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George Banton (1856 – 19 April 1932) was a
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politician in
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. A long-serving
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in Leicester, and leader of the Labour Party in
Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city l ...
, Banton was elected as the
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(MP)
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at a by-election March 1922. He made his
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on 4 April, about old-age pensions. He was defeated at the general election in November 1922. He regained the seat at the 1923 general election, but was defeated again at the 1924 general election.


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* 1856 births 1932 deaths Independent Labour Party National Administrative Committee members Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1918–1922 UK MPs 1923–1924 Councillors in Leicestershire {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub