List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1966–1970) explained

This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by Welsh constituencies for the Forty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom (1966–1970).

Most MPs elected for Welsh constituencies at the 1966 United Kingdom general election, held on 31 March 1966, served a full term but there were three by-elections.

The list is sorted by the name of the MP.

Composition

Affiliation		Members
	Welsh Labour Party	32
	Welsh Conservative Party	3
	Welsh Liberal Party	1
Total		36

MPs

MP		Constituency	Party	In constituency since
	Leo Abse	Pontypool	Labour Party	1958 by-election
	Donald Anderson	Monmouth	Labour Party	1966
	Nigel Birch	West Flintshire	Conservative Party	1950
	James Callaghan	Cardiff South East	Labour Party	1945
	Donald Coleman	Neath	Labour Party	1964
	Elfed Davies	Rhondda East	Labour Party	1959
	Ifor Davies	Gower	Labour Party	1959
	S. O. Davies	Merthyr Tydfil	Labour Party	1934 by-election
	Desmond Donnelly	Pembrokeshire	Labour Party	1950
	Ness Edwards	Caerphilly	Labour Party	1939 by-election
	Will Edwards	Merioneth	Labour Party	1966
	Harold Finch	Bedwellty	Labour Party	1950
	Michael Foot	Ebbw Vale	Labour Party	1960 by-election
	Raymond Gower	Barry	Conservative Party	1951
	Jim Griffiths	Llanelli	Labour Party	1936 by-election
	Emlyn Hooson	Montgomery	Liberal Party	1962 by-election^[1]
	Ednyfed Hudson Davies	Conwy	Labour Party	1966
	Cledwyn Hughes	Anglesey	Labour Party	1951
	Roy Hughes	Newport	Labour Party	1966
	Idwal Jones	Wrexham	Labour Party	1955
	Megan Lloyd George^[2]	Carmarthen	Labour Party	1957 by-election
	Neil McBride	Swansea East	Labour Party	1963 by-election
	Elystan Morgan	Cardiganshire	Labour Party	1966
	Geraint Morgan	Denbigh	Conservative Party	1959
	John Morris	Abervaon	Labour Party	1959
	Walter Padley	Ogmore	Labour Party	1950
	Arthur Pearson	Pontypridd	Labour Party	1938 by-election
	Arthur Probert	Aberdare	Labour Party	1954 by-election
	Goronwy Roberts	Caernarfon	Labour Party	1950
	Ted Rowlands	Cardiff North	Labour Party	1966
	George Thomas	Cardiff West	Labour Party	1945
	Iorwerth Thomas	Rhondda West	Labour Party	1950
	Tudor Watkins	Brecon and Radnor	Labour Party	1945
	Alan J. Williams^[3]	Swansea West	Labour Party	1964
	Clifford Williams	Abertillery	Labour Party	1965 by-election
	Eirene White	East Flintshire	Labour Party	1950

By-elections

There were three by-elections during this period:

• 1966 Carmarthen by-election won by Gwynfor Evans, the first ever Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament
• 1967 Rhondda West by-election won by Labour candidate Alec Jones
• 1968 Caerphilly by-election won by Labour candidate Alfred Evans

See also

• 1966 United Kingdom general election

References

1. Web site: 27 February 2012 . Court tribute to late peer and QC . 14 April 2020 . BBC News.
2. News: 2016-07-14 . Plaid Cymru's first MP 'helped change course of a nation' . 2024-06-08 . BBC News . en-GB.
3. News: 2014-12-22 . Ex-Swansea MP Alan Williams dies . 2024-06-05 . BBC News . en-GB.