Harry Howarth Justice of the Peace, JP (3 August 1916 – 8 August 1969) was a British railway clerk and politician. Howarth was a native of Crompton, Lancashire, Crompton in Lancashire, England, and was educated at Crompton House Church of England School, Crompton House School in the locality. He worked on the railways, joining the Transport Salaried Staffs Association, but joined the Royal Air Force on the outbreak of the Second World War; after demobilization he returned to his old job. In 1950 Howarth joined the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. He served on the National Executive Committee of his Union from 1954 to 1960, and was elected to Wembley Borough Council from 1953 to 1956 and 1957 to 1960. He was a justice of the peace for the Gore Division of Middlesex from 1957. Howarth served as a magistrate in both the adult and juvenile courts. At the 1964 United Kingdom general election, 1964 general election, Howarth was narrowly elected as Labour MP for Wellingborough (UK Parliament constituency), Wellingborough in Northamptonshire. In Parliament he was interested in transport, local government and Home Office matters. He was re-elected in the 1966 United Kingdom general election, 1966 election with his majority increased to 2,233, but died in post at Rickmansworth in August 1969, aged 53.M. Stenton and S. Lees, "Who's Who of British MPs", Vol. IV (Harvester Press, 1981)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Howarth, Harry 1916 births 1969 deaths British trade unionists Councillors in Greater London Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies People from Shaw and Crompton Royal Air Force personnel of World War II Transport Salaried Staffs' Association-sponsored MPs UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs 1966–1970