§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Attorney-General, pursuant to the answer of 15 November, Official Report, column 294, if he will indicate how many of the 1,585 magistrates in Wales who acknowledge a political viewpoint identify themselves with each of the political parties, respectively.
§ The Solicitor-GeneralThe breakdown of political views is given in the table with the caveat that views are indicated prior to appointment and may have since changed and that appointments were at dates widely ranging from the present.
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Con Lab Lib1SDP PC South Glamorgan Vale of Glamorgan 40 22 5 — Cardiff 72 64 23 3 Mid Glamorgan Cynon Valley 6 10 2 1 Lower Rhymney Valley 14 16 3 2 Merthyr Tydfil 12 22 4 — Miskin 15 23 15 3 Newcastle and Ogmore 33 31 10 1 Upper Rhymney Valley 2 7 — — Gwynedd Bangor 2 4 1 2 Caernarfon 4 6 3 7 Conwy/Llandudno 10 2 3 2 Eifionydd 1 2 1 — Nant Conwy 1 2 3 1 Pwllheli 0 3 2 0 North Anglesey 5 9 — 1 South Anglesey 4 2 3 1 Ardudwy-is-Artro 1 1 — — Ardudwy-Uch-Artro 1 3 — 1 Estaminer 3 1 1 — Penllyn 1 — 2 2
Con Lab Lib1SDP PC Talybont — — — — Gwent Abergavenny 9 7 1 — Bedwellty 9 29 7 — Chepstow 6 6 2 — Cwmbran 8 7 2 — Monmouth 4 3 1 — Newport 68 57 20 1 Pontypool 4 7 3 — Usk 4 1 — — Powys Newton 5 4 3 — Llanidloes — 1 2 — Welshpool 7 2 6 — Machynlleth 2 2 2 1 Rhayader 2 2 2 — East Radnor 1 — 4 — Llandrindod Wells 3 1 — — Builth 2 2 2 — Ystradgynlais 4 3 1 — Talgarth 2 3 2 — Crickhowel 4 1 1 — Brecon 5 2 4 — Dyfed-Ceridigion Aberaeron 1 1 2 1 Aberystwyth 2 5 4 3 Cardigan 1 1 3 1 Lampeter 1 1 1 1 Llandysul 2 — 1 — Tregaron 1 — 3 — Rhydlewis — — 1 — Dyfed-Carmarthen-Pembroke Amman Valley — 8 2 2 Carmarthen 9 7 2 4 Cemaes 1 — 3 — Dewsland 2 2 1 — Fishguard 3 1 1 1 Haverford-West 6 2 3 — Llandeilo 2 1 — 1 Llandovery 1 3 2 1 Llanelli 12 15 6 1 Milford haven 5 1 1 — Narberth 2 1 1 — Newcastle Emlyn 2 1 — 1 Pembroke 6 5 1 — Pencader 2 1 1 1 St. Clears 4 — — 1 Tenby 6 3 2 — Whitland 0 1 1 1 Clwyd Berwyn 8 2 3 — Colwyn 11 5 12 1 Dyffryn Clwyd 10 2 3 — Flint 5 8 4 1 Hawarden 12 11 4 — Mold 5 9 6 2 Rhuddlan 19 11 6 1 Wrexham Maelor 26 28 21 3 West Glamorgan Afan 14 26 8 — Lliw Valley 5 10 3 — Neath 12 20 7 3 Swansea 63 55 15 1