Conwy (UK Parliament constituency)
Conwy | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Preserved county | Clwyd, Gwynedd |
Major settlements | Conwy, Bangor, Llandudno |
1950–2010 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Caernarvon Boroughs and Caernarvonshire |
Replaced by | Aberconwy |
Conwy (Conway prior to 1983) was an
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 2010 general election.
History
It was a marginal between the Conservative Party and the Labour Party throughout its existence.
The
Boundaries
The constituency was, geographically, relatively small for its region, as it followed and tended to keep to the coast, taking in parts of two separate densely populated coastal conurbations.
As well as the walled castle town of
The constituency, notably, did not include
The constituency was also bordered by Meirionnydd Nant Conwy to the south, and the insular constituency of Ynys Mon to the west.
Following the decisions of the Welsh Boundary Commission, the Conwy seat was significantly altered, forming the base of a new Aberconwy constituency established for the 2010 general election. Part of the constituency (notably Bangor) became part of the new Arfon constituency.
Profile
Although the constituency included a student population from
Members of Parliament
The last MP was Betty Williams of the Labour Party, who held the seat from 1997 (when she gained 35.04% of the vote—a 9.4% swing from the Conservatives) until its abolition in 2010. Williams increased her share of the vote in 2001 (by 6.8%), but it was reduced in 2005 (by 4.7%). She is also the first female MP to hold the seat. The seat was previously held (since its renaming in 1983) by Sir Wyn Roberts for the Conservative Party, who was first elected for Conway, the old anglicised name of the constituency, in 1970.
Election | Member[1] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | Elwyn Jones | Labour | |
1951 | Peter Thomas | Conservative | |
1966 | Ednyfed Hudson Davies | Labour | |
1970 | Wyn Roberts | Conservative | |
1997 | Betty Williams | Labour | |
2010 | Constituency abolished: see Aberconwy |
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elwyn Jones | 15,176 | 38.4 | ||
Conservative | David Price-White | 14,373 | 36.4 | ||
Liberal | Emlyn Hooson | 9,937 | 25.2 | ||
Majority | 803 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 39,486 | 84.6 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Thomas | 17,115 | 43.4 | +7.0 | |
Labour | Elwyn Jones | 16,532 | 41.9 | +4.5 | |
Liberal | Emlyn Hooson | 5,791 | 14.7 | -10.5 | |
Majority | 583 | 1.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 39,438 | 84.9 | +0.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Thomas | 18,705 | 48.2 | +4.8 | |
Labour | Elwyn Jones | 13,881 | 35.8 | -6.1 | |
Liberal | Herbert Mostyn Lewis | 3,217 | 8.2 | -6.5 | |
Plaid Cymru | Ioan Bowen Rees | 3,019 | 7.8 | New | |
Majority | 4,824 | 12.4 | +11.9 | ||
Turnout | 38,822 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Thomas | 17,795 | 47.1 | −1.1 | |
Labour | Silvan Jones | 13,260 | 35.1 | −0.7 | |
Liberal | John H. Bellis | 3,845 | 10.2 | +2.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Ioan Bowen Rees | 2,852 | 7.6 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 4,535 | 12.0 | -0.4 | ||
Turnout | 37,752 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Thomas | 18,753 | 50.6 | +3.5 | |
Labour | Gwilym Roberts | 15,234 | 41.1 | +6.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Gwilym Hughes | 3,058 | 8.3 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 3,519 | 9.5 | -2.5 | ||
Turnout | 37,045 | 80.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ednyfed Davies
|
18,203 | 47.5 | +6.4 | |
Conservative | Peter Thomas | 17,622 | 45.9 | −4.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | Robert E. Jones | 2,552 | 6.6 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 581 | 1.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 38,377 | 83.7 | +3.4 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Wyn Roberts | 16,927 | 42.4 | −3.5 | |
Labour | Ednyfed Davies
|
16,024 | 40.2 | −7.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Elis-Thomas | 4,311 | 10.8 | +4.2 | |
Liberal | Elfyn Lloyd Morris | 2,626 | 6.6 | New | |
Majority | 903 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 48,662 | 82.0 | -1.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Wyn Roberts | 16,763 | 40.2 | −2.2 | |
Labour | David Benjamin Rees
|
12,214 | 29.3 | −10.9 | |
Liberal | David Thomas Jones | 8,546 | 20.4 | +13.8 | |
Plaid Cymru | Pryce Michael Farmer | 4,203 | 10.1 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 4,549 | 10.9 | +8.7 | ||
Turnout | 41,726 | 81.2 | -0.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Wyn Roberts | 15,614 | 39.6 | −0.6 | |
Labour | David Benjamin Rees
|
12,808 | 32.5 | +3.2 | |
Liberal | David Thomas Jones | 6,344 | 16.1 | −4.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | Pryce Michael Farmer | 4,668 | 11.8 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 2,806 | 7.1 | -3.8 | ||
Turnout | 39,434 | 76.2 | -5.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Wyn Roberts | 18,142 | 44.7 | +5.1 | |
Labour | Gerson Wyn Davies | 12,069 | 29.8 | −2.7 | |
Liberal | Roger Roberts | 6,867 | 16.9 | +0.8 | |
Plaid Cymru | Emyr Price | 3,497 | 8.6 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 6,073 | 14.9 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 40,575 | 79.0 | +2.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Wyn Roberts | 16,413 | 41.7 | −1.5 | |
Liberal | Roger Roberts | 12,145 | 30.8 | +12.6 | |
Labour | Ira Walters | 6,731 | 17.1 | −12.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Iwan | 4,105 | 10.4 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 4,268 | 10.8 | -4.2 | ||
Turnout | 39,394 | 76.4 | -2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Wyn Roberts | 15,730 | 38.7 | −3.0 | |
Liberal | Roger Roberts | 12,706 | 31.2 | +0.4 | |
Labour | Betty Williams | 9,049 | 22.3 | +5.2 | |
Plaid Cymru | Rhodri Davies | 3,177 | 7.8 | −2.6 | |
Majority | 3,024 | 7.5 | -3.3 | ||
Turnout | 40,662 | 77.8 | +1.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Wyn Roberts | 14,250 | 33.7 | −5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Roberts | 13,255 | 31.4 | +0.2 | |
Labour | Betty Williams | 10,883 | 25.8 | +3.5 | |
Plaid Cymru | Rhodri Davies | 3,108 | 7.4 | −0.4 | |
Ind. Conservative
|
Owen Wainwright | 637 | 1.5 | New | |
Natural Law | David Hughes | 114 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 995 | 2.3 | −5.2 | ||
Turnout | 42,247 | 78.7 | +0.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Betty Williams | 14,561 | 35.0 | +9.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Roberts | 12,965 | 31.2 | −0.2 | |
Conservative | David Jones
|
10,085 | 24.3 | −9.4 | |
Plaid Cymru | Rhodri Davies | 2,844 | 6.8 | −0.6 | |
Referendum | Allan Barham | 760 | 1.8 | New | |
Independent
|
Richard Bradley | 250 | 0.6 | New | |
Natural Law | David Hughes | 95 | 0.2 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 1,596 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 41,560 | 75.4 | -3.3 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.3 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Betty Williams | 14,366 | 41.8 | +6.8 | |
Conservative | David Logan | 8,147 | 23.7 | −0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Victoria MacDonald | 5,800 | 16.9 | −14.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | Ann Owen | 5,665 | 16.5 | +9.7 | |
UKIP | Allan Barham | 388 | 1.1 | New | |
Majority | 6,219 | 18.1 | +14.3 | ||
Turnout | 34,366 | 62.9 | −12.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
In the 2005 general election, the seat was the 81st easiest seat for the Liberal Democrats to gain, and the 153rd easiest seat for the Conservative Party to gain. The Labour Party did not include the seat on its list of vulnerable seats and eventually held the seat (with a reduced proportion of the vote).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Betty Williams | 12,479 | 37.1 | −4.7 | |
Conservative | Guto Bebb | 9,398 | 27.9 | +4.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gareth Roberts | 6,723 | 20.0 | +3.1 | |
Plaid Cymru | Paul Rowlinson | 3,730 | 11.1 | −5.4 | |
Green | Jim Killock | 512 | 1.5 | New | |
Socialist Labour | David Jones | 324 | 1.0 | New | |
UKIP | Ken Khambatta | 298 | 0.9 | −0.2 | |
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Tim Evans | 193 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 3,081 | 9.2 | -8.9 | ||
Turnout | 33,723 | 62.6 | −0.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −4.5 |
See also
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)
- ISBN 0-85088-684-8
- ISBN 0-85088-684-8
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "1983: Wales Counties". Election Demon. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.