Allen McKay (5 February 1927 – 2 May 2013) was a

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Biography

Born in

Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ...

, McKay was elected

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(MP) for the

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constituency of

Penistone Penistone ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, which had a population of 22,909 at the 2011 census. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is west of Barnsley, n ...

in a 1978 by-election following the death of the Labour MP

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, serving there until the seat was abolished for the 1983 general election. He was then elected as MP for

Barnsley West and Penistone Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ...

, and held that seat until he retired at the 1992 general election.

Sources

*''Times Guide to the House of Commons'', 1987

External links

* 1927 births 2013 deaths Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1974–1979 UK MPs 1979–1983 UK MPs 1983–1987 UK MPs 1987–1992 Politics of Penistone Politics of Barnsley {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub