The Act of Union granted Wales 27 Members of Parliament, a number that remained unchanged until the Reform Act of 1832. The MPs constituted ... of the population of England and Wales.

She recalls it as a magical time in Scotland and was devastated when the campaign was lost. A matter of months later, with a general election on the horizon, people began encouraging her to stand.

The Act of Union granted Wales 27 Members of Parliament, a number that remained unchanged until the Reform Act of 1832. The MPs constituted ... of the population of England and Wales.