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{{UK former constituency infobox|
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1983}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
| Name = West Flintshire
{{Infobox UK constituency main
| Type = County
|name = West Flintshire
| Year = 1850
| Abolition = 1983
|parliament = uk
| members = one
|map1 =
|map2 =
|map_entity =
|map_year =
|year = 1950
|abolished = 1983
|type = County
|elects_howmany = One
|previous = [[Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Flintshire]]
|next = [[Delyn (UK Parliament constituency)|Delyn]] and [[Clwyd North West (UK Parliament constituency)|Clwyd North West]]<ref name="ElectionWeb74">{{cite web|title=electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74244.htm#79001|url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74244.htm|website=ElectionWeb Project|publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited|access-date=22 March 2016}}</ref>
|region = Wales
|county = 1960&ndash;1974: [[Flintshire (historic)|Flintshire]]<br />1974&ndash;1983: [[Clwyd]]
}}
}}
'''West Flintshire''' was a [[county constituency]] in [[Flintshire]], [[North Wales]]. It returned one [[Member of Parliament]] to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]].
'''West 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 area becoming part of the [[Delyn (UK Parliament constituency)|constituency of Delyn]].
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 Urban Districts of Mold, Prestatyn, and Rhyl, and the Rural Districts of Holywell and St Asaph.
{{Expand-section|date=June 2008}}


== 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: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|| [[United Kingdom general election, 1950|1950]] || [[Nigel Birch, Baron Rhyl|Evelyn Nigel Chetwode Birch]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|| [[1950 United Kingdom general election|1950]] || [[Nigel Birch, Baron Rhyl|Nigel Birch]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|| [[United Kingdom general election, 1970|1970]] || [[Anthony Meyer|Sir Anthony Meyer, Bt]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|| [[1970 United Kingdom general election|1970]] || [[Sir Anthony Meyer, 3rd Baronet|Sir Anthony Meyer]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
|-
|
|colspan="2" align="right"|[[United Kingdom general election, 1983|1983]]
|[[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]]
|colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished: see [[Clwyd South West (UK Parliament constituency)|Clwyd South West]] and [[Clwyd North West (UK Parliament constituency)|Clwyd North West]]''
|colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished''
|}
|}


== Election results ==
== Election results ==
===Elections in the 1950s===
{{Expand-section|date=June 2008}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1950 United Kingdom general election|General election 1950]]: West Flintshire <ref>[http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge50/i09.htm] Political resources.net</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Nigel Birch]]
|votes = 19,088
|percentage = 48.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David V Leadbeater
|votes = 12,369
|percentage = 31.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = William Armon Ellis
|votes = 8,036
|percentage = 20.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,719
|percentage = 17.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 39,493
|percentage = 86.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1951 United Kingdom general election|General election 1951]]: West Flintshire <ref>[http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge50/i09.htm] Political resources.net</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Nigel Birch]]
|votes = 23,433
|percentage = 60.8
|change = +12.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David V Leadbeater
|votes = 15,118
|percentage = 39.2
|change = +7.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,315
|percentage = 21.6
|change = +4.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 38,751
|percentage = 83.2
|change = -3.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +2.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1955 United Kingdom general election|General election 1955]]: West Flintshire <ref>[http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge55/i09.htm] Political resources.net</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Nigel Birch]]
|votes = 20,980
|percentage = 55.7
|change = -5.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Hywel J Jones
|votes = 12,628
|percentage = 33.5
|change = -5.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Gomer Owen
|votes = 4,060
|percentage = 10.8
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,352
|percentage = 22.2
|change = +0.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 37,668
|percentage = 81.0
|change = -2.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +0.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1959 United Kingdom general election|General election 1959]]: West Flintshire <ref>[http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge59/i09.htm] Political resources.net</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Nigel Birch]]
|votes = 20,446
|percentage = 52.1
|change = -3.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Ronald Waterhouse (judge)|Ronald Waterhouse]]
|votes = 12,925
|percentage = 32.9
|change = -0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Llewelyn Emyr Roberts
|votes = 4,319
|percentage = 11.0
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Ernest Nefyl C Williams
|votes = 1,594
|percentage = 4.1
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,521
|percentage = 19.2
|change = -3.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 39,284
|percentage = 82.7
|change = +1.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = -1.5
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 1960s===
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1964 United Kingdom general election|General election 1964]]: West Flintshire <ref>[http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge64/i09.htm] Political resources.net</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Nigel Birch]]
|votes = 18,515
|percentage = 45.7
|change = -6.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William H Edwards
|votes = 13,298
|percentage = 32.8
|change = -0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Martin Thomas, Baron Thomas of Gresford|Martin Thomas]]
|votes = 7,482
|percentage = 18.5
|change = +7.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Ernest Nefyl C Williams
|votes = 1,195
|percentage = 3.0
|change = -1.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,217
|percentage = 12.9
|change = -6.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 39,284
|percentage = 80.8
|change = -1.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = -3.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1966 United Kingdom general election|General election 1966]]: West Flintshire <ref>[http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge66/i09.htm] Political resources.net</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Nigel Birch]]
|votes = 18,179
|percentage = 43.2
|change = -2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Tom Ellis (politician)|Tom Ellis]]
|votes = 15,137
|percentage = 36.0
|change = +3.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Martin Thomas, Baron Thomas of Gresford|Martin Thomas]]
|votes = 7,137
|percentage = 17.0
|change = -1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = D Alun Lloyd
|votes = 1,585
|percentage = 3.8
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,042
|percentage = 7.2
|change = -5.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 42,038
|percentage = 81.9
|change = +1.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = -2.9
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 1970s===
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1970 United Kingdom general election|General election 1970]]: West Flintshire}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Sir Anthony Meyer, 3rd Baronet|Anthony Meyer]]
|votes = 20,999
|percentage = 46.5
|change = +3.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John G. Evans
|votes = 13,655
|percentage = 30.2
|change = -5.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Martin Thomas, Baron Thomas of Gresford|Martin Thomas]]
|votes = 7,437
|percentage = 16.5
|change = -0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Alun Ogwen Jones
|votes = 3,108
|percentage = 6.9
|change = +3.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,344
|percentage = 16.3
|change = +9.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 45,199
|percentage = 77.8
|change = -4.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election February 1974]]: West Flintshire}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Sir Anthony Meyer, 3rd Baronet|Anthony Meyer]]
|votes = 22,039
|percentage = 42.33
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = NB Harries
|votes = 14,897
|percentage = 28.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = P Brighton
|votes = 12,831
|percentage = 24.65
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = G Hughes
|votes = 2,296
|percentage = 4.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,142
|percentage = 13.72
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 52,063
|percentage = 81.53
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[October 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election October 1974]]: West Flintshire}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Sir Anthony Meyer, 3rd Baronet|Anthony Meyer]]
|votes = 20,054
|percentage = 41.37
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = NB Harries
|votes = 15,234
|percentage = 31.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = PJ Brighton
|votes = 10,881
|percentage = 22.45
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = N Taylor
|votes = 2,306
|percentage = 4.76
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,820
|percentage = 9.94
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 48,475
|percentage = 75.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1979 United Kingdom general election|General election 1979]]: West Flintshire}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Sir Anthony Meyer, 3rd Baronet|Anthony Meyer]]
|votes = 26,364
|percentage = 49.0
|change = +7.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = RM Hughes
|votes = 16,678
|percentage = 31.0
|change = -0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Parry
|votes = 9,009
|percentage = 16.7
|change = -5.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = BM Edwards
|votes = 1,720
|percentage = 3.2
|change = -1.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,686
|percentage = 18.0
|change = +8.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 53,771
|percentage = 78.6
|change = +3.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}


== References ==
== References ==
*{{Rayment}}
{{reflist}}

{{Flintshire}}
{{Historic constituencies in Wales|selected = Until 1983}}


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[[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]]
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Latest revision as of 09:17, 15 July 2024

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

Boundaries

[edit]

The Urban Districts of Mold, Prestatyn, and Rhyl, and the Rural Districts of Holywell and St Asaph.

Members of Parliament

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Election Member [2] Party
1950 Nigel Birch Conservative
1970 Sir Anthony Meyer Conservative
1983 constituency abolished

Election results

[edit]

Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1950: West Flintshire [3]
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)
General election 1951: West Flintshire [4]
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
General election 1955: West Flintshire [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
General election 1959: West Flintshire [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1964: West Flintshire [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
General election 1966: West Flintshire [8]
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

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1970: West Flintshire
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
General election February 1974: West Flintshire
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
General election October 1974: West Flintshire
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
General election 1979: West Flintshire
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

References

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  1. ^ "electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74244.htm#79001". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
  3. ^ [1] Political resources.net
  4. ^ [2] Political resources.net
  5. ^ [3] Political resources.net
  6. ^ [4] Political resources.net
  7. ^ [5] Political resources.net
  8. ^ [6] Political resources.net
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