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Montgomeryshire - History
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| Established | January 01, 1542 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Last Modified | RBH September 19, 2021 01:33am |
| Description | A traditional Liberal Democrat stronghold at Westminster, this seat has been held by the party or its predecessors for almost a century, only once passing out of their control - in 1979 when the Tories took it for a single parliament. Lembit Opik held it for the Liberal Democrats at the 2001 general election, with an increased majority of 21.5% over the Tories. He is now leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats. The Liberal Democrats have won this seat at both Assembly elections too; Mick Bates - who once turned up in the chamber dressed as Santa - is the constituency AM. This mid-Wales border seat is almost entirely rural, containing the towns of Welshpool and Newtown. The area, and Newtown in particular, has seen a range of industrial developments. The electorate is largely English-speaking, although Welsh is the main language of many communities in the western portion of the constituency. Agriculture remains the lynchpin of the local economy, and farms in this seat were hit hard by foot-and-mouth. Census returns show that it has the third highest number of people employed in agriculture in Britain. For the most part fertile and rolling land. Its main towns are Welshpool, Newtown and Llanidloes along the Severn Valley in the east, and Machynlleth in the west. The old county of Montgomeryshire is now the northern part of Powys County Council. Machynlleth has a special place in Welsh history. At the height of Owain Glyndwr's rebellion against English rule in 1404, he was crowned Prince of Wales and established a Welsh Parliament in the town.
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| Date |
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Results |
| Dec 12, 2019 |
General Election |
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| Jun 08, 2017 |
General Election |
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| May 07, 2015 |
General Election |
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| May 06, 2010 |
General Election |
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| May 05, 2005 |
General Election |
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| Jun 07, 2001 |
General Election |
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| May 01, 1997 |
General Election |
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| Apr 09, 1992 |
General Election |
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| Jun 11, 1987 |
General Election |
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| Jun 09, 1983 |
General Election |
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| May 03, 1979 |
General Election |
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| Oct 10, 1974 |
General Election |
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| Feb 28, 1974 |
General Election |
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| Jun 18, 1970 |
General Election |
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| Mar 31, 1966 |
General Election |
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| Oct 15, 1964 |
General Election |
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| May 15, 1962 |
By-election |
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| Oct 08, 1959 |
General Election |
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| May 26, 1955 |
General Election |
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| Oct 25, 1951 |
General Election |
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