William George Price (15 June 1934 – 6 May 1999) was a British Labour Party politician.

Biography

Price was educated at the Forest of Dean Technical School and Gloucester Technical College. He was a

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by trade, writing for the ''

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'' and the ''

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'', and was secretary of the Central Midland

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. Price was

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for

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from 1966 to 1979, when he lost the seat to the

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. A pro-European social democrat, he was one of 69 Labour MPs who broke a

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to vote with the Conservative Government in support of Britain's entry to the

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in October 1971.Hansard Parliamentary Debates
"European Communities"
28 October 1971, volume 823, cc. 2213. Following his defeat he stood for election once more, in the marginal Dudley West constituency in 1983, but lost to John Blackburn. After leaving politics he became a consultant to the National Federation of Licensed Victuallers.

References

Sources

*''Times Guide to the House of Commons 1979'' *

External links

* 1934 births 1999 deaths Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1966–1970 UK MPs 1970–1974 UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1974–1979 {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub