Montgomeryshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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Montgomeryshire | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Montgomeryshire in Wales.
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Preserved county | Powys |
Electorate | 48,910 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Newtown, Welshpool |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1536 |
Member of parliament | Glyn Davies (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Overlaps | |
Welsh Assembly | Mid and West Wales |
European Parliament constituency | Wales |
Montgomeryshire (Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in 1542, it elects one Member of Parliament (MP), traditionally known as the knight of the shire, by the first-past-the-post system of election.
The Montgomeryshire Welsh Assembly constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999.
Contents
- 1 Boundaries
- 2 Members of Parliament
- 3 Elections
- 3.1 Elections in the 2010s
- 3.2 Elections in the 2000s
- 3.3 Elections in the 1990s
- 3.4 Elections in the 1980s
- 3.5 Elections in the 1970s
- 3.6 Elections in the 1960s
- 3.7 Elections in the 1950s
- 3.8 Elections in the 1940s
- 3.9 Elections in the 1930s
- 3.10 Elections in the 1920s
- 3.11 Elections in the 1910s
- 3.12 Elections in the 1900s
- 3.13 Elections in the 1800s
- 4 See also
- 5 Notes and references
- 6 Further reading
Boundaries
The seat is based on the ancient county of Montgomeryshire, in the principal area of Powys. One of Britain's most rural and isolated constituencies, it has also been one of the small handful of seats that the Liberal Democrats (formerly the Liberal Party) could call safe, before a loss to the Conservatives in the 2010 general election. Montgomeryshire had elected Liberal or Liberal-affiliated candidates since 1880 apart from this and a Conservative victory in the 1979 general election. In the 1983 general election it was only seat in England and Wales where a sitting Conservative MP was unseated, while nationally his party's seat majority increased. The seat was officially known as Montgomery before 1997.
Members of Parliament
1542–1604
Parliament | Member |
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1542 | James Leche[2] |
1545 | Humphrey Lloyd[2] |
1547 | Humphrey Lloyd[2] |
1553 (Mar) | Edward Herbert[2] |
1553 (Oct) | Edward Herbert[2] |
1554 (Apr) | Edward Herbert[2] |
1554 (Nov) | Edward Herbert[2] |
1555 | Not known |
1558 | Edward Herbert[2] |
1559 (Jan) | Edward Herbert I[3] |
1562–1563 | Edward Herbert I[3] |
1571 | Edward Herbert I[3] |
1572 | John Price[3] |
1584 (Oct) | Richard Herbert[3] |
1586 (Oct) | Oliver Lloyd[3] |
1588 (Oct) | Edward Herbert I[3] |
1593 | Reginald WIlliams[3] |
1597 (Sep) | William Herbert[3] |
1601 (Oct) | Edward Herbert[3] |
1604–present
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edward Glyn Davies | 15,204 | 45.0 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jane Dodds[7] | 9,879 | 29.3 | -8.6 | |
UKIP | Des Parkinson[8] | 3,769 | 11.2 | +7.8 | |
Labour | Martyn Singleton[9] | 1,900 | 5.6 | -1.5 | |
Plaid Cymru | Ann Griffith[10] | 1,745 | 5.2 | -3.1 | |
Green | Richard Chaloner | 1,260 | 3.7 | n/a | |
Majority | 5,325 | 15.8 | +12.3 | ||
Turnout | 33,757 | 69.3 | -0.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.15 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edward Glyn Davies | 13,976 | 41.3 | +13.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Lembit Öpik | 12,792 | 37.8 | −12.5 | |
Plaid Cymru | Heledd Fychan | 2,802 | 8.3 | +1.3 | |
Labour | Nick Colbourne | 2,407 | 7.1 | −5.2 | |
UKIP | David W L Rowlands | 1,128 | 3.3 | +0.4 | |
National Front | Milton Ellis | 384 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Bruce Lawson | 324 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,184 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 33,813 | 69.4 | +3.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | +13.2 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrat | Lembit Öpik | 15,419 | 51.2 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Simon Baynes | 8,246 | 27.4 | −0.5 | |
Labour | David Tinline | 3,454 | 11.5 | −0.4 | |
Plaid Cymru | Ellen ap Gwynn | 2,078 | 6.9 | +0.1 | |
UKIP | Clive Easton | 900 | 3.0 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 7,173 | 23.8 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 30,097 | 64.4 | −1.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | +1.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrat | Lembit Öpik | 14,319 | 49.4 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | David Jones | 8,085 | 27.9 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Paul Davies | 3,443 | 11.9 | −7.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | David Senior | 1,969 | 6.8 | +1.8 | |
UKIP | David Rowlands | 786 | 2.7 | N/A | |
ProLife Alliance | Ruth Davies | 210 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Independent | Reginald Taylor | 171 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,234 | 21.5 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 28,983 | 65.5 | −9.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | +0.9 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrat | Lembit Öpik | 14,647 | 45.9 | −2.6 | |
Conservative | Edward Glyn Davies | 8,344 | 26.1 | −6.6 | |
Labour | Miss Angharad L. Davies | 6,109 | 19.1 | +6.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | Helen Mary Jones | 1,608 | 5.0 | +0.3 | |
Referendum | John Andreas Bufton | 879 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Green | Mrs. Sue M. Walker | 338 | 1.1 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 6,303 | 19.7 | +3.9 | ||
Turnout | 31,925 | 74.7 | −5.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | +2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrat | Alexander Charles Carlile | 16,031 | 48.5 | +1.9 | |
Conservative | Mrs. Jeannie France-Hayhurst | 10,822 | 32.7 | −5.8 | |
Labour | Steve J. Wood | 4,115 | 12.4 | +1.9 | |
Plaid Cymru | Hugh N. Parsons | 1,581 | 4.8 | +0.3 | |
Green | Patrick H.W. Adams | 508 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,209 | 15.8 | +7.7 | ||
Turnout | 33,057 | 79.9 | +0.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Alexander Charles Carlile | 14,729 | 46.6 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | David Maldwyn Evans | 12,171 | 38.5 | −2.6 | |
Labour | Edward David Walter Llewellyn-Jones | 3,304 | 10.5 | +1.9 | |
Plaid Cymru | Dr. Carl Iwan Clowes | 1,412 | 4.5 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 2,558 | 8.1 | +5.8 | ||
Turnout | 31,616 | 79.4 | +0.2 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Alexander Charles Carlile | 12,863 | 43.3 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | David John Delwyn Williams | 12,195 | 41.1 | +0.8 | |
Labour | Joe Wilson | 2,550 | 8.6 | −7.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | Dr. Carl Iwan Clowes | 1,585 | 5.3 | −3.2 | |
Independent | D.W.L. Rowlands | 487 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 668 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 29,680 | 79.2 | −2.2 | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David John Delwyn Williams | 11,751 | 40.3 | +11.9 | |
Liberal | Hugh Emlyn Hooson | 10,158 | 34.9 | −8.2 | |
Labour | J. Price | 4,751 | 16.3 | −2.9 | |
Plaid Cymru | C. Clowes | 2,474 | 8.5 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 1,593 | 5.5 | |||
Turnout | 29,134 | 81.4 | +1.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Hugh Emlyn Hooson | 11,280 | 43.1 | −2.3 | |
Conservative | W.R.C. Williams-Wynne | 7,421 | 28.4 | −0.5 | |
Labour | P.W. Harris | 5,031 | 19.2 | +1.4 | |
Plaid Cymru | A.P. Jones | 2,440 | 9.3 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 3,859 | 14.7 | −2.2 | ||
Turnout | 26,172 | 77.9 | −4.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Hugh Emlyn Hooson | 12,495 | 45.4 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | W.R.C. Williams-Wynne | 7,844 | 28.5 | −1.2 | |
Labour | P.W. Harris | 4,888 | 17.8 | −2.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | A.P. Jones | 2,274 | 8.3 | −3.5 | |
Majority | 4,651 | 16.9 | +8.2 | ||
Turnout | 27,501 | 82.6 | +0.3 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Hugh Emlyn Hooson | 10,202 | 38.4 | −3.1 | |
Conservative | David John Delwyn Williams | 7,891 | 29.7 | +2.3 | |
Labour | D.W. Thomas | 5,335 | 20.1 | −3.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | Edward Glynne Millward | 3,145 | 11.8 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 2,311 | 8.7 | −5.4 | ||
Turnout | 26,573 | 82.3 | −0.5 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Hugh Emlyn Hooson | 10,278 | 41.5 | −0.8 | |
Conservative | Alfred William Wiggin | 6,784 | 27.4 | +0.7 | |
Labour | G.M. Evans | 5,891 | 23.8 | +1.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | T. Edwards | 1,841 | 7.4 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 3,494 | 14.1 | −1.5 | ||
Turnout | 24,794 | 82.8 | −1.3 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Hugh Emlyn Hooson | 10,738 | 42.3 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Alfred William Wiggin | 6,768 | 26.7 | −4.7 | |
Labour | G.M. Evans | 5,696 | 22.5 | −4.1 | |
Plaid Cymru | Islwyn Ffowc Elis | 2,167 | 8.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,970 | 15.6 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 25,369 | 84.1 | +0.3 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Hugh Emlyn Hooson | 13,181 | 51.3 | +9.2 | |
Conservative | Robert H. Dawson | 5,632 | 21.9 | −9.4 | |
Labour | Tudor Davies | 5,299 | 20.6 | −6.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Islwyn Ffowc Elis | 1,594 | 6.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,549 | 29.4 | +18.6 | ||
Turnout | 25,706 | 85.1 | +1.3 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Rt Hon. Edward Clement Davies | 10,970 | 42.0 | −26.0 | |
Conservative | F.L. Morgan | 8,176 | 31.3 | N/A | |
Labour | D.C. Jones | 6,950 | 26.6 | −5.4 | |
Majority | 2,794 | 10.7 | −25.4 | ||
Turnout | 26,096 | 83.8 | +10.2 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Rt Hon. Edward Clement Davies | 16,021 | 68.0 | −0.5 | |
Labour | D.C. Jones | 7,521 | 32.0 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 8,500 | 36.1 | −0.9 | ||
Turnout | 23,542 | 73.6 | −3.3 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Rt Hon. Edward Clement Davies | 17,075 | 68.5 | +18.5 | |
Labour | D.C. Jones | 7,854 | 31.5 | +9.0 | |
Majority | 9,221 | 37.0 | +13.4 | ||
Turnout | 24,929 | 76.9 | −12.0 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Rt Hon. Edward Clement Davies | 14,401 | 50.0 | −6.3 | |
Conservative | H. West | 7,621 | 26.5 | −17.2 | |
Labour | J.D. Williams | 6,760 | 23.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,780 | 23.6 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 28,782 | 88.9 | +11.5 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Edward Clement Davies | 14,018 | 56.3 | n/a | |
Conservative | P.L.W. Owen | 10,895 | 43.7 | n/a | |
Majority | 3,123 | 15.0 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 24,913 | 77.4 | n/a | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | n/a |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal National | Edward Clement Davies | Unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Liberal National hold | Swing | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal National | Edward Clement Davies | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Liberal National hold | Swing | n/a |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Edward Clement Davies | 12,779 | 46.5 | -30.8 | |
Unionist | J.M. Naylor | 10,651 | 38.7 | n/a | |
Labour | John Evans | 4,069 | 14.8 | -7.9 | |
Majority | 2,128 | 7.8 | -22.9 | ||
Turnout | 88.3 | +8.9 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | -11.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | David Davies | 14,942 | 77.3 | n/a | |
Labour | Arthur Davies | 4,384 | 22.7 | n/a | |
Majority | 10,558 | 54.6 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 79.4 | n/a | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | David Davies | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Liberal hold | Swing | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | David Davies | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Liberal hold | Swing | n/a |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Lt-Col. David Davies | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Liberal hold | Swing | n/a |
Davies was sent the coalition government 'coupon' but repudiated it.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | David Davies | Unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Liberal hold | Swing | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | David Davies | 4,369 | 61.8 | ||
Conservative | Arthur Watkin Williams Wynn | 2,697 | 38.2 | ||
Majority | 1,672 | 23.7 | |||
Turnout | 7,066 | 89.1 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | David Davies | Unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Liberal hold | Swing | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Arthur Charles Humphreys-Owen | 3,482 | |||
Conservative | Robert William Herbert Watkin Williams Wynn | 3,218 | |||
Majority | 264 | 3.9 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1800s
General Election, 1892 Liberal Majority 27 General Election, 1892 Liberal Majority 815 General Election, 1886 Liberal Majority 579
See also
- Montgomeryshire (Assembly constituency)
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Powys
- Montgomeryshire by-election, 1962
Notes and references
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- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)[self-published source][better source needed]
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- ↑ total electorate 48,690 email from Powys County Council 15Jul15
- ↑ http://montlibdems.org.uk/en/page/jane-dodds-parliamentary-candidate-for-montgomeryshire
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- ↑ http://www.mywelshpool.co.uk/viewerheadline/ArticleId/8838
- ↑ Labour reveal Martyn Singleton as candidate
- ↑ Montgomeryshire Cyngor Sir Powys County Council Electoral Registration
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Further reading
- Robert Beatson, A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807) [1]
- D Brunton & D H Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
- Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803 (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808) [2]
- F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
- Robert Waller, The Almanac of British Politics (1st edition, London: Croom Helm, 1983)
- Accuracy disputes from March 2012
- Articles lacking reliable references from March 2012
- Wikipedia articles incorporating an LRPP-MP template with two unnamed parameters
- Articles containing Welsh-language text
- Montgomeryshire
- Parliamentary constituencies in Mid Wales
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1536