Clwyd North West (UK Parliament constituency)

Clwyd North West
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
Preserved county	Clwyd
Major settlements	Colwyn Bay
1983–1997
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Clwyd West and Vale of Clwyd
Created from	Denbigh and Flint West

Clwyd North West (Welsh: Clwyd Gogledd-orllewin) was a parliamentary constituency in Clwyd, North Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first past the post system.

The constituency was created for the 1983 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.

From 1983 to 1992, it was represented by Conservative MP Anthony Meyer, who unsuccessfully tried to challenge the leadership of prime minister Margaret Thatcher in late 1989. As a result, he was de-selected by fellow Conservative MP's as the party's candidate for the next general election, which was ultimately held on 9 April 1992 and saw the Tories hold the seat with new MP Rod Richards.

The constituency was based around the seaside resort of Colwyn Bay.

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