William Edward Woolley (17 March 1901 – 11 May 1989) was a
National Liberal Party politician in the
United Kingdom
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.
He was elected in 1940 as
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for the
Spen Valley constituency in the
West Riding of Yorkshire
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, at an
unopposed by-election on 1 June. At the
1945 general election, he lost the seat to the
Labour Party candidate,
Granville Maynard Sharp.
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1901 births
1989 deaths
National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) politicians
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
UK MPs 1935–1945
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