List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1983–1987) explained

Country:	Wales
Previous Election:	List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1979–1983)
Previous Year:	1979–1983
Next Election:	List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1987–1992)
Next Year:	1987–1992

This is a list of members of Parliament in Wales, elected for the Forty Ninth Parliament of the United Kingdom in the 1983 general election.

List

MP		Constituency	Party	In constituency since
	Leo Abse	Torfaen	Labour Party	1958 by-election
	Donald Anderson	Swansea East	Labour Party	October 1974^[1]
	Keith Best	Anglesey	Conservative Party	1970
	James Callaghan	Cardiff South and Penarth	Labour Party	Cardiff South East (1950–1983) Cardiff South (1945–1950)
	Alex Carlile	Montgomeryshire	Liberal Party	1983
	Donald Coleman	Neath	Labour Party	1964
		Llanelli	Labour Party	1970
	Ron Davies	Caerphilly	Labour Party	1983
	Nicholas Edwards	Pembrokeshire	Conservative Party	1970
	Ioan Evans	Cynon Valley	Labour Party	1983 Aberdare (February 1974)
		Ebbw Vale	Labour Party	1960 by-election
	Ian Grist	Cardiff Central	Conservative Party	1983 (Cardiff North 1974)
	Raymond Gower	Vale of Glamorgan	Conservative Party	1983 (Barry 1951)
	Robert Harvey	Clwyd South West	Conservative Party	1983
	Tom Hooson	Brecon and Radnorshire	Conservative Party	1979
		Ceredigion and Pembroke North	Liberal Party	February 1974
	Peter Hubbard-Miles	Bridgend	Conservative Party	1983
	Roy Hughes	Newport	Labour Party	1966
	Brynmor John	Pontypridd	Labour Party	1970
		Flint East	Labour Party	1970
	Gwilym Jones	Cardiff North	Conservative Party	1983
		Bedwellty	Labour Party	1970
	John Marek	Wrexham	Labour Party	1983
	Anthony Meyer	Clwyd North West	Conservative Party	1970
	John Morris	Abervaon	Labour Party	1959
	Ray Powell	Ogmore	Labour Party	1979
	Keith Raffan	Delyn	Conservative Party	1983
		Conwy	Conservative Party	1970
	Mark Robinson	Newport West	Conservative Party	1983
	Allan Rogers	Rhondda	Labour Party	1983
	Ted Rowlands	Merthyr Tydfil	Labour Party	1972 by-election
	Stefan Terlezki	Cardiff West	Conservative Party	1983
	Dafydd Elis-Thomas	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	February 1974
	Roger Thomas	Carmarthen	Labour Party	1979
		Monmouth	Conservative Party	1970
	Gareth Wardell	Gower	Labour Party	1982 Gower by-election
	Dafydd Wigley	Caernarfon	Plaid Cymru	February 1974
	Alan Williams	Swansea West	Labour Party	1964

By-elections

• Ann Clwyd won the 1984 Cynon Valley by-election
• Richard Livsey won the 1985 Brecon and Radnor by-election

See also

• Lists of MPs for constituencies in Wales

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mr Donald Anderson (Hansard) . 2024-06-20 . api.parliament.uk.