Fred Silvester
Frederick Silvester MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Walthamstow West Manchester Withington | |
| In office 1967–1970 |
Frederick John Silvester (born 20 September 1933)[1] is a retired British Conservative Party politician.
Silvester contested the Walthamstow West parliamentary constituency in 1966; he was elected a Member of Parliament (MP) at the Walthamstow West by-election in 1967,[1] but lost the seat at the 1970 general election.[2] He was returned to Parliament at the February 1974 general election as MP for Manchester Withington,[3] and held that seat[4] but he was defeated at the 1987 general election by Labour's Keith Bradley.[5]
Silvester is a major character in the play This House which depicts the 1974-79 UK Parliaments.
References
- ^ a b "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "W", part 1". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "UK General Election results 1970". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "UK General Election results February 1974". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "W", part 4". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "UK General Election results 1987". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
Sources
- The Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Ltd, 1966 & 1987
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Fred Silvester
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Edward Redhead | Member of Parliament for Walthamstow West 1967–1970 | Succeeded by Eric Deakins |
| Preceded by Sir Robert Cary, 1st Baronet | Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington Feb 1974–1987 | Succeeded by Keith Bradley |
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