East Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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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.
| 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] |
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
Boundaries edit
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 edit
| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Eirene White | Labour | |
| 1970 | Barry Jones | Labour | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results edit
Elections in the 1950s edit
| 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 | |||
In the 1959 general election Flintshire East had the 9th highest turnout of any UK constituency.[7]
Elections in the 1960s edit
| 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]
| 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 edit
| 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 | |||
References edit
- ^ "'Flint East', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c Boothroyd, David. "Top and bottom ten turnouts, 1959-97". Election Demon. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "UK General Election results 1970, part 9". Richard Kimber's Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "UK General Election results 1979, part 9". Richard Kimber's Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2010.