John Arthur Watts (19 April 1947 – 8 September 2016) was a
Conservative Party
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Member of Parliament
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in the United Kingdom
House of Commons
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between 1983 and 1997.
After boundary changes in
1983
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, Watts defeated
Joan Lestor
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Early life
Lestor was educated at Blaenavon Secondary School, Monmouth; William Morris High School, Walthamstow and the University o ...
, the former
Labour
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MP for
Eton and Slough
Eton and Slough was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.
History
The House of Commons (Redi ...
, to win the new constituency of
Slough. John Watts decided not to contest the Slough seat at
1997 General Election due to unfavourable boundary changes and contested
Reading East where the sitting Conservative MP was retiring; however, he was defeated in Reading East by
Jane Griffiths in 1997.
Watts died in September 2016 at the age of 69.
References
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1947 births
2016 deaths
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
People from Slough
Government and politics of Slough
UK MPs 1983–1987
UK MPs 1987–1992
UK MPs 1992–1997
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