| Clwyd North West | |
|---|---|
| Formercounty constituency for theHouse of Commons | |
| Preserved county | Clwyd |
| Major settlements | Abergele,Colwyn Bay,Rhyl |
| 1983–1997 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Denbigh andWest Flintshire[1] |
| Replaced by | Clwyd West andVale of Clwyd[1] |
Clwyd North West (Welsh:Clwyd Gogledd-orllewin) was aparliamentary constituency inClwyd,North Wales. It returned oneMember of Parliament (MP) to theHouse of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom by thefirst past the post system.
The constituency was created for the1983 general election, and abolished for the1997 general election.
From 1983 to 1992, it was represented byConservative MPAnthony Meyer, who unsuccessfully tried to challenge the leadership of prime ministerMargaret 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 MPRod Richards.
The constituency covered a section of the North Wales coast that stretched between the resort towns ofColwyn Bay andRhyl.
| Election | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Anthony Meyer | Conservative | |
| 1992 | Rod Richards | Conservative | |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: seeClwyd West &Vale of Clwyd | ||
| 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 | |||
| Conservativewin (new seat) | |||||
| 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 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ―5.5 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ―6.1 | |||