Right of election
in inhabitants paying scot and lot of the boroughs of Flint, Caergwrle, Caerwys, Overton, and Rhuddlan
Background Information
Number of voters: about 600
Number of seats
1
Constituency business
County
| Date | Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr. 1754 | SIR JOHN GLYNNE | |
| 2 Apr. 1761 | SIR JOHN GLYNNE | |
| 28 Mar. 1768 | SIR JOHN GLYNNE | |
| 14 Oct. 1774 | SIR JOHN GLYNNE | |
| 26 June 1777 | WATKIN WILLIAMS vice Glynne, deceased | |
| 14 Sept. 1780 | WATKIN WILLIAMS | |
| 5 Apr. 1784 | WATKIN WILLIAMS |
Main Article
The representation of these boroughs was controlled by the local squires. Sir John Glynne retained the seat without opposition until his death in 1777;1NLW, Glynne of Hawarden mss, 1, 4, 11, 13. and was succeeded by Watkin Williams, of an influential Flintshire family, whose father had represented the constituency 1742-7. Thomas Hanmer, son of Sir Walden Hanmer, issued an address in 1777 but did not stand; and there seems to have been no opposition to Williams in 1780 or 1784.
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Notes
- 1. NLW, Glynne of Hawarden mss, 1, 4, 11, 13.