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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.
'''William Edward Woolley''' (17 March 1901 – 11 May 1989) was a [[National Liberal Party (UK)|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]] (MP) 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]].


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 23:51, 29 July 2010

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 West Yorkshire, at an unopposed by-election on 1st June. At the 1945 general election, he lost the seat to the Labour Party candidate Granville Sharp.

References

  • Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |origdate= (help)
  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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Preceded by Member of Parliament for Spen Valley
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