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Arnold John Shaw (12 July 1909 – 27 June 1984) was a British Labour Party politician. Shaw was educated at the Trafalgar Square primary school,
Stepney Stepney is a district in the East End of London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The district is no longer officially defined, and is usually used to refer to a relatively small area. However, for much of its history the place name appl ...
, Coopers' Company School and
University College, Southampton , mottoeng = The Heights Yield to Endeavour , type = Public research university , established = 1862 – Hartley Institution1902 – Hartley University College1913 – Southampton University Coll ...
. He was a councillor on Stepney Borough Council 1934–38, Ilford Borough Council 1952-65 and the
London Borough of Redbridge The London Borough of Redbridge is a London borough established in 1965. The borough shares boundaries with the Epping Forest District and the ceremonial county of Essex to the north, with the London Borough of Waltham Forest to the west, the ...
from 1965. Shaw contested the constituency of Ilford South six times between 1964 and 1979, twice serving as its
Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
from 1966 to 1970 and from February 1974 to 1979, when he lost the seat to the Conservative
Neil Thorne Colonel (United Kingdom), Colonel Sir Neil Gordon Thorne, (born 8 August 1932) is a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician. He contested the constituency of Ilford South (UK Parliament constituency), Ilford South six t ...
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*''Times Guide to the House of Commons 1979'' * , - 1909 births 1984 deaths Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Councillors in Greater London Councillors in the London Borough of Redbridge Alumni of the University of Southampton UK MPs 1966–1970 UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1974–1979 {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub