Ednyfed Hudson Davies

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(Gwilym) Ednyfed Hudson Davies (born 4 December 1929) is a British former politician.

Hudson Davies was educated at Dunevor Grammar School, Swansea, the University College, Wales in Swansea, and Balliol College, Oxford. He became a lecturer in government and a broadcaster.

Davies was elected Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Conway in 1966, serving there until 1970. He was later elected for Caerphilly, in 1979. In 1981, he was among the Labour MPs who defected to the new Social Democratic Party.

In 1983, in Caerphilly, it was the Liberal side of the SDP-Liberal Alliance which put up a candidate. Davies therefore did not stand in Caerphilly, but was adopted in Basingstoke. He lost comprehensively as it was a strongly Conservative seat. The Liberals also did not win in Caerphilly.

[edit] References

• Times Guide to the House of Commons 1983
• This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by: Peter Thomas	Member of Parliament for Conway 1966–1970	Succeeded by: Sir Wyn Roberts
Preceded by: Fred Evans	Member of Parliament for Caerphilly 1979–1983	Succeeded by: Ron Davies