List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1974–1979)

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-Seventh Parliament of the United Kingdom (1974 - 1979).

All MPs elected for Welsh constituencies at the October 1974 general election, held on 10 October 1974, served a full term and there were no by-elections.

The list is sorted by the name of the MP.

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Political composition

Affiliation		Members
	Welsh Labour Party	23
	Welsh Conservative Party	8
	Plaid Cymru	3
	Liberal Party	2
Total		36

MPs

	Constituency	Party	In constituency since
Leo Abse	Pontypool	Labour Party	1958 by-election
Donald Anderson	Swansea East	Labour Party	October 1974
James Callaghan	Cardiff South East	Labour Party	1945
Donald Coleman	Neath	Labour Party	1964
Denzil Davies	Llanelli	Labour Party	1970
Ifor Davies	Gower	Labour Party	1959
Nicholas Edwards	Pembroke	Conservative Party	1970
Tom Ellis	Wrexham	Labour Party	1970
Alfred Evans	Caerphilly	Labour Party	1968 by-election
Gwynfor Evans	Carmarthen	Plaid Cymru	October 1974
Ioan Evans	Aberdare	Labour Party	February 1974
Michael Foot	Ebbw Vale	Labour Party	1960 by-election
Raymond Gower	Barry	Conservative Party	1951
Ian Grist	Cardiff North	Conservative Party	February 1974
Emlyn Hooson	Montgomery	Liberal Party	1962 by-election^[1]
Geraint Howells	Cardigan	Liberal Party	February 1974
Cledwyn Hughes	Anglesey	Labour Party	1951
Roy Hughes	Newport	Labour Party	1966
Brynmor John	Pontypridd	Labour Party	1970
Alec Jones	Rhondda	Labour Party	1967 by-election
Barry Jones	Flint East	Labour Party	1970
Neil Kinnock	Bedwellty	Labour Party	1970
Anthony Meyer	Flint West	Conservative Party	1970
Geraint Morgan	Denbigh	Conservative Party	1959
John Morris	Abervaon	Labour Party	1959
Walter Padley	Ogmore	Labour Party	1950
Michael Roberts	Cardiff North West	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
Dafydd Elis-Thomas	Merioneth	Plaid Cymru	February 1974
Jeffrey Thomas	Abertillery	Labour Party	1970
George Thomas	Cardiff West	Labour Party	1945
John Stradling Thomas	Monmouth	Conservative Party	1970
Dafydd Wigley	Caernarfon	Plaid Cymru	2015
Alan J. Williams	Swansea West	Labour Party	1964

By-elections

There were no by-elections during this period.

References

^ "Court tribute to late peer and QC". BBC News. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

Lists of United Kingdom MPs

By surname

By year elected

1800s	1801 02 06 07 12 18 20 26 30 31 32 35 37 41 47 52 57 59 65 68 74 80 85 86 92 95
1900s	1900 06 10 Jan 10 Dec 18 22 23 24 29 31 35 45 50 51 55 59 64 66 70 Feb 74 Oct 74 79 83 87 92 97
2000s	2001 05 10 new 15 17 19

By region

England	Colchester 1885–1983 East Midlands 10 London Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Kent Wolverhampton England 05 10 15 17 19
Scotland	59 64 66 70 Feb 74 Oct 74 79 83 87 92 97 01 05 10 15 17 19
Wales	74 87 92 97 01 05 10 15 17 19
<span style="color:white;">Northern Ireland</span>	92 97 01 05 10 15 17 19

MPs who stood down by election

Other

v t e October 1974 United Kingdom general election
MPs elected Scotland Wales Opinion polling
Incumbent Prime Minister: Harold Wilson (Labour) Appointed Prime Minister: Harold Wilson (Labour Party (UK)
Parties elected to the House of Commons	Labour (Harold Wilson) Conservative (Edward Heath) Liberal (Jeremy Thorpe) Scottish National Party (William Wolfe) Ulster Unionist Party (Harry West) Vanguard (William Craig) Plaid Cymru (Gwynfor Evans) SDLP (Gerry Fitt) Democratic Unionist Party (Ian Paisley)
Results by area	Northern Ireland Scotland
See also	February 1974 United Kingdom general election 1975 Conservative Party leadership election

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