Flintshire was a

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in North-East

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which generally returned one

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(MP) to the

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, latterly that of the

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, 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

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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 An administrative county was a first-level administrative division in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974, and in Ireland from 1899 until either 1973 (in Northern Ireland) or 2002 (in the Republic of Ireland). They are now abolished, although mos ...

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 Baron Mostyn, of Mostyn in the County of Flint, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1831 for Sir Edward Lloyd, 2nd Baronet, who had earlier represented Flint Boroughs and Beaumaris in the House of Commons. His so ...

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.

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1900s

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 Sir John Herbert Lewis (27 December 1858 – 10 November 1933) was a Welsh Liberal politician. Background and education Born at Mostyn Quay, Flintshire, Lewis was the only child of Enoch Lewis and Catherine Roberts. It is possible that Lewi ...

*Unionist: D. F. Pennant The constituency was then merged with Flint Boroughs.

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 Sir Gwilym Rowlands (2 December 1878 – 16 January 1949) was a Welsh Conservative Party politician. Rowlands was the son of Rowland Rowlands, who was manager of the Penygraig Colliery Company in the Rhondda. He was educated at Penygraig Board ...

*Liberal: Mostyn LewisThe Liberal Magazine, 1939 *Labour: WJ Rees

Notes

References

*
W R Williams ''The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales''