Clwyd North West (UK Parliament constituency)

Clwyd North West
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Preserved county	Clwyd
Major settlements	Colwyn Bay
1983 (1983)–1997 (1997)
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Clwyd West and Vale of Clwyd
Created from	Denbigh

Clwyd North West (Welsh: Clwyd Gogledd-orllewin) was a parliamentary constituency in Clwyd, 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, and abolished for the 1997 general election.

From 1983 to 1992, it was represented by Conservative MP Anthony Meyer, who unsuccessfuly 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^[1], which was ultimately held on 9 April 1992 and saw the Tories hold the seat with new MP Rod Richards.

Boundaries

This constituency was based around the Clwyd seaside town of Colwyn Bay.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[2]	Party
	1983	Sir Anthony Meyer, Bt	Conservative
	1992	Rod Richards	Conservative
	1997	constituency abolished: see Clwyd West and Vale of Clwyd

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Clwyd North West[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rod Richards	24,488	46.2	−2.3
	Labour	Christopher S. Ruane	18,438	34.8	+10.0
	Liberal Democrat	Robert V. Ingham	7,999	15.1	−7.6
	Plaid Cymru	NH Taylor	1,888	3.6	−0.4
	Natural Law	Ms. Mary S. Swift	158	0.3	+0.3
Majority			6,050	11.4	−12.3
Turnout			52,971	78.6	+3.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	−6.1

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Clwyd

Notes and references

1. ^ "Sir Anthony Meyer Bt - Obituaries, News". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sir-anthony-meyer-bt-485987.html. Retrieved 2010-11-14. 
2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)
3. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.