Gilbert Gledhill (22 May 1889 – 2 September 1946) was a

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politician in the

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, and a

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(MP) from 1931 to 1945. He contested the 1929 general election in the

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constituency of Halifax, but lost by over 7,000 votes to the

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incumbent Arthur Longbottom. When the Labour Party split at the 1931 general election over

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Ramsay MacDonald's formation of a National Government, Gledhill won the Halifax seat with a majority of over 20,000 votes. He represented the constituency until his defeat by

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in the Labour landslide at the 1945 general election. In the 1934, he was appointed the first president of the British Sales Promotion Association, now known as the

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* 1889 births 1946 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1931–1935 UK MPs 1935–1945 People educated at Bridlington School {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1880s-stub