List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1951–1955)

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This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by Welsh constituencies for the Fortieth Parliament of the United Kingdom (1951–1955).

Most MPs elected for Welsh constituencies at the 1951 United Kingdom general election, held on 25 October 1951, served a full term, but there was one by-election.

The list is sorted by the name of the MP.

Composition

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Affiliation Members
Welsh Labour Party 28
Welsh Conservative Party 4
Welsh Liberal Party 3
National Liberal 1
 Total 36

MPs

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MP Constituency Party In constituency since
Aneurin Bevan Ebbw Vale Labour Party 1929
Nigel Birch West Flintshire Conservative Party 1950
Roderic Bowen Cardiganshire Liberal Party 1945
James Callaghan Cardiff South East Labour Party 1945
William Cove Abervaon Labour Party 1929
Clement Davies Montgomeryshire Liberal Party 1929
S. O. Davies Merthyr Tydfil Labour Party 1934 by-election
Desmond Donnelly Pembrokeshire Labour Party 1950
Ness Edwards Caerphilly Labour Party 1939 by-election
Garner Evans Denbigh National Liberal 1950
Harold Finch Bedwellty Labour Party 1950
Peter Freeman Newport Labour Party 1945
Raymond Gower Barry Conservative Party 1951
David Grenfell Gower Labour Party 1922
Jim Griffiths Llanelli Labour Party 1936 by-election
Cledwyn Hughes Anglesey Labour Party 1951
Thomas Jones Merioneth Labour Party 1951
David Llewellyn Cardiff North Conservative Party 1950
William Mainwaring Rhondda East Labour Party 1933 by-election
Percy Morris Swansea West Labour Party 1945
Rhys Hopkin Morris Carmarthen Liberal Party 1945
David Mort Swansea East Labour Party 1940 by-election
Walter Padley Ogmore Labour Party 1950
Arthur Pearson Pontypridd Labour Party 1938 by-election
Robert Richards Wrexham Labour Party 1935
Goronwy Roberts Caernarfon Labour Party 1950
David Thomas Aberdare Labour Party 1946 by-election
George Thomas Cardiff West Labour Party 1945
Iorwerth Thomas Rhondda West Labour Party 1950
Peter Thomas Conwy Labour Party 1951
Peter Thorneycroft Monmouth Conservative Party 1945 by-election
Tudor Watkins Brecon and Radnor Labour Party 1945
Granville West Pontypool Labour Party 1946 by-election
D. J. Williams Neath Labour Party 1945 by-election
Llywelyn Williams Abertillery Labour Party 1950 by-election
Eirene White[1] East Flintshire Labour Party 1950

By-elections

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There was one by-election during this period:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "WHITE, EIRENE LLOYD, Baroness White (1909-1999), politician | Dictionary of Welsh Biography". biography.wales. Retrieved 19 June 2024.