List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1974–1979)

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This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by Welsh constituencies for the Forty-Seventh Parliament of the United Kingdom (1974 - 1979).

All MPs elected for Welsh constituencies at the October 1974 general election, held on 10 October 1974, served a full term and there were no by-elections.

The list is sorted by the name of the MP.

Political composition

Affiliation Members
Welsh Labour Party 23
Welsh Conservative Party
8
Plaid Cymru 3
Liberal Party 2
 Total 36

MPs

MP Constituency Party In constituency since
Leo Abse Pontypool
Labour Party
1958 by-election
Donald Anderson Swansea East Labour Party October 1974
James Callaghan Cardiff South East
Labour Party
1945
Donald Coleman Neath Labour Party 1964
Denzil Davies Llanelli
Labour Party
1970
Ifor Davies Gower Labour Party 1959
Nicholas Edwards
Pembroke
Conservative Party
1970
Tom Ellis Wrexham
Labour Party
1970
Alfred Evans Caerphilly
Labour Party
1968 by-election
Gwynfor Evans
Carmarthen
Plaid Cymru October 1974
Ioan Evans Aberdare
Labour Party
February 1974
Michael Foot Ebbw Vale
Labour Party
1960 by-election
Raymond Gower Barry
Conservative Party
1951
Ian Grist Cardiff North
Conservative Party
February 1974
Emlyn Hooson
Montgomery Liberal Party 1962 by-election[1]
Geraint Howells Cardigan Liberal Party February 1974
Cledwyn Hughes
Anglesey
Labour Party 1951
Roy Hughes Newport Labour Party 1966
Brynmor John Pontypridd Labour Party 1970
Alec Jones Rhondda Labour Party 1967 by-election
Barry Jones
Flint East
Labour Party
1970
Neil Kinnock Bedwellty Labour Party 1970
Anthony Meyer
Flint West
Conservative Party
1970
Geraint Morgan Denbigh
Conservative Party
1959
John Morris Abervaon Labour Party 1959
Walter Padley Ogmore Labour Party 1950
Michael Roberts Cardiff North West
Conservative Party
1970
Wyn Roberts
Conwy
Conservative Party
1970
Caerwyn Roderick
Brecon and Radnor
Labour Party 1970
Ted Rowlands
Merthyr Tydfil Labour Party 1972 by-election
Dafydd Elis-Thomas Merioneth Plaid Cymru February 1974
Jeffrey Thomas Abertillery Labour Party 1970
George Thomas Cardiff West Labour Party 1945
John Stradling Thomas Monmouth
Conservative Party
1970
Dafydd Wigley Caernarfon Plaid Cymru 2015
Alan J. Williams Swansea West Labour Party 1964

By-elections

There were no by-elections during this period.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Court tribute to late peer and QC". BBC News. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2020.