Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1950

Flintshire was a parliamentary constituency in North-East Wales which generally returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons, latterly that of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election.

Boundaries

From its creation in 1542 until 1918, the constituency consisted of the historic county of Flintshire in north-east Wales. The seat should not be confused with the borough constituency of Flint or that of Flint Boroughs, which together existed from the 16th century until 1918.

In 1889 an administrative county of Flintshire was created. This formed the basis of the constituency which existed from 1918 until 1950, when the county was split between East and West divisions.

Members of Parliament

Before 1604

1604–1950

Elections

Elections in the 1830s

Elections in the 1840s

Following the election, Lloyd-Mostyn's election was declared void and Glynne was elected after scrutiny on 23 May 1842.

Elections in the 1850s

Lloyd-Mostyn succeeded to the peerage, becoming 2nd Baron Mostyn and causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1860s

Mostyn's death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1870s

Grosvenor was appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, requiring a by-election.

Elections in the 1880s

Grosvenor's resignation caused a by-election.

Samuel Smith

Elections in the 1890s

Robert Cunliffe

Elections in the 1900s

Smith

Herbert Lewis

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1914–15: Another General Election was due to take place before the end of 1915. From 1914, the parties had been making preparations for an election, and by the end of that year, the following candidates had been selected:

• Liberal: Herbert Lewis
• Unionist: D. F. Pennant^[14]

The constituency was then merged with Flint Boroughs.

Thomas Parry

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1939–40: Another General Election was due to take place before the end of 1940. From 1939 the parties had been preparing for an election, and by the end of that year, the following candidates had been selected:

• Conservative: Gwilym Rowlands
• Liberal: Mostyn Lewis^[16]
• Labour: WJ Rees

Notes

1. "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
2. "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
3. Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. pp. 189–190. Retrieved 29 August 2018 – via Google Books.
4. Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. Vol. 2 (107th edition, 3 volumes ed.). Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books). p. 2797.
5. Cragoe, Matthew (2004). Culture, Politics, and National Identity in Wales, 1932-1886. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 214. ISBN 0-19-820754-9. Retrieved 29 August 2018 – via Google Books.
6. "Success of Mr. Mostyn". The Evening Chronicle. 12 July 1841. p. 2. Retrieved 29 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Flint County Election". Bucks Herald. 13 May 1854. p. 4. Retrieved 29 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. Escott, Margaret. "Flintshire". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
9. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (1st, e-book ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
10. "Flintshire". Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. 3 July 1852. p. 2. Retrieved 29 August 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
11. "The Flintshire Election". North Wales Chronicle. 1 June 1861. p. 11. Retrieved 11 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
12. British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
13. "The General Election". The Morning Post. 25 November 1885. p. 2. Retrieved 26 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
14. Cheshire Observer 1 Aug 1914
15. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
16. The Liberal Magazine, 1939
17. [1] Archived 2014-10-25 at the Wayback Machine Political resources.net

References

• Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 555. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
• W R Williams The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales

Further reading

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
• Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 525. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
• Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 476. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.