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Gwilym Roberts
Gwilym Edffrwd Roberts (7 August 1928 – 15 March 2018) was a British Labour Party politician, who was Member of Parliament for South Bedfordshire from 1966 to 1970, and for Cannock from February 1974 to 1983. Early life Roberts was educated at Brynrefail Grammar School and the University of Wales. He was a lecturer in scientific management techniques and served as a councillor on Luton Borough Council from 1965. He married Mair Griffiths in 1954. Parliamentary career Roberts contested Ormskirk in 1959 and Conway in 1964. He was Member of Parliament for South Bedfordshire from 1966 to 1970, and for Cannock from February 1974 to 1983. Boundary changes that year changed his seat to Cannock and Burntwood, but he lost it in Labour's landslide defeat to the Conservative Gerald Howarth. He stood again in that constituency in 1987, but Howarth increased his majority. After Parliament Following his Westminster defeat he resumed his career in local government, serving as leader of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannock (UK Parliament Constituency)
Cannock was a parliamentary constituency in Staffordshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election. It was effectively recreated in 1997 as the seat of Cannock Chase. Boundaries 1918–1955: The Urban Districts of Brownhills, Cannock, and Tettenhall, the Rural District of Seisdon, in the Rural District of Cannock the parishes of Bushbury, Cheslyn Hay, Essington, Great Wyrley, and Hilton, and in the Rural District of Walsall the parish of Bentley. 1955–1974: The Urban Districts of Cannock and Wednesfield, and the Rural District of Cannock. 1974–1983: The Urban Districts of Cannock and Rugeley, and the parish of Brindley Heath in the Rural District of Lichfield. Members of Parliament Election results Election in the 1910s * Parker was incorrectly designated as a coalition Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |