List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1966–1970)

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-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom (1966–1970).

Most MPs elected for Welsh constituencies at the 1966 United Kingdom general election, held on 31 March 1966, served a full term but there were three by-elections.

The list is sorted by the name of the MP.

Composition

Affiliation Members
Welsh Labour Party 32
Welsh Conservative Party 3
Welsh Liberal Party 1
 Total 36

MPs

MP Constituency Party In constituency since
Leo Abse Pontypool Labour Party 1958 by-election
Donald Anderson Monmouth Labour Party 1966
Nigel Birch West Flintshire Conservative Party 1950
James Callaghan Cardiff South East Labour Party 1945
Donald Coleman Neath Labour Party 1964
Elfed Davies Rhondda East Labour Party 1959
Ifor Davies Gower Labour Party 1959
S. O. Davies Merthyr Tydfil Labour Party 1934 by-election
Desmond Donnelly Pembrokeshire Labour Party 1950
Ness Edwards Caerphilly Labour Party 1939 by-election
Will Edwards Merioneth Labour Party 1966
Harold Finch Bedwellty Labour Party 1950
Michael Foot Ebbw Vale Labour Party 1960 by-election
Raymond Gower Barry Conservative Party 1951
Jim Griffiths Llanelli Labour Party 1936 by-election
Emlyn Hooson Montgomery Liberal Party 1962 by-election[1]
Ednyfed Hudson Davies Conwy Labour Party 1966
Cledwyn Hughes Anglesey Labour Party 1951
Roy Hughes Newport Labour Party 1966
Idwal Jones Wrexham Labour Party 1955
Megan Lloyd George[2] Carmarthen Labour Party 1957 by-election
Neil McBride Swansea East Labour Party 1963 by-election
Elystan Morgan Cardiganshire Labour Party 1966
Geraint Morgan Denbigh Conservative Party 1959
John Morris Abervaon Labour Party 1959
Walter Padley Ogmore Labour Party 1950
Arthur Pearson Pontypridd Labour Party 1938 by-election
Arthur Probert Aberdare Labour Party 1954 by-election
Goronwy Roberts Caernarfon Labour Party 1950
Ted Rowlands Cardiff North Labour Party 1966
George Thomas Cardiff West Labour Party 1945
Iorwerth Thomas Rhondda West Labour Party 1950
Tudor Watkins Brecon and Radnor Labour Party 1945
Alan J. Williams[3] Swansea West Labour Party 1964
Clifford Williams Abertillery Labour Party 1965 by-election
Eirene White East Flintshire Labour Party 1950

By-elections

There were three 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.
  2. ^ "Plaid Cymru's first MP 'helped change course of a nation'". BBC News. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Ex-Swansea MP Alan Williams dies". BBC News. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2024.