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West Flintshire — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

West Flintshire was won by Conservative at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 6,686 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in West Flintshire from 1950 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1950–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Evelyn Nigel Chetwode Birch (Conservative) 19,088 48.3% David Leadbetter (Labour) 6,719 (17.0 pts) 86.6%
1951 Evelyn Nigel Chetwode Birch (Conservative) 23,433 60.8% David Leadbeater (Labour) 8,315 (21.6 pts) 83.2%
1955 Evelyn Nigel Chetwode Birch (Conservative) 20,980 55.7% Hywel J Jones (Labour) 8,352 (22.2 pts) 81.0%
1959 Evelyn Nigel Chetwode Birch (Conservative) 20,446 52.0% Ronald Gough Waterhouse (Labour) 7,521 (19.1 pts) 82.7%
1964 Evelyn Nigel Chetwode Birch (Conservative) 18,515 45.7% William H Edwards (Labour) 5,217 (12.9 pts) 80.7%
1966 Nigel Birch (Conservative) 18,179 43.2% Robert Ellis (Labour) 3,042 (7.2 pts) 81.9%
1970 Anthony Meyer (Conservative) 20,999 46.5% John Gilbert Evans (Labour) 7,344 (16.2 pts) 77.8%
Feb 1974 Anthony Meyer (Conservative) 22,039 42.3% Norman Bevan Harries (Labour) 7,142 (13.7 pts) 81.5%
Oct 1974 Anthony Meyer (Conservative) 20,054 41.4% Norman Bevan Harries (Labour) 4,820 (9.9 pts) 75.4%
1979 Anthony Meyer (Conservative) 23,364 46.0% Robert Meirion Hughes (Labour) 6,686 (13.2 pts) 78.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Evelyn Nigel Chetwode Birch Conservative 19,08848.3% Yes
David Leadbetter Labour 12,36931.3% No
William Armon Ellis Liberal 8,03620.3% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Evelyn Nigel Chetwode Birch Conservative 23,43360.8% Yes
David Leadbeater Labour 15,11839.2% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Evelyn Nigel Chetwode Birch Conservative 20,98055.7% Yes
Hywel J Jones Labour 12,62833.5% No
Gomer Owen Liberal 4,06010.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Evelyn Nigel Chetwode Birch Conservative 20,44652.0% Yes
Ronald Gough Waterhouse Labour 12,92532.9% No
Llewelyn Emyr Roberts Liberal 4,31911.0% No
Ernest Nefyl C Williams Plaid Cymru 1,5944.1% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Evelyn Nigel Chetwode Birch Conservative 18,51545.7% Yes
William H Edwards Labour 13,29832.8% No
Donald Martin Thomas Liberal 7,48218.5% No
Ernest Nefyl C Williams Plaid Cymru 1,1953.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nigel Birch Conservative 18,17943.2% Yes
Robert Ellis Labour 15,13736.0% No
Donald Thomas Liberal 7,13717.0% No
D Alun Lloyd Plaid Cymru 1,5853.8% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anthony Meyer Conservative 20,99946.5% Yes
John Gilbert Evans Labour 13,65530.2% No
Donald Thomas Liberal 7,43716.5% No
Alun Ogwen Jones Plaid Cymru 3,1086.9% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anthony Meyer Conservative 22,03942.3% Yes
Norman Bevan Harries Labour 14,89728.6% No
Paul John Brighton Liberal 12,83124.6% No
Gwilym Hughes Plaid Cymru 2,2964.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anthony Meyer Conservative 20,05441.4% Yes
Norman Bevan Harries Labour 15,23431.4% No
Paul John Brighton Liberal 10,88122.4% No
Neil Harding Taylor Plaid Cymru 2,3064.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anthony Meyer Conservative 23,36446.0% Yes
Robert Meirion Hughes Labour 16,67832.8% No
John Dafydd Hughes Parry Liberal 9,00917.7% No
Brian Morgan Edwards Plaid Cymru 1,7203.4% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1950: Conservative margin 17.0 pts 1951: Conservative margin 21.6 pts 1955: Conservative margin 22.2 pts 1959: Conservative margin 19.1 pts 1964: Conservative margin 12.9 pts 1966: Conservative margin 7.2 pts 1970: Conservative margin 16.2 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 13.7 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 9.9 pts 1979: Conservative margin 13.2 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

West Flintshire has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won West Flintshire in the 1979 general election?

Conservative won West Flintshire in 1979 with 23,364 votes (46.0%), a majority of 6,686 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won West Flintshire since 1950?

Since 1950, West Flintshire has been won by: Conservative.

What was the closest result in West Flintshire?

The closest result on record for West Flintshire was 1966, when Conservative beat Labour by just 3,042 votes (7.2 percentage points).

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