Flintshire was a parliamentary constituency in North-East Wales which generally returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons, latterly that of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, 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 Flintshire 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 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 ParliamentMember1545 Peter Mostyn1547 George Wood1553 (Mar) Sir Thomas Hanmer1553 (Oct) Robert Massey1554 (Apr) William Mostyn1554 (Nov) William Mostyn1555 Robert Massey1558 John Conway1559 John Griffith1562–3 George Ravenscroft1571 John Griffith 1572 William Mostyn, died and replaced Feb 1577 by Thomas Mostyn 1584 John Hope1586 William Ravenscroft1588 Roger Puleston1593 Thomas Hanmer1597 William Ravenscroft1601 William Ravenscroft
1604–1950 YearMember 1604 Roger Puleston1614 Robert Ravenscroft 1621 Sir Roger Mostyn1624 Sir John Hanmer, 1st Baronet died and replaced 1624 by Sir John Trevor1625 Sir John Trevor1626 John Salusbury 1628 Robert Jones1629–1640No Parliaments summoned1640 John Mostyn1640 John Mostyn, disabled 16431646 John Trevor 1653 Flintshire not represented in Barebones Parliament
YearFirst MemberSecond MemberTwo members in first and second Protectorate Parliaments 1654 John Trevor Andrew Ellice 1656 John TrevorSir John Glynne
YearNameParty1659 John Trevor1660Kenrick Eyton 1661Sir Henry Conway 1669Sir Thomas Hanmer 1678Mutton Davies 1681Sir John Hanmer, 3rd Baronet 1685Sir John Conway 1689Sir Roger Puleston Whig1695Sir John Conway Tory1701Sir Roger Mostyn Tory1702Sir Thomas Hanmer Tory1705Sir John Conway Tory1708Sir Roger Mostyn Tory1713Sir John Conway Tory1715Sir Roger Mostyn 1734Sir Thomas Mostyn, 4th Baronet 1741Sir John Glynne 1747Sir Thomas Mostyn, 4th Baronet 1758Sir Roger Mostyn 1796Sir Thomas Mostyn Whig1797John Lloyd Tory1799Sir Thomas Mostyn Whig1831Edward Lloyd-Mostyn Whig1837Sir Stephen Glynne Conservative1841Edward Lloyd-Mostyn Whig1842 by-electionSir Stephen Glynne Conservative1847Edward Lloyd-Mostyn Whig1854 by-election Thomas Lloyd-Mostyn Whig1859 Liberal1861 by-electionLord Richard Grosvenor Liberal1886 by-electionSamuel Smith Liberal1906Herbert Lewis Liberal 1916 Coalition Liberal1918Tom Parry Coalition Liberal 1922 National Liberal 1923 Liberal1924Ernest Roberts Conservative1929Frederick Llewellyn-JonesLiberal1931Liberal National1932Liberal1935Gwilym Rowlands Conservative1945Nigel Birch Conservative Constituency divided into East and West Flintshire in 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 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 Unionist: D. F. PennantCheshire Observer 1 Aug 1914 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 Liberal: Mostyn LewisThe Liberal Magazine, 1939 Labour: WJ Rees
Notes
References
W R Williams The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales
Further reading