Hugo Hawksley Fitzthomas Summerson (born 21 July 1950) is a British
Conservative politician.
Early life
Summerson contested
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1983
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, but was beaten by
Labour's Jo Richardson by 4,026 votes.
Parliamentary career
At the
1987 general election, Summerson was elected
Member of Parliament for
Walthamstow
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, gaining 39% of the vote and ousting the Labour incumbent
Eric Deakins. This was against the pro-Labour national swing but broadly in line with the swing elsewhere in
Greater London
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which was pro-Conservative.
His maiden speech was made on 4 November 1987, during the second reading of Urban Development Corporations (Financial Limits) Bill. He used the opportunity to extol the virtues of his constituency: "My constituency is Walthamstow. I have found that many people do not know exactly where
Walthamstow
Walthamstow ( or ) is a large town in East London, east London, England, within the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Greater London and the Historic counties of England, ancient county of Essex. Situated northeast of Chari ...
is. I recommend that they get on the
Victoria line northbound and stay on the train until it stops and they will find themselves in Walthamstow. It is an area with a very interesting history."
Hansard, 4 November 1987
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Summerson lost the seat at the 1992 general election to the Labour candidate Neil Gerrard, who received 45.7% of the vote. By contrast, Summerson received 37.2% of the vote.
References
Other sources
*''Times Guide to the House of Commons'', 1992
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External links
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1950 births
Living people
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1987–1992
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