Flintshire — UK General Election Results
Flintshire was won by Conservative at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 1,039 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Flintshire from 1832 to 1945.
Full Election History, 1832–1945
| Election | Elected | Votes | Vote Share | Runner-up | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | Edward Mostyn Lloyd-Mostyn (Whig) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1835 | Edward Mostyn Lloyd-Mostyn (Whig) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1837 | Stephen Richard Glynne (Conservative) | 945 | 51.1% | Edward Mostyn Lloyd-Mostyn (Whig) | 40 (2.2 pts) | 84.5% |
| 1841 | Edward Mostyn Lloyd-Mostyn (Whig) | 1,234 | 50.9% | Stephen Richard Glynne (Conservative) | 42 (1.7 pts) | 81.9% |
| 1847 | Edward Mostyn Lloyd-Mostyn (Whig) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1852 | Edward Mostyn Lloyd-Mostyn (Whig) | 1,276 | 58.4% | Edmund Peel (Conservative) | 366 (16.7 pts) | 75.1% |
| 1857 | Thomas Edward Mostyn Lloyd-Mostyn (Whig) | 1,171 | 57.2% | Stephen Richard Glynne (Conservative) | 295 (14.4 pts) | 72.1% |
| 1859 | Thomas Edward Mostyn Lloyd-Mostyn (Liberal) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1865 | Richard de Aquila Grosvenor (Liberal) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1868 | Richard de Aquila Grosvenor (Liberal) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1874 | Richard de Aquila Grosvenor (Liberal) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1880 | Richard de Aquila Grosvenor (Liberal) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1885 | Richard de Aquila Grosvenor (Liberal) | 4,758 | 60.3% | Henry Lloyd-Mostyn (Conservative) | 1,626 (20.6 pts) | 78.3% |
| 1886 | Samuel Smith (Liberal) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1892 | Samuel Smith (Liberal) | 4,597 | 59.4% | Robert Alfred Cunliffe (Liberal Unionist) | 1,452 (18.8 pts) | 76.8% |
| 1895 | Samuel Smith (Liberal) | 4,376 | 52.7% | Henry Richard Lloyd Howard (Conservative) | 451 (5.4 pts) | 78.4% |
| 1900 | Samuel Smith (Liberal) | 4,528 | 53.6% | Henry Richard Lloyd Howard (Conservative) | 606 (7.2 pts) | 78.4% |
| 1906 | John Herbert Lewis (Liberal) | 6,294 | 63.8% | Harold Edwards (Conservative) | 2,722 (27.6 pts) | 83.0% |
| Jan 1910 | John Herbert Lewis (Liberal) | 6,610 | 59.7% | Henry Richard Lloyd Howard (Conservative) | 2,156 (19.5 pts) | 86.6% |
| Dec 1910 | John Herbert Lewis (Liberal) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1918 | Thomas Henry Parry (Liberal) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1922 | Thomas Henry Parry (National Liberal) | 16,854 | 44.2% | Austin Ellis Lloyd Jones (Unionist) | 1,774 (4.7 pts) | 79.4% |
| 1923 | Thomas Henry Parry (Liberal) | 19,609 | 56.8% | Ernest Handforth Goodman Roberts (Unionist) | 4,683 (13.6 pts) | 69.4% |
| 1924 | Ernest Handforth Goodman Roberts (Unionist) | 19,054 | 46.4% | Thomas Henry Parry (Liberal) | 4,885 (11.9 pts) | 80.2% |
| 1929 | Frederick Llewellyn-Jones (Liberal) | 24,012 | 43.0% | Ernest Handforth Goodman Roberts (Unionist) | 4,476 (8.0 pts) | 81.3% |
| 1931 | Frederick Llewellyn-Jones (National Liberal) | 40,405 | 71.4% | Frances Edwards (Labour) | 24,247 (42.9 pts) | 77.9% |
| 1935 | Gwilym Rowlands (Conservative) | 26,644 | 44.9% | John Emlyn Emlyn-Jones (Liberal) | 10,108 (17.0 pts) | 76.3% |
| 1945 | Evelyn Nigel Chetwode Birch (Conservative) | 27,800 | 38.8% | Eirene Lloyd Jones (Labour) | 1,039 (1.5 pts) | 76.7% |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Mostyn Lloyd-Mostyn | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
1835
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Mostyn Lloyd-Mostyn | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
1837
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Richard Glynne | Conservative | 945 | 51.1% | Yes |
| Edward Mostyn Lloyd-Mostyn | Whig | 905 | 48.9% | No |
1841
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Mostyn Lloyd-Mostyn | Whig | 1,234 | 50.9% | Yes |
| Stephen Richard Glynne | Conservative | 1,192 | 49.1% | No |
1847
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Mostyn Lloyd-Mostyn | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
1852
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Mostyn Lloyd-Mostyn | Whig | 1,276 | 58.4% | Yes |
| Edmund Peel | Conservative | 910 | 41.6% | No |
1857
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Edward Mostyn Lloyd-Mostyn | Whig | 1,171 | 57.2% | Yes |
| Stephen Richard Glynne | Conservative | 876 | 42.8% | No |
1859
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Edward Mostyn Lloyd-Mostyn | Liberal | Unopposed | Yes | |
1865
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard de Aquila Grosvenor | Liberal | Unopposed | Yes | |
1868
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard de Aquila Grosvenor | Liberal | Unopposed | Yes | |
1874
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard de Aquila Grosvenor | Liberal | Unopposed | Yes | |
1880
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard de Aquila Grosvenor | Liberal | Unopposed | Yes | |
1885
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard de Aquila Grosvenor | Liberal | 4,758 | 60.3% | Yes |
| Henry Lloyd-Mostyn | Conservative | 3,132 | 39.7% | No |
1886
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Smith | Liberal | Unopposed | Yes | |
1892
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Smith | Liberal | 4,597 | 59.4% | Yes |
| Robert Alfred Cunliffe | Liberal Unionist | 3,145 | 40.6% | No |
1895
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Smith | Liberal | 4,376 | 52.7% | Yes |
| Henry Richard Lloyd Howard | Conservative | 3,925 | 47.3% | No |
1900
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Smith | Liberal | 4,528 | 53.6% | Yes |
| Henry Richard Lloyd Howard | Conservative | 3,922 | 46.4% | No |
1906
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Herbert Lewis | Liberal | 6,294 | 63.8% | Yes |
| Harold Edwards | Conservative | 3,572 | 36.2% | No |
Jan 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Herbert Lewis | Liberal | 6,610 | 59.7% | Yes |
| Henry Richard Lloyd Howard | Conservative | 4,454 | 40.3% | No |
Dec 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Herbert Lewis | Liberal | Unopposed | Yes | |
1918
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Henry Parry | Liberal | Unopposed | Yes | |
1922
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Henry Parry | National Liberal | 16,854 | 44.2% | Yes |
| Austin Ellis Lloyd Jones | Unionist | 15,080 | 39.6% | No |
| David Gwynfryn Jones | Labour | 6,163 | 16.2% | No |
1923
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Henry Parry | Liberal | 19,609 | 56.8% | Yes |
| Ernest Handforth Goodman Roberts | Unionist | 14,926 | 43.2% | No |
1924
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Handforth Goodman Roberts | Unionist | 19,054 | 46.4% | Yes |
| Thomas Henry Parry | Liberal | 14,169 | 34.5% | No |
| David Gwynfryn Jones | Labour | 7,821 | 19.1% | No |
1929
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Llewellyn-Jones | Liberal | 24,012 | 43.0% | Yes |
| Ernest Handforth Goodman Roberts | Unionist | 19,536 | 35.0% | No |
| Cyril Jones | Labour | 12,310 | 22.0% | No |
1931
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Llewellyn-Jones | National Liberal | 40,405 | 71.4% | Yes |
| Frances Edwards | Labour | 16,158 | 28.6% | No |
1935
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwilym Rowlands | Conservative | 26,644 | 44.9% | Yes |
| John Emlyn Emlyn-Jones | Liberal | 16,536 | 27.9% | No |
| Cyril Jones | Labour | 16,131 | 27.2% | No |
1945
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evelyn Nigel Chetwode Birch | Conservative | 27,800 | 38.8% | Yes |
| Eirene Lloyd Jones | Labour | 26,761 | 37.4% | No |
| John William Hughes | Liberal | 17,007 | 23.8% | No |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Flintshire has been contested at 28 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Liberal, National Liberal, Unionist.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Flintshire in the 1945 general election?
Conservative won Flintshire in 1945 with 27,800 votes (38.8%), a majority of 1,039 votes over Labour in second place.
Which parties have won Flintshire since 1832?
Since 1832, Flintshire has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, National Liberal, Unionist, Whig.
What was the closest result in Flintshire?
The closest result on record for Flintshire was 1945, when Conservative beat Labour by just 1,039 votes (1.5 percentage points).