| Clwyd North West | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
| Preserved county | Clwyd |
| Major settlements | Colwyn Bay |
| 1983–1997 | |
| 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.
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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.
This constituency was based around the Clwyd seaside town of Colwyn Bay.
| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Sir Anthony Meyer, Bt | Conservative | |
| 1992 | Rod Richards | Conservative | |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Clwyd West and Vale of Clwyd | ||
| 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 | |||