List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1970–February 1974) 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-Fifth Parliament of the United Kingdom (1970–February 1974).

Most MPs elected for Welsh constituencies at the 1970 United Kingdom general election, held on 18 June 1970, served a full term, apart from Independent MP S. O. Davies who died in 1972.^[1]

The list is sorted by the name of the MP.

Composition

Affiliation		Members
	Welsh Labour Party	27
	Welsh Conservative Party	7
	Welsh Liberal Party	1
	Independent Labour	1
Total		36

MPs

MP		Constituency	Party	In constituency since
	Leo Abse	Pontypool	Labour Party	1958 by-election
	James Callaghan	Cardiff South East	Labour Party	1945
	Donald Coleman	Neath	Labour Party	1964
	Denzil Davies	Llanelli	Labour Party	1970
	Elfed Davies	Rhondda East	Labour Party	1959
	Ifor Davies	Gower	Labour Party	1959
	S. O. Davies	Merthyr Tydfil	Independent Labour	1934 by-election
	Nicholas Edwards	Pembrokeshire	Conservative Party	1970
	Will Edwards	Merioneth	Labour Party	1966
	Tom Ellis	Wrexham	Labour Party	1970
	Alfred Evans	Caerphilly	Labour Party	1968 by-election
	Michael Foot	Ebbw Vale	Labour Party	1960 by-election
	Raymond Gower	Barry	Conservative Party	1951
	Emlyn Hooson	Montgomery	Liberal Party	1962 by-election^[2]
	Cledwyn Hughes	Anglesey	Labour Party	1951
	Roy Hughes	Newport	Labour Party	1966
	Brynmor John	Pontypridd	Labour Party	1970
	Alec Jones	Rhondda West	Labour Party	1967 by-election
	Barry Jones	Flint East	Labour Party	1970
	Gwynoro Jones	Carmarthen	Labour Party	1970
	Neil Kinnock	Bedwellty	Labour Party	1970
	Neil McBride	Swansea East	Labour Party	1963 by-election
	Anthony Meyer	Flint West	Conservative Party	1970
	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 Probert	Aberdare	Labour Party	1954 by-election
	Goronwy Roberts	Caernarfon	Labour Party	1950
	Michael Roberts	Cardiff North	Conservative Party	1970
	Wyn Roberts	Conwy	Conservative Party	1970
	Caerwyn Roderick	Brecon and Radnor	Labour Party	1970
	Ted Rowlands	Merthyr Tydfil	Labour Party	1972 by-election
	Jeffrey Thomas	Abertillery	Labour Party	1970
	George Thomas	Cardiff West	Labour Party	1945
	John Stradling Thomas	Monmouth	Conservative Party	1970
	Alan J. Williams^[3]	Swansea West	Labour Party	1964

By-elections

There was one by-election during this period:

• 1972 Merthyr Tydfil by-election was won by Labour candidate Ted Rowlands

See also

• 1970 United Kingdom general election

References

1. News: Labour maverick Davies remembered . 2024-06-06 . BBC News . en-GB.
2. Web site: 27 February 2012 . Court tribute to late peer and QC . 14 April 2020 . BBC News.
3. News: 2014-12-22 . Ex-Swansea MP Alan Williams dies . 2024-06-05 . BBC News . en-GB.