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William Edward Woolley (17 March 1901 – 11 May 1989) was a National Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.

He was elected in 1940 as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Spen Valley constituency in the West Riding of Yorkshire, 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.

References

Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Woolley

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir John Simon	Member of Parliament for Spen Valley 1940–1945	Succeeded by Granville Maynard Sharp

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-'''William Edward Woolley''' ([[17 March]] [[1901]] – [[11 May]] [[1989]]) was a [[National Liberal Party (UK)|National Liberal Party]] politician in the United Kingdom.
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+'''William Edward Woolley''' (17 March 1901 – 11 May 1989) was a [[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|National Liberal Party]] politician in the [[United Kingdom]].
-He was elected in [[1940]] as [[Member of Parliament]] for the [[Spen Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Spen Valley]] constituency in [[West Riding of Yorkshire|West Yorkshire]], at an [[Spen Valley by-election, 1940|unopposed by-election on 1st June]]. At the [[United Kingdom general election, 1945|1945 general election]], he lost the seat to the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] candidate [[Granville Sharp]].
+He was elected in 1940 as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the [[Spen Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Spen Valley]] constituency in the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], at an [[1940 Spen Valley by-election|unopposed by-election on 1 June]]. At the [[1945 United Kingdom general election|1945 general election]], he lost the seat to the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] candidate, [[Granville Maynard Sharp]].
 == References ==
-* {{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |authorlink= F. W. S. Craig  |title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 |origdate= |origyear=1969 |edition= 3rd edition |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |id= ISBN 0-900178-06-X}}
+* {{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |authorlink= F. W. S. Craig  |title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 |orig-year=1969 |edition= 3rd |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |isbn= 0-900178-06-X}}
-*{{Rayment}}
+*{{Rayment-hc|date=March 2012}}
+== External links ==
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+* {{Hansard-contribs | mr-william-woolley |  William Woolley }}
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-  | title  = [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Spen Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Spen Valley]]
+ | title  = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Spen Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Spen Valley]]
-  | years  = [[Spen Valley by-election, 1940|1940]]–[[United Kingdom general election, 1945|1945]]
+ | years  = [[1940 Spen Valley by-election|1940]]–[[1945 United Kingdom general election|1945]]
-  | before = Sir [[John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon|John Simon]]
+ | before = Sir [[John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon|John Simon]]
-  | after  = [[Granville Sharp]]
+ | after  = [[Granville Maynard Sharp]]
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+[[Category:National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) politicians]]
-[[Category:Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from English constituencies]]
+[[Category:Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies]]
-[[Category:UK MPs 1935-1945]]
+[[Category:UK MPs 1935–1945]]
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