Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Flintshire | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Preserved county | Flintshire |
1542–1950 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | East Flintshire and West Flintshire |
Flintshire was a parliamentary constituency in North-East Wales which generally returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons, latterly that of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election.
Boundaries
From its creation in 1542 until 1918, the constituency consisted of the historic county of Flintshire in north-east Wales. The seat should not be confused with the borough constituency of Flint or that of Flint Boroughs, which together existed from the 16th century until 1918.
In 1889 an administrative county of Flintshire was created. This formed the basis of the constituency which existed from 1918 until 1950, when the county was split between East and West divisions.
Members of Parliament
Before 1604
Parliament | Member |
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1545 | Peter Mostyn [1] |
1547 | George Wood [1] |
1553 (Mar) | Sir Thomas Hanmer [1] |
1553 (Oct) | Robert Massey [1] |
1554 (Apr) | William Mostyn [1] |
1554 (Nov) | William Mostyn [1] |
1555 | Robert Massey [1] |
1558 | John Conway [1] |
1559 | John Griffith[2] |
1562/3 | George Ravenscroft [2] |
1571 | John Griffith [2] |
1572 | William Mostyn, died and replaced Feb 1577 by Thomas Mostyn [2] |
1584 | John Hope [2] |
1586 | William Ravenscroft [2] |
1588 | Roger Puleston [2] |
1593 | Thomas Hanmer [2] |
1597 | William Ravenscroft [2] |
1601 | William Ravenscroft [2] |
1604–1950
Year | Member | ||
---|---|---|---|
1604 | Roger Puleston | ||
1614 | Robert Ravenscroft | ||
1621 | Sir Roger Mostyn | ||
1624 | Sir John Hanmer, 1st Baronet died and replaced 1624 by Sir John Trevor |
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1625 | Sir John Trevor | ||
1626 | John Salusbury | ||
1628 | Robert Jones | ||
1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | ||
1640 | John Mostyn | ||
1640 | John Mostyn, disabled 1643 | ||
1646 | John Trevor | ||
1653 | Flintshire not represented in Barebones Parliament | ||
Year | First Member | Second Member |
---|---|---|
Two members in first and second Protectorate Parliaments | ||
1654 | John Trevor | Andrew Ellice |
1656 | John Trevor | Sir John Glynne |
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Richard de Aquila Grosvenor, Rt Hon. Lord Richard Grosvenor | 4,758 | 60.3 | ||
Conservative | Hon. Henry Richard Howel Lloyd-Mostyn | 3,132 | 39.7 | ||
Majority | 1,626 | 20.6 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Samuel Smith | 4,248 | 60.8 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | PP Pennant | 2,738 | 39.2 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 1,510 | 21.6 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 69.3 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Samuel Smith | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Liberal hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Samuel Smith | 4,597 | 59.4 | n/a | |
Liberal Unionist | Sir Robert Alfred Cunliffe | 3,145 | 40.6 | n/a | |
Majority | 1,452 | 18.8 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 76.8 | n/a | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Samuel Smith | 4,376 | 52.7 | -6.7 | |
Conservative | Henry Richard Lloyd Howard | 3,925 | 47.3 | +6.7 | |
Majority | 451 | 5.4 | -13.4 | ||
Turnout | 78.4 | +1.6 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | -6.7 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Samuel Smith | 4,528 | 53.6 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | Henry Richard Lloyd Howard | 3,922 | 46.4 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 606 | 7.2 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 78.4 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Herbert Lewis | 6,294 | 63.8 | +10.2 | |
Conservative | A. Harold Edwards | 3,572 | 36.2 | -10.2 | |
Majority | 2,722 | 27.6 | +20.4 | ||
Turnout | 83.0 | +4.6 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +10.2 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Herbert Lewis | 6,610 | 59.7 | -4.1 | |
Conservative | Henry Richard Lloyd Howard | 4,454 | 40.3 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 2,156 | 19.4 | -8.2 | ||
Turnout | 86.6 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -4.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Herbert Lewis | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Liberal hold | Swing | n/a | |||
General Election 1914/15: Another General Election was due to take place before the end of 1915. From 1914, the parties had been making preparations for an election, and by the end of that year, the following candidates had been selected:
- Liberal: Rt Hon. John Herbert Lewis
- Unionist: D. F. Pennant[4]
The constituency was then merged with Flint Boroughs.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Henry Parry* | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Liberal hold | Swing | n/a | |||
* endorsed by the Coalition Government.
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Thomas Henry Parry | 16,854 | 44.2 | n/a | |
Unionist | Austin Ellis Lloyd Jones | 15,080 | 39.6 | n/a | |
Labour | David Gwynfryn Jones | 6,163 | 16.2 | n/a | |
Majority | 1,774 | 4.6 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 79.4 | n/a | |||
National Liberal hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Henry Parry | 19,609 | 56.8 | +12.6 | |
Unionist | Ernest Handforth Goodman Roberts | 14,926 | 43.2 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 4,683 | 13.6 | +9.0 | ||
Turnout | 69.4 | -10.0 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +4.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Ernest Handforth Goodman Roberts | 19,054 | 46.4 | +3.2 | |
Liberal | Thomas Henry Parry | 14,169 | 34.5 | -22.3 | |
Labour | David Gwynfryn Jones | 7,821 | 19.1 | n/a | |
Majority | 4,885 | 11.9 | 25.5 | ||
Turnout | 80.2 | +10.8 | |||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +12.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frederick Llewellyn-Jones | 24,012 | 43.0 | +8.5 | |
Unionist | Ernest Handforth Goodman Roberts | 19,536 | 35.0 | -11.4 | |
Labour | Cyril O Jones | 12,310 | 22.0 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 4,476 | 8.0 | 19.9 | ||
Turnout | 81.3 | +1.1 | |||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +10.0 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal National | Frederick Llewellyn-Jones | 40,405 | 71.4 | ||
Labour | Miss F Edwards | 16,158 | 28.6 | ||
Majority | 24,247 | 42.8 | |||
Turnout | 77.9 | ||||
Liberal National hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gwilym Rowlands | 26,644 | 44.9 | n/a | |
Liberal | John Emlyn Emlyn-Jones | 16,536 | 27.9 | ||
Labour | Cyril O Jones | 16,131 | 27.2 | ||
Majority | 10,108 | 17.0 | |||
Turnout | 76.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1940s
General Election 1939/40: Another General Election was due to take place before the end of 1940. From 1939 the parties had been preparing for an election, and by the end of that year, the following candidates had been selected:
- Conservative: Gwilym Rowlands
- Liberal: Dr. Herbert Mostyn Lewis[6]
- Labour: WJ Rees
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lt-Col. Evelyn Nigel Chetwode Birch | 27,800 | 38.8 | ||
Labour | Eirene Lloyd Jones | 26,761 | 37.4 | ||
Liberal | John William Hughes | 17,007 | 23.8 | ||
Majority | 1,039 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 71,568 | 76.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ↑ Cheshire Observer 1 Aug 1914
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ↑ The Liberal Magazine, 1939
- ↑ Political resources.net
Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
Further reading
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 525. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 476. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 555. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.