Alec Woodall (20 September 1918 – 3 January 2011) was a British Labour Party politician. Woodall was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hemsworth from 1974 until 1987, when he was deselected as Labour candidate and replaced by George Buckley who described him as being from "traditional mining stock" in his maiden speech. Before entering Parliament, Woodall served as an infantryman.

Political views

Woodall supported a range of political causes during his time in the House of Commons, including more transparency in political funding in the United Kingdom.

References

* ''The Times Guide to the House of Commons'',

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, 1983 & 1987 * 1918 births Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies National Union of Mineworkers-sponsored MPs UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1974–1979 UK MPs 1979–1983 UK MPs 1983–1987 2011 deaths British Army soldiers {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub