Parliamentary Career
She unsuccessfully contested Caernarfon in 1983 and Conwy in 1987 and 1992. In 1995 Williams was again selected to stand for election for Labour in Conwy, though this time through an all-women shortlist.
Williams is seen as a party loyalist and has been known to criticise those in the Labour Party that have called for the current Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, to stand down.
She is a member the Parliamentary Labour Party committees on education and employment; health and social services, and culture, media and sport.
She is also a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Groups in the House of Commons covering children in Wales, primary headache disorders, maternity, multiple sclerosis and vaccine-damaged children.
In September 2008, Williams announced that she would not be contesting her parliamentary seat at the 2010 general election. She stated that this is due to her wanting to 'change the balance' of her workload.
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