Clwyd North West ( cy, Clwyd Gogledd-orllewin) was a
parliamentary constituency in
Clwyd
Clwyd () is a preserved county of Wales, situated in the north-east corner of the country; it is named after the River Clwyd, which runs through the area. To the north lies the Irish Sea, with the English ceremonial counties of Cheshire to th ...
,
North Wales. It returned one
Member of Parliament (MP) to the
House of Commons of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom by the
first past the post system.
History
The constituency was created for the
1983 general election
The following elections occurred in the year 1983.
Africa
* 1983 Cameroonian parliamentary election
* 1983 Equatorial Guinean legislative election
* 1983 Kenyan general election
* 1983 Malagasy parliamentary election
* 1983 Malawian general e ...
, and abolished for the
1997 general election.
From 1983 to 1992, it was represented by
Conservative MP
Anthony Meyer, who unsuccessfully tried to challenge the leadership of prime minister
Margaret Thatcher in late 1989. As a result, he was de-selected by fellow Conservative MP's as the party's candidate for the next general election,
which was ultimately held on 9 April 1992 and saw the Tories hold the seat with new MP
Rod Richards.
Boundaries
The constituency covered a section of the North Wales coast that stretched between the resort towns of
Colwyn Bay and
Rhyl.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1990s
See also
*
List of parliamentary constituencies in Clwyd
Seven constituencies cover Clwyd. They are county constituencies (CCs) (for type of returning officer and election expenses) of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament (Westminster), and are used also for elections to the Senedd. The current ...
Notes and references
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Clwyd
Historic parliamentary constituencies in North Wales
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1997