# West Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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

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

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1950 | Nigel Birch | Conservative |
| 1970 | Sir Anthony Meyer | Conservative |
| 1983 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: West Flintshire :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 6,719 | 17.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,493 | 86.7 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1951: West Flintshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Birch | 23,433 | 60.8 | +12.5 |
| | Labour | David V Leadbeater | 15,118 | 39.2 | +7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,315 | 21.6 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,751 | 83.2 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.3 | |
General election 1955: West Flintshire :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 8,352 | 22.2 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,668 | 81.0 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 | |
General election 1959: West Flintshire :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 7,521 | 19.2 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,284 | 82.7 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.5 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: West Flintshire :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 5,217 | 12.9 | −6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,284 | 80.8 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -3.2 | |
General election 1966: West Flintshire :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 3,042 | 7.2 | −5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,038 | 81.9 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2.9 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: West Flintshire :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 7,344 | 16.3 | +9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,199 | 77.8 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: West Flintshire :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 7,142 | 13.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,063 | 81.53 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election October 1974: West Flintshire :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 4,820 | 9.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,475 | 75.39 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1979: West Flintshire :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 9,686 | 18.0 | +8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,771 | 78.6 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |