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Harold Best
Harold Best (18 December 1937 – 24 August 2020) was a British Labour Party (UK), Labour politician, electrician and trade unionist who served as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds North West (UK Parliament constituency), Leeds North West from the 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 general election until he retired at the 2005 United Kingdom general election, 2005 election. Early life During his childhood, Best lived in Leeds, the city in which he was born on 18 December 1937 to Fred and Marie Best. He was educated at Meanwood County School and Leeds College of Technology, and worked as an electrical technician. Career Best was selected as the candidate for Leeds North West (UK Parliament constituency), Leeds North West, winning the seat unexpectedly in the 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 general election and becoming the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party's first holder of the seat since its formation. He began with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Hampson
Keith Hampson (born 14 August 1943) is a former Conservative party politician in the United Kingdom. Hampson was educated at King James I Grammar School, Bishop Auckland, where he was head boy, the University of Bristol and HarvardMatthew Parris and Kevin Maguire ''Great Parliamentary Scandals'', Robson Books, 1995 004 p266, 263 and was a university lecturer by profession. He was a personal assistant to Edward Heath in the 1966 general election. He was elected the MP for Ripon in February 1974, a seat that the Liberals had gained in a by-election the previous year. The constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election, and Hampson was then elected for Leeds North West. Hampson was PPS to Michael Heseltine, then Defence Secretary, when he was involved in a May 1984 incident in a gay theatre club in Soho where Hampson "accidentally brushed" the thigh of an undercover police officer. Although the court case against him at Southwark Crown Court was dropped, Hampson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |