eirene White, Baroness White|Eirene White]]
|votes = 24,442
|votes = 24,442
|percentage = 51.3
|percentage = 51.3
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Fred Hardman]]
|candidate = Fred Hardman
|votes = 15,960
|votes = 15,960
|percentage = 33.5
|percentage = 33.5
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|votes = 6,348
|votes = 6,348
|percentage = 13.3
|percentage = 13.3
|change = +13.3
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes = 902
|votes = 902
|percentage = 1.9
|percentage = 1.9
|change = +1.9
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
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}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
In the 1966 general election Flintshire East had the 5th highest turnout of any UK constituency.<ref name="ED">[http://www.election.demon.co.uk/topturn.html] Election Demon turnout records</ref>
In the 1966 general election Flintshire East had the 5th highest turnout of any UK constituency.<ref name="ED">{{Cite web |url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/topturn.html |title=Top and bottom ten turnouts, 1959-97 |website=Election Demon |last1=Boothroyd |first1=David |archive-date=19 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419173938/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/topturn.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Elections in the 1970s===
===Elections in the 1970s===
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1970|General Election 1970]]: East Flintshire <ref>[http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge70/i08.htm] Political resources.net</ref>}}
|title=[[1970 United Kingdom general election|General election 1970]]: East Flintshire <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge70/i08.htm |title=UK General Election results 1970, part 9 |website=Richard Kimber's Politics Resources |access-date=2010-12-15 |archive-date=2015-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616093505/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge70/i08.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Barry Jones, Baron Jones|Stephen Barry Jones]]
|candidate = [[Barry Jones, Baron Jones|Stephen Barry Jones]]
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Rodney M Amyes
|candidate = Rodney M. Amyes
|votes = 20,145
|votes = 20,145
|percentage = 38.3
|percentage = 38.3
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{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +5.0
|swing = -5.0
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, February 1974|General Election February 1974]]: East Flintshire <ref>[http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74a/i09.htm ]</ref>}}
|title=[[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election February 1974]]: East Flintshire <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74a/i09.htm |title=UK General Election results February 1974, part 9 |website=Richard Kimber's Politics Resources |access-date=2010-12-15 |archive-date=2015-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616093654/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74a/i09.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Barry Jones, Baron Jones|Stephen Barry Jones]]
|candidate = [[Barry Jones, Baron Jones|Stephen Barry Jones]]
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Alex Carlile, Baron Carlile of Berriew|Alexander Charles Carlile]]
|candidate = [[Alex Carlile, Baron Carlile of Berriew|Alex Carlile]]
|votes = 10,653
|votes = 10,653
|percentage = 18.3
|percentage = 18.3
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, October 1974|General Election October 1974]]: East Flintshire <ref>[http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74b/i09.htm] Political resources.net</ref>}}
|title=[[October 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election October 1974]]: East Flintshire <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74b/i09.htm |title=UK General Election results October 1974, part 9 |website=Richard Kimber's Politics Resources |access-date=2010-12-15 |archive-date=2015-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508153102/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74b/i09.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Barry Jones, Baron Jones|Stephen Barry Jones]]
|candidate = [[Barry Jones, Baron Jones|Stephen Barry Jones]]
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Alex Carlile, Baron Carlile of Berriew|Alexander Charles Carlile]]
|candidate = R.J.S. Fairley
|votes = 8,986
|votes = 8,986
|percentage = 16.3
|percentage = 16.3
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Neil Taylor
|candidate = F. Evans
|votes = 1,779
|votes = 1,779
|percentage = 3.2
|percentage = 3.2
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{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,586
|votes = 9,586
|percentage = 17.4
|percentage = 17.3
|change = +2.2
|change = +2.1
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1979|General Election 1979]]: East Flintshire <ref>[http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge79/i09.htm] Political resources.net</ref>}}
|title=[[1979 United Kingdom general election|General election 1979]]: East Flintshire <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge79/i09.htm |title=UK General Election results 1979, part 9 |website=Richard Kimber's Politics Resources |access-date=2010-12-15 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924121847/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge79/i09.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Barry Jones, Baron Jones|Stephen Barry Jones]]
|candidate = [[Barry Jones, Baron Jones|Stephen Barry Jones]]
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Alex Carlile, Baron Carlile of Berriew|Alexander Charles Carlile]]
|candidate = [[Alex Carlile, Baron Carlile of Berriew|Alex Carlile]]
|votes = 6,736
|votes = 6,736
|percentage = 11.1
|percentage = 11.1
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|votes = 307
|votes = 307
|percentage = 0.5
|percentage = 0.5
|change = +0.5
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,223
|votes = 6,223
|percentage = 10.3
|percentage = 10.2
|change = -7.1
|change = -6.9
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
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{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = 3.6
|swing = -3.6
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


== References ==
== References ==
*{{Rayment-hc|f|date=March 2012}}

{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


{{Flintshire}}
{{Flintshire}}


{{Historic constituencies in Wales|selected = Until 1983}}
</references>


{{DEFAULTSORT:Flintshire East}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Flintshire East}}
[[Category:History of Flintshire]]
[[Category:History of Flintshire]]
[[Category:Historic parliamentary constituencies in North Wales]]
[[Category:Historic parliamentary constituencies in North Wales]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1950]]
[[Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1983]]
[[Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983]]

Latest revision as of 09:17, 15 July 2024

East Flintshire
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
Preserved county1960–1974: Flintshire
1974–1983: Clwyd
1950–1983
SeatsOne
Created fromFlintshire
Replaced byAlyn & 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.

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

Boundaries

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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

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

Election results

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Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1950: East Flintshire [3]
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)
General election 1951: East Flintshire [4]
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
General election 1955: East Flintshire [5]
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
General election 1959: East Flintshire [6]
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

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

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1964: East Flintshire [8]
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

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

General election 1966: East Flintshire [9]
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

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

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1970: East Flintshire [10]
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
General election February 1974: East Flintshire [11]
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
General election October 1974: East Flintshire [12]
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
General election 1979: East Flintshire [13]
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

References

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  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. ^ a b c 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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