Clwyd North West (UK Parliament constituency)

Clwyd North West
Former county constituency for the House of Commons
Preserved county	Clwyd
Major settlements	Abergele, Colwyn Bay, Rhyl
1983–1997
Seats	One
Created from	Denbigh and West Flintshire[1]
Replaced by	Clwyd West and Vale of Clwyd[1]

Clwyd North West (Welsh: Clwyd Gogledd-orllewin) was a parliamentary constituency in Clwyd, North Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first past the post system.

History

The constituency was created for the 1983 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.

From 1983 to 1992, it was represented by Conservative MP Anthony Meyer, who unsuccessfully tried to challenge the leadership of prime minister Margaret Thatcher in late 1989. As a result, he was de-selected by fellow Conservative MPs as the party's candidate for the next general election,^[2] which was ultimately held on 9 April 1992 and saw the Tories hold the seat with new MP Rod Richards.

Boundaries

The constituency covered a section of the North Wales coast that stretched between the resort towns of Colwyn Bay and Rhyl.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[3]	Party
	1983	Anthony Meyer	Conservative
	1992	Rod Richards	Conservative
	1997	constituency abolished: see Clwyd West & Vale of Clwyd

Elections

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Clwyd North West^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Meyer	23,283	51.0
	Liberal	John Lewis	13,294	29.1
	Labour	Colin Campbell	7,433	16.3
	Plaid Cymru	Manon Rhys	1,669	3.6
Majority			9,989	21.9
Turnout			45,679	73.1
	Conservative win (new seat)

General election 1987: Clwyd North West^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Meyer	24,116	48.5	―2.5
	Labour	Thomas Lansdown	12,335	24.8	+8.5
	Liberal	Owain Griffiths	11,279	22.7	―6.4
	Plaid Cymru	Robert Davies	1,966	4.0	+0.4
Majority			11,781	23.7	+1.8
Turnout			49,696	75.2	+2.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	―5.5

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Clwyd North West^[6]^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rod Richards	24,488	46.2	―2.3
	Labour	Chris Ruane	18,438	34.8	+10.0
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Ingham	7,999	15.1	―7.6
	Plaid Cymru	Neil Taylor	1,888	3.6	―0.4
	Natural Law	Mary Swift	158	0.3	New
Majority			6,050	11.4	―12.3
Turnout			52,971	78.6	+3.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	―6.1

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Clwyd

Notes and references

1. "'Clwyd North West', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
2. "Sir Anthony Meyer Bt - Obituaries, News". The Independent. Retrieved 14 November 2010.^{[dead link‍]}
3. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)
4. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
5. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
6. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
7. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.