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He was elected in 1940 as [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the [[Spen Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Spen Valley]] constituency in [[West Riding of |
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]]. |
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* {{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |authorlink= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 | |
* {{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}} |
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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]] |
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| years = [[Spen Valley by-election |
| years = [[1940 Spen Valley by-election|1940]]–[[1945 United Kingdom general election|1945]] |
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| before = Sir [[John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon|John Simon]] |
| before = Sir [[John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon|John Simon]] |
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| after = [[Granville Maynard Sharp]] |
| after = [[Granville Maynard Sharp]] |
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| NAME =Woolley, William |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = British politician |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 17 March 1901 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 11 May 1989 |
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Latest revision as of 05:52, 25 July 2022
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
[edit]- 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
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