Kenneth Stewart (28 June 1925 – 2 September 1996), was a

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politician who served as a

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(MEP) from 1984 to 1996. Stewart worked as a carpenter and joiner, and also spent time as a sergeant in the Parachute Regiment, and in the Merchant Navy. He joined the Labour Party, and served on Liverpool City Council from 1964, chairing its housing committee. At the

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, Stewart was elected in Merseyside West, serving until his death in 1996.

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1925 births 1996 deaths British Merchant Navy personnel British Parachute Regiment soldiers Councillors in Liverpool Labour Party (UK) councillors Labour Party (UK) MEPs MEPs for England 1984–1989 MEPs for England 1989–1994 MEPs for England 1994–1999 20th-century British Army personnel {{UK-MEP-stub