Albert Ballard

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(2 August 1888 – 7 January 1969) was a leading figure in the British

Co-operative Party The Co-operative Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom, supporting co-operative values and principles. Established in 1917, the Co-operative Party was founded by co-operative societies to campaign politically for the fair ...

. Ballard became the

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for

A. V. Alexander Albert Victor Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough, (1 May 1885 – 11 January 1965), was a British Labour and Co-operative politician. He was three times First Lord of the Admiralty, including during the Second World War, and then Mi ...

in the Sheffield Hillsborough constituency in 1922;Papers of Albert Ballard
, National Archives Alexander gained the seat for the Co-operative Party, taking the Labour Party

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in Parliament. Ballard also became active in the local Labour Party, joining the

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, and later acting as its local Chairman. Alexander stood down at the 1950 general election, and Ballard secured the election of his chosen replacement,

George Darling George Darling, Baron Darling of Hillsborough, PC (20 July 1905 – 18 October 1985) was a politician in the United Kingdom. He was Labour Co-operative Member of Parliament for Sheffield Hillsborough from 1950 to 1974. Early life and education ...

. However, he retired as election agent in 1954, becoming Chair of the Co-operative Party from 1955 to 1957. From 1948 to 1963, Ballard served as Chairman of the Sheffield United Hospital Board, and from 1959 to 1967 he was Chairman of the Sheffield Education Committee. He was also an

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Sheffield City Council Sheffield City Council is the city council for the metropolitan borough of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It consists of 84 councillors, elected to represent 28 wards, each with three councillors. It is currently under No Overall Contr ...

, and served as

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in 1957.List of Past Lord Mayors of Sheffield
",

He was appointed CBE in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ballard, Albert 1888 births 1969 deaths Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Co-operative Party politicians Lord Mayors of Sheffield