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LIBERAL/LIBERALDEMOCRATCANDIDATESINTHEEASTOFENGLANDREGION1945-2015
ConstituenciesinthecountiesofBedfordshire,Cambridgeshire,Essex,Hertfordshire,Huntingdonshire,Norfolk,Suffolk,togetherwithPeterborough
INCLUDINGSDPCANDIDATESintheGENERALELECTIONSof1983and1987
PREFACE
Severalconstituencies,formerlywhollyorinpartinEssexandHertfordshire,havebeenincludedintheGreaterLondonIndex.AfurtherproblemencounteredinthecompilationofthisIndexhasbeenthenumberofchangesofnamesofconstituenciesovertheyears.Inaddition,nolessthan40ofthecandidateslistedhavefoughtconstituenciesinuptofiveregionsofBritain.Thoughtherehavebeennopocketsofconstituencies,astherehavebeeninmoreindustrialisedregions,whichthepartyfailedtocontestovertheearlypostwarperiod,anumberofindividualconstituencieswereneglectedformanyyears.SomeofthesehadahistoryofLiberalNationalallegiancefromthe1930s.ForthefirstfourorfiveGeneralElectionspostWorldWarII,from1945to1955,theLiberalsavoidedcontestingsuchconstituencies.
Aswithotherregions,anumberofpersonalitiesandeminentpartyfiguresareaffordedextendedentries.
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THEMARTELLPLAN
TheMartellPlan,mentionedinpassingthroughouttheregionaldirectorieswastheelectoralstrategyadoptedbytheLiberalPartyfortheGeneralElectionof1950.ItwasfirstnamedafterEdwardMartellqv(GreaterLondon),aparty‘grandee’oftheimmediatepost-waryearswhoadvocatedthenominationofover150additionalcandidatesinconstituencieswhichhadlittleornoLiberalorganizationnorhistoryofLiberalactivityinrecentyears.Mostwereadoptedlessthantwomonthsbeforenominationday,manyattheeleventhhour,Martell’sobjectivebeingtoincreasetheLiberalchallengetoalevelatwhichthepartywouldbeenabledtoformagovernment,presumingenoughMPswereelected.
Martellandhissupporters,amongthemmanyyoungerpartymembersincludingJeremyThorpe,IsaacHyamqqv,believedthatasteadilygrowingnumberofadoptionsbeingannouncedinthemediawouldcreateamomentumofitsowninthemindsoftheelectorate.ThemajorityoftheconstituenciesinvolvedwereinurbanareasofGreaterLondon,theNorthWest,SouthEast,ScotlandandtheWestMidlandRegions,thoughotherregionswereinvolvedtolesserdegree.Quixotically,aconsiderablenumberoflargelyruralconstituencieswentuncontestedwhereaLiberalcandidatemighthavefaredreasonablywell,judginguponresultsobtainedatthe1945GeneralElection.Thefinalnationaltallyofcandidates,afairproportionofthemofdubiousLiberalpedigree,wasover450.Thepartylostover300deposits,thoughwithoutcontemporaryrecordsofLiberalassociations,orregionalparties,coveringtheperiod,itisnowimpossibletodifferentiatetechnicallybetweena‘MartellPlanCandidate’andacandidate,albeitinanunpromisingconstituency,adoptedfollowingmoreformalprocedures,wellinadvanceofnominationday.AnenormouspercentageoftheMartellPlancandidateswereamongthosetolosetheirdepositsof£150,thensetat121/2%ofvotescast.FortunatelyprovisionhadbeenmadeforsomemeasureofinsurancecoverwithLloydsintheCityofLondonagainstthiscontingency.
ThegoaloffightingeverymainlandconstituencyintheUKwasfinallyachieved25yearslaterundertheleadershipofJeremyThorpeattheGeneralElectionofOctober1974.Thebroadfrontwasreduced,marginally,atthefollowingelectionof1979.Inboth1983and1987theLiberalsandtheirallies,theSDP,eachcontestedroughly50%oftheUKparliamentaryconstituencies,avoidingcontestsagainsteachothersaveinahandfulofcases.Since1992theLiberalDemocratshavecontestedeveryconstituencyinmainlandUK,saveforthatheldbyTheSpeakerandahandfulofotherinstances,ateverysuccessivegeneralelection.Inrecenttimespartynomineeswhoarenominatedatthelastminuteinunpromisingconstituencies,simplytoshowtheflag,havecometobetermed‘papercandidates.’Virtuallyeverycandidateatrecentgeneralelections,however,hasbeenapprovedbytheparty’sparliamentarycandidates’committeeandadoptedaccordingtoformalprocedure.
ThescaleofdefeatfortheLiberalPartyinthe1950GeneralElection,inwhichnineLiberalMPswereelected,waseclipsedbythedebacleof2015whenonlyeightofthepreviouslyheld57constituenciesreturnedaLiberalDemocratMP.Nolessthan340of631depositswereforfeited,£170,000,atthecurrentrateof£500,withthethresholdat5%ofvotescast.NodepositshadbeenlostbythepartyattheGeneralElectionof2010.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
ItisimpossibletolisteverysourceofinformationorreferenceworkconsultedovertheperiodofthecompilationoftheseIndices.Manysourcesofreferenceparticularlybiographiesandautobiographiesarenotedthroughoutthetext.Majorauthoritiesconsultedarelistedbelow.
TheTimesGuidetotheHouseofCommons1945,1950,1951,1955,1959,1964,1966,1970,1974Feb,1974Oct,1979,1983,1987,1992,1997,2001,2005,2010(pubTimesGuides)
DictionaryofLiberalBiography(Politico’sPublishing,London1998)
DictionaryofNationalBiography
DodsParliamentaryCompanion
JournalofLiberalHistory(pubLiberalDemocratHistoryGroup)
ObituarycolumnsofTheDailyTelegraph,TheGuardian,TheIndependent.
Who’sWhointheLiberalDemocrats(editions1-7pubPCABooks,WorcsDY122DX)
Who’sWhoinWestMidlandLiberalDemocrats(edition12015pubPCABooks,WorcsDY122DX)
LiberalNews,LibDemocratNews,Liberator
NewspaperfilesofBirminghamCentralReferenceLibrary,inclTheBirminghamPost,TheBirminghamMail,TheWolverhamptonExpress&Star
WarwickshirePublicLibraries,LeamingtonandWarwick
Whitaker’sAlmanack
Wikipedia
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KEYTOABBREVIATIONS
Thiskeyomitsmanycommonlyused,standardabbreviations.
appt appointment/appointedassn associationbhs boyshighschoolcomp comprehensiveed educationeducatedelem elementaryg grammarghs girlshighschoolg-t grammar-techh highjun juniors schoolss schoolssec secondarysen senioru upperColl CollegeFE FurtherEducationHE HigherEducationLSE LondonSchoolofEconomicsU UniversityUMINST UniversityofManchesterInstituteofTechnology.acc accountantasst assistantbus businessch charteredcorr correspondenteng engineer/engineeringcomm/s committee/sco companycomp computercons consultant/consultancydpty deputydvpmnt developmentdir directoreng engineerexec executive
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incl includingind industryins insuranceInst InstituteorInstitutionInt internationalIT InformationTechnologylect lecturerldr leaderman managermanagingmanagerialormanagementmark marketingmbr memberPR PublicRelationsprog programmerep representativeret retiredsec secretaryt’nology technologyTTC teachertrainingcoll.ald aldermancand candidateC CountyorCouncilcllr councillorDC DistrictCouncilgrp groupldr leaderMB MetropolitanorMunicipalBoroughMWA MemberofWelshAssemblyPC ParishCouncilRDC RuralDistrictCouncilTC TownCouncilUA UnitaryAuthorityUDC UrbanDistrictCouncilWM WestMidlands.ALTU AssociationofLiberalTradeUnionistsAPNI AlliancePartyofNorthernIrelandassn associationBALF BirminghamAreaLiberalFederationBLO BirminghamLiberalOrganisationCAB Citizens’AdviceBureauELD EuropeanLiberalDemocratsLA LiberalAssociationLDA LiberalDemocraticAssociationLDN LiberalDemocratNews
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LDV LibDemVoiceLGBT lesbiangaybisexualtransgenderLib IntLiberalInternationalNATFHE NationalAssociationofTeachersinFurther/HigherEducationPCA ParliamentaryCandidatesAssociationReg RegionorRegionalSDP SocialDemocraticPartyULS UnionofLiberalStudentsWLD WomenLibDemsWM WestMidlandWMLF WestMidland(s)LiberalFederationWMRP WestMidlandRegionalPartyYLs/YLDs YoungLiberals/LiberalDemocrats.
PartyreferstoLiberal/LiberalDemocraticParty,unlessotherwisestated.
ParliamentaryelectionsfoughtbyacandidateintheIndexofanyindividualregionappearinboldtypethus:Westmorland1945.Constituenciesfoughtbyacandidateinotherregionsappearinstandardtype.
Thenamesofconstituencieshavechangedovertheyearsasaresultofparliamentaryboundarychanges.
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AALDERS-DUNTHORNE,Andrew,b1969edBowthorpehs,NorwichCityColl;primarysheadteacher;NorwichMBC;NorwichSouth1997,2001,2005,SuffolkCentral&NorthIpswich2010
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ABEL,DeryckR.E.,b1918;edTottenhamCountys,L.S.E.,LondonU;lostlegduringWWIIservicewhichpermanentlyunderminedhishealth;oneoftheparty’sgreatcharactersofthe1950sand60sandleadingpost-warintellectuals,longassociatedwithTheContemporaryReview,Editor1960-65,succeedingthelegendaryG.P.Gooch;advocateofliberalconceptsoffreedom;wittyiferuditepublicspeaker;wroteinnumerablearticleforpress;authorofErnestBenn,CounsellorforLiberty;earlyadvocateofChannelTunnelprojectwhichhetermedthe‘Chunnel,’asopposedtoabridgewhichhesuggested‘mightsufferfromanexcessofventilation.’;atanelectionmeetingonceaskedbyanelderlypensioner,‘Areyouinfavourputtingpensionsup?’Towhichherepliedunequivocally,‘Theanswertoyourquestionmadamisaverystrongaffirmative!’whichbroughtanimmediateretort,‘Doesthatmeanyesorno?’;onavisitbehindtheIronCurtainattheheightoftheColdWar,hecongratulatedthemanagementofastate-runfactoryon‘yourexcellentworkerscanteenandcuisinebourgeoisie;’much-lovedfigureinparty;chairofLPOExec1957-1959,LPOCouncilearly1960s;originallyastaunchmbrofFreeTradeUnion,latersec,writingforitsjournalFreeTrader;leftmovementc1958inoppositiontopoliciesofMajOliverSmedleyqv;hiscut-glassmanners,rarefieddictionandcitygentappearance,completewithpin-stripedsuit,blackbowlerandrolledupumbrella,werenotelectioneeringassets;authorHistoryofBritishTariffs1923-42;d1965;hiswidowBettywasEditorofTheContemporaryReviewfrom1970;StAlbans1950;Torquay(Devon&CornwallRegion)1951;Worthing(SouthEastRegion)1959.
ABERNETHY,WilliamDrummond,b1914inEssex;WWIIserviceinCeylonandIndia;schoolmaster,latertouredBritainaslectonvisualaids;Maldon1950
AFTON,Richard,bKerry,Eire1914,ofCatholicbackground,edStVincent’ss,Hull,TrinityColl,Dublin;chairRetardedChildren’sAidSociety,anofficialprisonvisitor;BBCTVproducer,director,writerofmanypopularandprestigiousprogrammes;firstpartycandatBuryfor14years;d1985;BuryStEdmundsby-e1964,1964,Heston&Isleworth(GreaterLondon)1966
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AKINWALE,M/sChika,edHallamU;pharmaceuticalscientist;motivationalwriter/speaker;interestsinclchildren’swelfare;Ipswich2015
AKST,WolfIsaac,b1903,edShorehamgs,acc;EasternCountiesLiberalFederation;Peterborough1950,1951,Harwich1955
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ALEXANDER,MrsFrances,b1935edBrentwoodCohs,LondonHospital,WeymouthTrainingColl;teacherofnursingstudies;mbrnationalprivatenursingcomm,RoyalCollofNursing;EssexSouthEast1974Feb,1979
AMOR,Nicholas,b1950edGreatBaddows,OxfordU,GuildfordLaws;solicitor;BrentwoodDC;Brentwood&Ongar1983,1987
ANNAND,Hugh,b1974,WelwynGardenCity,edApplecrofts,Haileybury,LoughboroughU;linguist;joinedparty2001;Eurocand2014;hisshareofthepollatSouthShieldswashithertooneofthelowesteverrecordedbyaLiberalcandinaparliamentaryelection(rathermoreareflectionofthelowebbofpartyfortunesatthetimethanuponhisqualitiesasacandidate);HertfordshireNorthEast2010,SouthShields(NorthEastRegion)by-e2013,WelwynHatfield2015
ARLOTT,LeslieThomasJohn;bBasingstoke1914edQueenMary’sgs,Basingstoke;hospitalrecordsclerklaterpoliceofficer1934-46;pre-eminentradio/TVbroadcaster;originallycricketcorrespondentfortheLiberal-leaningNewsChronicle;becamealegendforhiscountycricketandTestmatchcommentariesover40years.HisrichHampshirevoicewasaninstantlyrecognisablefeatureoftheEnglishsummer;amanofdeephumanitywithastrongsympathywiththeunder-dog.HewasbitterlyopposedtoapartheidinSouthAfricawhichheexperiencedatfirsthand.WhenaskedtostatehisraceonanimmigrationformataSouthAfricanairport,hewrote‘human’againstthequestionandwasthenaskedbyanaggressiveofficialtoexplainthemeaningofhisanswer!
Hebecamewell-knownfromhisregularappearancesonBBCRadioAnyQuestions?fromthemid1950s.Agifted,ifsomewhatemotionaldebater,hewasafigureofstatureintheLiberalrevivalatthattime.Atalentedwriterwithahighlypersonalstyle,hewastheauthorofinnumerabledefinitivebooksoncricket,inclhistories,reminiscencesofthegame,portraitsofplayersetcmanyofwhichhavebecomeclassics.Healsowroteonfood,wine,country;publishedpoetryofsomemerit.Ofadeeplyemotionalcharacter,hisprivatelifewasmarredbytragedies.HewasnotwithoutbittercriticsandenemiesinsidecricketandtheBBConaccountofhisforthrightradicalviews.HeretiredtoliveonAlderney,ChannelIslandsanddiedtherein1991.Epping1955,1959
ARRAM,MrsJoyceMuriel,b1935ofJewishbackground,edCamdenghs,NorthWestPoly,HolbornCollofLaw;solicitor;dptyPresLiberalDemocratLawyersAssn;bitterlyopposedtocutsinLegalAidprovisionproposedbygovernment;foughtMBCelectionsinFinchley,Barnetareas;warmandlikeablepersonality,popularandrespectedinpartycircles;EssexSouthEast1966,Ruislip-Northwood(GreaterLondon)1970,1974Feb,Oct
ATKINS,RichardS.,IpswichMBC,Eurocand;defectedtoConservatives;Ipswich2005
AUSTEN,MrsBeryl,b1930edsecs,tech,OpenU;retself-employedhotelier;secofhospice;EppingForest1992
AUVRAY,RaymondMichael,b1948edBidfordgs,ReadingU,NorthEastLondonPoly;principalcareersofficer;EssexCC;Basildon1979,1987
BAKER,David,b1935edBurygs,ManchesterU;intsystemscons;EssexCC;CastlePoint1997
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BALDWIN,Nicholas,b1958Chulmleyhs&CommunityColl,WestBucklands,HullU,ExeterU;author/lect,SuffolkCentral1983
BANKS,DesmondAndersonHarvie,laterLordBanks,bAscot1918,edUColls;lifeinsbroker,pensionscons;warservice;joinedpartyatschool;co-founder1952withPeterGraftonqvofRadicalReformGroup,tocounterperceivedrightwarddriftofparty,remainingamemberuntilitsdemiseinearly1960s;authormanypamphletsandpolicypapers;speechwritertoJoGrimond;stronglycommittedsupporterofEuropeanUnion,ChairLiberalEuroactionGroup,ChairEuropeanMovement1986-94;ChairLPOExec1961-63,Pres1968-69,CBE1972,LifePeer1975,deputyChiefWhipinLords1975-83;greatlyrespectedthroughouttheparty;ofakindlypersonality,gentleandreasoninginapproach,aneffectivespeakeronTVandradio;d1997;hiswifeBarbara(neeWells)OBEwasastalwartofWLF;HarrowEast(GreaterLondon)1950,StIves(Devon&CornwallRegion)1955,HertfordshireSouthWest1959seeDictionaryofLiberalBiography
BANTON,AlanJ.,b1948edsecs;withbloodtransfusionservice;BasildonDC;Thurrock1992
BARNETT,JackHarris,b1926ofJewishbackground,edLondonderry,CentralFoundations;journalist;gensecBritishSection,WorldJewishCongress;Gravesend(SouthEastRegion)1964,1966;SouthendWest1970
BARON,M/sChristinaA.M.,b1950edStLeonard’ss,StAndrews,CityU,London;researchstudent,part-timeuniversitytutor;wifeofAlanButt-Philipqv(SouthWestRegion);livesWells;HemelHempstead1974Feb,Oct
BASTICK,John,b1942edMalmesburygs,RegentStPoly;mandiradvertising/markco;Harlow1983,Wanstead&Woodford(GreaterLondon)1987
BAXTER,Brian,b1932edDunoongs,Kennington,ScottishHotels,King’sLynnTechColl;farmer;NorfolkSouthWest1974Oct,1979,1983
BAYNES,KeithW.,b1931edLiskeardgs,IlfordCohs,Brigg(EastMidlandsRegion)1964,SouthendEast1966
BEALE,JohnRoderickCharles,b1932,edCulfords,BuryStEdmunds,LeightonParks,Reading,LSE;lect;Cambridgeshire1966,Maldon1970,1974Feb,Oct,Sudbury1979
BEAVAN,Davidb1951,edStowes,EssexU;journalist;Hitchin1974Feb
BEDFORD,M/sSara,joinedparty1980s;chairNYLDs;LPOExec,Conferencecomm;ThreeRiversDC;manyinterestsincleducation;WelwynHatfield2005
BELLARD,Francis(Frank),b1946edNorthEastLondonPoly,GarnettColl;systemseng;Billericay1992,2001
BENJAMIN,MalvynA.,b1937edDulwichCollpreps,StPaul’ss,King’sColl,LondonU;solicitor;ofJewishbackground;activeinJewishcommunalorganisations;bythetimeofLutonby-election,theLiberalupsurgetriggeredbytheOrpingtonvictoryinFebruary1962,hadspentitself;atBarrowadecadelaterhewasthefirstpartycandlocallyfor24years,polling19.6%;wroteamovingand
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graphicaccountofhisbattlewithlife-threateningamyloidosis,andsubsequenttreatment,forBritishMedicalJournalNov2011;Lutonby-e1963,Barrow-in-Furness(NorthWestRegion)1974Feb,Oct
BENNETT,AirVice-MarshalDonaldC.T.,b1910,Queensland,Australia,edBrisbanegs.,RAAF1930,laterRAF;brokeseveraldistanceflyingrecords;distinguishedwarrecord;knownas‘Pathfinder’Bennett;hisinnovationsandstrategies1942-45greatlyincreasedefficiencyofAlliedbombingcampaignagainstNaziGermany;describedas‘mostdistinguishedtechnicalairmanofhisgeneration’;youngest-everAirVice-Marshal;unaccountablypassedoverforknighthood;highlyrespectedbutrememberedbyhiscrewsandstaffasaloofandpersonallydifficult;atMiddlesbroughtheincumbentMPHarcourt(Crinks)Johnstonediedearlyin1945,Bennettbeingreturnedunopposedintheby-ebutlosttheseatintheGeneralElectionshortlyafterinastraightfightwithLabourby2,613votes;afterwarappointeddirofBritishSouthAmericanAirways;laterbecameassociatedwithfarrightfringe,NationalIndependencePartyetc;anti-CommonMarket;autobiographyPathfinderpubMuller1959;d1986;MiddlesbroughWest(NorthEastRegion)by-e1945(MPfor73daysonly),1945;CroydonNorth(GreaterLondon)by-e1948,NorwichNorth1950
BENNETT,Nigelb1966,DoncasteredHallcrosscomps,Doncaster,LeicesterU;teacher;SudburyTC,Mayor2003,2007;BabergDCgroupldr;SuffolkSouth2010
BENTON,PeterA.S.,b1925edBrixtonSchoolofBuilding;architect;LPOCouncil;HertfordshireSouthWest1966
BEVAN,MrsPaulineAnne,b1941edFleetwoodgs,BlackpoolCollegiategs;cosec/diroffamilyjoinerybusiness;EssexCC,TendringDC;Harwich1992
BINNEY,GeorgeW.,b1953edKing’sColl,Wimbledon;barrister;headofmanservices,CourtauldsLtd;HertfordshireNorth1983,1987
BLACKBURN,AlfredNoelH.,b1913edTonstalls,Sunderland,Durhams;chacc;Thurrock1964,Sevenoaks(SouthEastRegion)1966,Camberwell,Dulwich(GreaterLondon)1970
BLAIR,DrIanM.,b1936edKingGeorgeVs,Southport,OxfordU,LiverpoolU;physicist;BuckinghamshireCC,laterOxfordshireCC;servedasOfstedinspector;layminister,well-knownthroughoutOxfordshire;dJan2009;Abingdon(SouthCentralRegion)1979,HertfordshireSouthWest1983,1987,Witney(SouthCentralRegion)1992
BODLE,Bruceb1946?businessdevelopmentman;Watford1979
BOHLING,ChristopherHugh,b1931edStJohn’ss,Leatherhead;marineunderwriteratLloyds;livesWoking;EssexSouthEast1970
BOIZOT,Peter,b1929Peterborough,edKing’ss.Peterborough,CambridgeU;entrepreneur,restaurateur,fdrPizzaExpress;philanthropist,keenjazzfollower;fdrSohoJazzFestival;knownas‘MrPeterborough’forhismunificentpatronageofhishometown;ldrSohoTradersSection;Peterborough1974Feb,Oct
BONNER,Eric,b1945edStMirren’sAcad,Paisley;inturnshopasst,longdistancelorry/busdriver;laterlivedBeccles,Suffolk;BrentwoodDCwherehewasamongfirstpartycllrselected;sportedformidablebeard;d2015;Billericay1983
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BOTTOMLEY,MrsElizabethT.,b1943edSloughghs,QueenMaryColl,LondonU;BrentwoodDC;Brentwood1992,1997
BOULTON,Barry,b1941edLeistongs,BoroughPoly;saleseng;MailingRDC;BuryStEdmunds1974Feb
BOULTON,Billy,b1976;amongfirstadvocatesoflegalisationofcannabis;CastlePoint2001
BOWLER,M/sSophie,bLincolnshireedLeedsU;workedinSydneyforNewSouthWalesgovernment,laterforBillNewtonDunnMEPinStrasburg;laterwithfinancialfirminCity;specialistinfightingfinancialcrime,money-laundering,fraud;despiteherattractiveappearanceandimpressivebackground,sheoptedtobenomorethanacomplete‘paper’candidate,unwillingtomeetthemediacausingsomeembarrassmenttothelocalparty;qvLaurenceBrassbelow;Hertsmere2015
BRACKEN,MartinWilliam,b1959edHaroldHillgs;sentreasurymanforEuropeanbank;ChelmsfordMBC;ChelmsfordWest1997
BRADFORD,ChristopherM.N.,mbrpartyEducationpanel;CambridgeshireCC,ldrAlliancegrp;SuffolkSouth1987
BRASS,LaurenceS.,b1947edCliftonColl,Bristol,UColl,London;solicitor;HertsmereMBC;BoardofDeputiesofBritishandCommonwealthJews,AssnofLiberalLawyers,Londonpartycouncil;campaigned2015onbehalfofSophieBowlerqvaboveinHertsmere,wherehewaslocalpartychairman;Eurocand1979;Hornsey1970,Finchley1974Feb,Oct1974,Edmonton1983(allGreaterLondon),Hertsmere,1987
BRINTON,BaronessSarahVirginia(Sal),b1955edBenendens,Kent,CentralSchoolofSpeech/Drama,London,CambridgeU,AngelaRuskinU;BBCTV/Radiostaff1974-81,laterventurecapitalist1984-1992,threetimesBusinessWomanoftheYear,ExecDirofAssnofUniversitiesinEastofEngland;joinedparty1974;CambridgeshireCC1993-2004,grpldr1997-2004;Life-Peer2010;electedpartyPres2014;hasimpressedonherappearancesonthemedia;hastravelledwidelyintheUKsinceassumingthePresidency;CambridgeshireSouthEast1997,2001,Watford2005,2010
BRISTOL,Jonathanb1940edSaltgs,FulneckBoys’s,RoyalAgriculturalColl,Cirencester;codir,NorfolkSouth1979
BRISTOW,PhilipJ.,b1956edNevinDrivesenhs,Chingford,Essex;BTbusinessdevelopmentman;mbrCharter88;activistWokinghamarea;BedfordshireNorthEast1997,RotherVale(YorkshireRegion)2005
BROCKLEBANK-FOWLER,Christopher,b1934Perses;mancons/dir;foughtWestHamNorth(GreaterLondon)1964forConservativeslaterMP,King’sLynnfrom1970,thenNorfolkNorthWestto1983;laterjoinedpartyfromSDPonmerger(seeSDPsection);subsequentlydefectedtoLabour1996;onlypoliticalfigureofnoteinmoderneratohavebeenamemberofallfourpoliticalparties;interestedinoverseastrade;nowlivesNorthScotland;chair,CaithnessPartnership,groupingofcharityorganisationsincounty;NorfolkSouth1992
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BROMLEY,Nick,edSirJohnLemans,NorwichCityColl,SheffieldU;dirofhealthresearch;livesBeccles;CentreForReform;Waveney2005
BROOKS-GORDON,DrM/sBelinda,edMiddlesexPoly,CambridgeU;originallyabeautician,laterqualifiedaslawyer;withMetropolitanPoliceresearchingcriminaljustice,publicsafety;lateracademicLeicesterU,BirkbeckColl;constoHMprisonservice;interestsinclLiberty;SuffolkWest2010,CitiesofLondon&Westminster(GreaterLondon)2015
BROWN,MrsMoragM.,b1916edGlasgowhs,GlasgowU;housewife,codir;Cambridgeshire1970
BROWN,R.D.HertfordshireSouthWest1964
BROWN,W.Glanville,b1907edMagdaleneColls,OxfordU;InnerTemple;barristerfrom1932;involvedinJapanesewarcrimetrials1945-47;workedontranslationoflegalsectionsTreatyofRome,chairwagescouncils;histwocontestswere29yearsapart;d1995;CardiffCentral(Wales)1935;StAlbans1964
BROWNE,Robert,b1943edBirkbeckColl,LondonU,UofBarcelona,UofPoitiers,StIgnatiusColl,StanfordHill;reinsurancestockbroker;Harlow1979
BRYAN,John,b1940edStBonaventure’sRCgs,LondonE;socialworker;Braintree1979
BRYANT,GeorgeQ.,b1898?ofoldEastAnglianfarmingfamily;garageproprietor;lostlegonserviceWWI;withRAFFlyingControlSectionWWII;firstpartycandlocallyforover25years;NorfolkSouth1950
BUCKMASTER,M/sHildaM.A.,(nieceofStanleyB.,1stVisc1861-1934,judge,MPCambridge1906-10,Keighley1911-15,LordChancellor1916-18);b1896,HildaB.wasedatHaberdashers’Aske’ss,Acton,LSE;servedasoriginalmbrofWRNSinWWI,laterworkedwithFriends’ReliefinPoland;fdrmbrin1920sofNUS;activewithpartyfrom1920s;activewithLeagueofNationsU;recalledtoWRNSWWIIworkedattheAdmiralty;adietician,interestedinproblemsofmalnutrition;d1993;Maldon1935,Chelmsford1945,Holborn&StPancrasSouth(GreaterLondon)1950
BUCKTON,DavidJohn,bCambridge1934edMonktonCombesens,CambridgeU;TVfilmproducer;DirStGeorge’sGuildhall/King’sLynnArtsCentre&Festival;NorfolkCC;livesThetford;NorfolkSouthWest1997
BURRELL,JohnE.,b1935edMorecambegs,ManchesterU;statistician;vice-chairNLYLs,LPOCouncil;Bedford1966
BUSH,(Lieut)HamiltonBrinsley,b1896edHighgatehs,mandiroffirmofmanufacturingchemists;serviceinarmyWWI,inWWIIinARPandHomeGuard;Watford1950,1951
BUTCHER,ArthurW.,b1940edBeverleybs,NewMaldon,Surrey;journalist;Bedford1970
CADMAN,David,b1941edFriends’s,SaffronWalden,LondonU;chsurveyor,mandir;partyHousingpanel;Harwich1974Feb
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CANNING,Andrew,b1962edSirRogerManwood’ss,Sandwich,LSE;economist/investmentman;withbankinggroup;ULS,Londonpartyexec;agentforSimonHughesMPqv(GreaterLondon)in1992,SouthwarkLBC;laterDorchesterTC,Mayor,WestDorsetDC;candforDorsetPoliceCommissioner2012;mbrGreenpeace,Amnesty,FriendsoftheEarth;Watford1997,DorsetSouth2001,Christchurch2010(bothSouthWestRegion)
CANTRILL,Rod,ofNottinghamshireminingstock,edCambridgeU;codir;CambridgeMBC;interestsinclcharityforthehomeless;SouthWestBedfordshire2010,Huntingdon2015
CARDEN,RichardA.P.,edKing’ss,Canterbury,OxfordU;systemseng;NorfolkCC,SouthOxfordshireDC,Henley-on-ThamesBC,TC;NorfolkSouth1983,1987
CARSON,MrsHelenG.,SaffronWalden1955
CASS,Gerald,b1929edPriorys,Acton;chsec;manofaccsdeptofWestEndco;chairLondonLiberalparty;HendonNorth(GreaterLondon)1966,1970;Hastings(SouthEastRegion)1974Feb,HertfordshireSouthWest1979
CATON,Melvyn(orMelvin),b1959,Bishop‘sStortfordColl,SalfordU,LoughboroughU;codirfamilyfirm;UttlesfordDC,EssexCC;interestsinclGreenLDs,Charter88;SaffronWalden1997
CHAPMAN,Mark,b1973Hitchinsensalesmanager;MidBedfordshireDC;BedfordshireMid2005,Spelthorne(SouthEastRegion)2015
CHAPMAN,Peter,b1959edDenbighhs,Luton,LutonCollofFE;salesman;LutonMBC;LutonSouth1987
CHAPPELL,DavidE.,bHartlepool,1953,ONCinConstruction;traininginlaw,economics;quantitysurveyorinbuildingind;StEdmundsburyBC;mbrGreenLiberals,FriendsofPalestine;UnitedNationsAssn;BuryStEdmunds2005,2010,2015
CHARLTON,Anthony,Thurrock1974Oct,by-e1976
CHATFIELD,JonathanP,bc1968,edWeymouthgs,UofBradford,PresofUnion;commmanwithrailwayco;interestinclmentalhealth;CambridgeshireSouthEast2005,2010,2015
CHRISTIAN,D.,Colchester1974Oct
CHRISTIAN,JohnP.,b1929edprivately;mandirofadvagency;BedfordshireMid1970
CLARK,PeterC.,b1947edFriends’School,SaffronWalden;bankclerk;UttlesfordDC;HertfordshireEast1974Feb,Oct
CLIFFORD-JACKSON,M/sVivienneHelen,lectinNursing,codir;NorfolkCommunityHealthTrust;NorfolkMid2001,2005
CLOUSTON,(Lt)DaneS.C.,b1938edMarlborough,OxfordU,RoyalNavalColl,Dartmouth;maturestudent,formerbanker;prominentinOxfordshirepartycircles;laterinvolvedwith‘continuing’Liberals,holdingofficewiththatgrouping;somethingofafreespirit;recentlengthypostson
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internetinclTheReformofCapitalism;Newbury(SouthCentralRegion)1970,1974Feb,Oct;HertfordshireSouthWestby-e1979
COLEBY,PeterR.,b1935edStJamesgs,IsleofWight;chacc,freelancescriptwriter;WaveneyDCGreatYarmouth1974Feb,Oct
COLEMAN,Iain,CambridgeMBC,cabinetmbr;interestsinclrecycling;LibDemVoice;HertfordshireNorthEast2005
COLLINS,Paul,b1960,livedSouthendfrom1982;joinedparty1979;worksforinsbroker;SouthendMBC;activewithcharityorganisations;SouthendWest2015
COLLINGS,GustaveR.,b1925edJohnLyon’ss,codir,bookpublisher;Portsmouth,Langstone(SouthCentralRegion)1964;NorfolkNorth1979
COLLIS,M/sGudrunC.Z.,b1937edWatfordgs,CambridgeU,solicitor;secPCA,NLYLexec;impressedearlyonwithherenergyandenthusiasm;tookalongbreakfromcampaigning;subsequentlyactiveinSouthWestRegion;DevizesMBCdptyMayor1984;contestantinBBCRadioBrainofBritain1990;Chigwell1964,1966,Swindon(SouthWestRegion)1979
COOKE,Daniel,WelwynHatfieldDCldrgrp;d2005;WelwynHatfield2001
COOPER,M/sDaisy,b1983?Suffolk,edLeedsU;involvedfor10yearswithoverseasdevelopmentagenciesadvisingministers;workedwithHackedOffcampaign,latterlywithVSO;interestsinclVotesAt16,humanrights,freedomofspeech;mbrpartyDiversityEngagementGroup;describedbyTheTelegraphas‘ahighachiever’,‘onetowatch;’partyFederalExec,ALDCmanagementcomm;runner-uptoSalBrintonqvinpartyPreselection2014;attractiveinappearanceandpersonality,ayoungladywithhighaspirationsandgreatpotential;livesHaywardsHeath;SuffolkCoastal2010,SussexMid(SouthEastRegion)2015
COOPER,DavidA.,b1947edChristopherWrencomp,London,CanleyTTC,Coventry;formerteacher,latercharityco-ordinator;SuffolkCoastalDC;mbrEvangelicalAlliance;BuryStEdmunds1997
CORNWELL,RichardThomasArchibald,b1906;formerlyinsbroker,laterhadinterestswithestateandpropertycos;militaryserviceWWIIwithRoyalCorpsofSignals;activewithSouthBuckinghamshireLiberalAssn,fundraiserwithNationalPlayingFieldsAssn;firstpartycandformanyyearsinconstituencywithhistoryofNationalLiberalconnectionsin1930sand40s;fatherofauthorJohnLeCarre;becameanassociateofthenotoriousKraybrothers;laterjailedforinsfraud;d1975;Yarmouth1950
CROME,DavidR.,b1937edSalehs,Cheshire,WilliamHulme’sgs,ManchesterLawSchool;solicitor;Lowestoft1966,1970
CROSSE,(Lt)MatthewP.,journalist/publicrelationscons;serviceWWIIRNVRinIntelligence;Lowestoft1945
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CROUCH,RobertL.,b1935edLSE,UofCalifornia;RNservice,FleetAirArm;economist;lectUofEssex;LPOCouncil;authorofbooksoneconomics;long-timeresidentofUSAwherehedied11/6/2014;NorfolkSouth1966
CROWSON,Michael,b1940edBridlingtongs,OastlerColl,Huddersfield,UofAlberta,Canada;teacher;contestedaFederalandaprovincialelectioninCanada;Thurrock1979
CUMBERLAND,SidneyFrancis,b1949edWestcliffehs,UshawColl,Durham,GregorianU,Rome;OxfordU;psdptyhead;RochfordDC;Rayleigh1997,2005
CURRY,J.MichaelJ.,b1923,edBankcroftss;travelagent;SouthendEast1974Feb,Oct
DALE,TomE.,b1931edColchesterRoyalgs,Gosfields,Halstead,LSE,PresofUnion,LondonUInstofEducation;WardenofCambridgeIntCentre,dirofpublicrelationsco;mbrNewOrbitsgroup;actedasunofficialminder/secretarytoJeremyThorpeduringmuchofhisleadership,arbitrarilydecidingwhoshouldhaveaccesstohim;somewhatgruffandofficiousinmanner;notoneofthebest-dressedmanintheparty;longassociatedwithLiberalInt;EssexCC;doggedlypersistentcampaigner;Harwich1959,1964,1966,1970,SuffolkCentral1987
DANGERFIELD,MrsElmaTryphosa,OBE,CBEneeBirkettbLiverpool1907,edCheltenhamLadiesColl;spentchildhoodinPhilippines,HongKong;herhusband,aRNcaptain,died1941,leavingherawidowfor65years,freetoindulgeherliterary,politicalandbusinessinterestsinLondon;saidtohaveknown‘everyone’andhadcontacts‘everywhere’;inWWII,withtheAdmiraltyandMI9;laterjournalist,writer,inveteratecampaigner;wroteearlyexposesofholocaustsofJewsandgypsiesbeforetheendofthewar;laterofGulagsinUSSRinBeyondtheUralspub1946;associateofDuchessofAthollinBritishLeagueforEuropeanFreedom;helpedfoundEuro-AtlanticGroup;expertatstartingcross-party,extraparliamentarycampaigns;laterre-establishedByronSociety1975;consideredbysomeaseccentricbyothersas‘decidedlydotty,’sheclaimedtobeare-incarnationofaloverofByron;hertieswiththepartyloosenedduetoheroppositiontoBritain’smembershipofEEC;perennialattenderofLiberalSummerSchools;giftedwithastrongvoice,sheregularlymisjudgedpartyassembliesindebatebyputtingquestionstoheraudienceonlytoreceiveunexpectedcontraryanswerswhichdefeatedherpurpose;d2006;receivedmonumentalobituaryinTheIndependent;AberdeenSouth(Scotland)1959,Hitchin1964
DANIELS,Thomasb1939edTrinityColl,Dublin;lectLutonCollofT’nology.Luton1966
DARLING,(Maj)Thomas,farmer;activewithNFU;Hitchin1945
DAVEY,M/sSerena,bEssexedChelmsford,UofEssex;workedforNSPCC,RAC;careerinIT:atWestminster;workedonpartyPupilPremiumPolicy;activewithcharities;CastlePoint2015
DAVIES,Harry,ThreeRiversDC;Stevenage2001
DAVIES,Jonathan,ofJewishbackground,edGravesendbgs,OxfordU;solicitor;BarnetLBC,pioneerinrecycling;TreasurerLondonparty,TreasurerGoldersGreenSynagogue;FriendsofIsrael;Finchley&GoldersGreen(GreaterLondon)1997,Hertsmere2005,Finchley&GoldersGreen(GreaterLondon)2015
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DAVIES,MrsJuliaM.,b1952edMerchantTaylors’gs,Crosby,BedfordColl,LondonU;teacher;StansteadAbbottsPC;mbrGreenLDs;Broxbourne1992,1997,2001,Stevenage2005,2010
D’CRUZ,Brendan,edUofPlymouth,C,ITprofessional;universitylect;activeSouthWales;contributortostudyMakingMigrationWorkforBritain;Isylwn(Wales)2005,CastlePoint2010
DAVIS,M/sCarys,bPenzance1981,BSc(Sociology),MA(HumanRights),PostGradDip(BroadcastJournalism);InstofPR;parliamentaryresearchertoDannyAlexanderMP;workedforinternationaldevelopmentabroad;fdrFriendsoftheMaldives;Thurrock2010
DEAN,Alan,UttlesfordDC,grpldr;resilientcampaigner,energeticblogger;CambridgeshireNorthEast2005,Waveney2010,
DEAN,Gordon,edEastAngliaU,NottinghamTrentU;senpartnerlawfirm;volunteerNorwichLawCentre;NorfolkCC;activeinLawSociety,specialistinEmployment,PersonalandInjuryLaw;NorfolkSouthWest2001
DEMONTMORENCY,(Sir)ArnoldGeoffrey,b1908succas19thBt1979;edWestminsters,CambridgeU;fromanoldLiberalfamily;serviceininMiddleEastWWII;LPOCouncil,LiberalLawyersAssn;barristerfrom1932;owner/literaryeditorformanyyearsofTheContemporaryReview,beinglargelyresponsibleforthecontinuedexistenceofthatpublication;describedinhisobituaryinTheDailyTelegraphas‘thin,irascible,impractical,eccentric;’saidtohavesurvivedonadietofMaltesersandKitcats;acousinoftheHollywoodactressesOliviaDeHavillandandJoanFontaine;d2003;Cambridge1959,Cirencester&Tewkesbury(SouthWestRegion)1964
DENNIS,(Capt)GeorgeStephen,Weymouths,Westminsters,CambridgeU;serviceWWIIinRoyalTankCorps;expertoncropdiseases;farmerinDorsetwherehewasLordofManorofBroadmayne;firstpartycandlocallyformorethan20years;notedsportsman,point-to-pointjockey,cricketforHampshireCC;NorfolkSouthWest1950
DEROTHSCHILD,James(Jimmy),A.,bParis1878,intotheinternationalbankingdynasty;edLyceeLouisleGrand,Paris,CambridgeU;describedas‘oneofthemorecolourful’LiberalMPs;racehorseowner;ParliamentarySecretarytotheMinistryofSupply1945;munificentphilanthropist;bequeathedhometoNationalTrust;donated£Israeli6mtowardsbuildingofKnessetbuilding;hisdefeatatElyin1945wasattributabletotheinterventionofaLabourcand,resultinginoneofonlyahandfulofConservativegainsinthatgeneralelection;d1957;hiswifeDorothy1896-1988supportedherhusband’scampaigns;herwillof£94mwasthelargestprobatedestaterecordedtothattime;IsleofEly1929,1931,1935,1945;MP1929-1945
DESAINTECROIX,RichardJohn,formerlySDPqv(GreaterLondon);SouthendWest2001,Fareham(SouthCentralRegion)2005
DICKSON,AndrewM.,edLondonBusinesss,UofAberystwyth;formerteacher;Vice-PresGoldman-Sachs;laterchair/managingdirARCinterCapitalLtd;interestsinclPrince’sTrust,HowardLeague,PrisonReformTrust;SouthCambridgeshire2005
DIX,Eric,b1923edWestminsterCitys,CambridgeU,personnelman;Hitchin1974Oct,1979
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DOLLING,MichaelJ.,b1938edsecs,motorengapprenticeship;taxiproprietor;chairLutontaxiOwnersAssn;activewithNationalFederationofTaxicabAssns;LutonMBC;LutonWest1974Feb,Oct,1979
DRAYTON,H.C.,diroftransportcos;farmerinSuffolk;adoptedPPCin1940,hedidnotstandattheby-electionof1944,bidingbytheelectoraltruce;MargeryCorbettAshby,aveterancampaignerfortheLiberalsatsevenelections,resignedfromthepartytofightasanIndLib;shepolled43.8%;BuryStEdmunds1945
DREW,Royle,b1932,ofNottinghamshireminingstock,edHenryMellishgs,NottinghamDistrictTechColl;chiefclerklaterexecwithNorwichUnionIns;campaignedforlowerbusfares;JP;mbrofSpiritualistChurch;joinedparty1965;NorfolkCentral1970
DUFF,AndrewN.,OBE;bBirkenhead1950,edSherbornes,CambridgeU;L’UniversiteLibredeBrussels;researchofficerHansardSoc;ECaffairscons,researchfellowJosephRowntreeTrust;joinedparty1974;CambridgeMBC1982-90,groupleader1988-90;LPOFederalExec1994-97;chairEnglishCouncil;Eurocand1984,1989,1994;PresidentEuropeanUnionofFederalists;MEP(EasternRegion)1999-2014;heldseveralpostsatStrasbourg;leaderLiberalgroup2007-09;spokesmanonConstitutionalAffairsforALDE;memberofseveralcommitteesatStrasburg,includingForeignAffairs,HumanRights,Defence;authorofseveralbooksandstudiesonEuropeanaffairs;respectedfigureatStrasburg;serious-minded,agoodcommunicator,bravely(andsuccessfully)pursuedapoliticalcareerdespiteaspeechdisability;Huntingdon1992
DYSON,Mark,b1957;careerinbroadcasting;Ipswich2010
EDINGER,GeorgeAdolphus;journalist/author/warcorr;wrotebooksonNelson,Gladstonein1930s;firstpartycandlocallysince1929;SaffronWalden1945
ELLIS,TrevorK.,b1954edEarlsColnegs;welfarerightsworkerfornationalcharity;BraintreeDCBraintree1997,NorthEssex2001
ELVINMrsAnneM.,b1940edStAngela’sConvent,NorthLondon,LondonU,ManchesterU;teacher;TendringDC;mbrCPRE;Harwich1997,SuffolkCentral&NorthIpswich2001
ENGLISH,M/sRuthCrisp,bSuffolk,daughterofSirThomasC–E,surgeontoWinstonChurchill;nursingserviceinWWIIbeforeenteringWarOfficeIntelligenceDept;socialworkinLondon’sEastEnd;hospitalgovernor;honsecWestminsterLiberalAssn,LondonLiberalPartyexec;wifeofAubreyHerbertqv;Lowestoft1950
EVANS,DavidE.,b1925edWilliamElliss,Highgate,ActonCos;publicrelationscons;SouthendMBCformanyyears,laterald;greatlyrespectedinpartycirclesforhisexpertiseonlocalgovernmentmatters;EalingSouth(GreaterLondon)1955,Barking(GreaterLondon)1959,SouthendEast1964,SouthendWest1979,SouthendEastby-e1980
FEATHERSTONE,Edward,HertfordshireSouthWest2001,2005
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FISHER,James,b1936edHeadlandsgs,Swindon,NottinghamU;systemsanalystwithBAC;ldrpartygroupLutonMBC,ldrpartygroupBedfordshireCC;LutonEast1974Feb,Oct
FITCHETT,Keith,b1946edAlleyn’ss,OxfordU;informationsystemslect;LambethLBC;dirMonteverdiChoirandOrchestra;hewasobligedtoresignasChairofHousingafter£3mwasstolenfromtheaccountsbyanemployee,thoughhehimselfwasnotinvolvedinthefraud;formerlySDPforwhomhefoughtBanbury1983seeSouthCentralRegion;HackneySouth(GreaterLondon)1992,LutonSouth1997,Ashford(SouthEastRegion)2001
FLEETWOOD,M/sKaye,b1942edLoughtoncohs,WestHamCollofT’nology;salesmanagerofscientificco;Thurrock1970,1974Feb
FORTUNE,Edward,b1943edYarmgs,Yorkshire,ImperialColl,LondonU;operationalresearchanalyst;Upton-by-ChesterRDC;Basildon,1974Feb,Oct
FOWER,Darren,b/raisedPeterboroughededWaltoncomp,PeterboroughRegionalColl,DeMontfortU;withlocalcharity,previouslywithSpinaBifida;PeterboroughMBC;Peterborough2015
FRANKS,David,b1944edlocally;merchandisingadministrator;LutonMBCgrpldr;AmnestInt,FriendsoftheEarth;LutonEast1979,LutonSouth1983
FRARY,M/sSusan,b1959ThorpeStAndrewandThorpegs,Oswestry,NorthStaffordshireSchoolofPhysiotherapy;physiotherapist,bookkeeper;mbrBroadsSoc,WorldWideFundforNature;NorfolkMid1997
FREEMAN,Mark,b1953edCedarss,LeightonBuzzard;compsoftwarecons;SouthBedsDC,grpldr,LeightonTinsladeDC;BedfordshireSouthWest1992
FREUD,SirClementRaphael,b1924,Berlin,grandsonoftheAustrianpsycho-analyst;ofJewishancestrylaterbecameAnglican;brotherofLucien,leadingartist,fromwhomhewasestrangedformanyyears;familyfledtoBritainlate1930s;edHallpreps,DartingtonHalls,StPaulss;serviceWWII;presentatNurembergTrials1946;writer,chefwhotrainedatDorchesterHotelandHotelMartinezinCannes;heldseveraldirectorships;highlypopular,successfulTV/radiopanellist,personalitywithdistinctive,lugubriousstyle;hisbloodhound-likeappearancewasusedtogreateffectinaTVcommercialfordogfood;touchy,fiercelycompetitive,fastidiousindividual,easilyupsetbytrivialities,withseveralhang-ups;asaconstituencyMP,assiduousinhisduties;effectivespeakerinCommonsoneducationalmattersetc;hiswifeof59years,Jill,wasanactress;sometimeafterhisdeathallegationsweremaderevealingthathehadbeenaserialsexualpredatorovermanyyears;Kt1987;autobiographyFreudEgo2001;d2009;IsleofElyby-e1973,1974Feb,Oct,1979,NorthEastCambridgeshire1983,1987MP1973-87
FRY,(Capt)Howard,b1912edStPaul’ss;RAFpilotlaterwith-BOAC,foundedWestwardAirways1968whichceasedtrading1970;pioneerofNewquayairport;LPOCouncilearly1960s;finespeakingvoice;sportedanimpressive‘BattleofBritain’moustache;persistentifsomewhatitinerantcampaignerover20years;NewForest(SouthWestRegion)1950,Aylesbury1955,1959(SouthCentralRegion),Colchesterby-e1961,Wells(SouthWestRegion)1964,1966,StIves(Devon&CornwallRegion)1970.
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GAGE,Martin,b1952?senclerk;Colchester1979
GASKELL,Peter,b1965edJohnRigbyColl,Orell,WarwickU;editorofcorporateinvestmentjournals;MiltonKeynesNorthEast1992,Wellingborough(EastMidlands)2001
GASZCZAK,M/sSusan,b1978?ofaLiberalfamily,raisedRichmond;latterlyofficemanagerforcharity;FederalConferenceComm;describedvariouslyas‘attractive,feisty....ahigh-flier,’prominentamongthegroupofadozenormorewomen,partystaff/volunteers,whoaccusedLordRennard,inablazeofnewspaperpublicityin2013-14,ofinappropriateconduct/makingchauvinistremarkstowardsthemwhileworkingatLPOHQ;sheresignedfromthepartyinprotestatitsfailuretodealwiththemattertohercompletesatisfaction;asadloss;Rayleigh&Wickford2010
GATISS,MrsSheilaJ.,b1937edStreathamHill,Claphamhs,Guy’sHospital,London;researchasst;CambridgeshireCC;chairCambridgeCommunityHealthCouncil;Huntingdon1983
GIBBONS,BrianK.,b1922?principalsystemsacc;CCllr;Bedford1979,BedfordshireNorth1983
GIFFORD,MrsZerbanoo,b1950inIndia,neeIrani;ofZoroastrian/Parseebackground;fatherPresidentofWorldZoroastrianOrganisation;raisedinLondon;edRoedeans,WatfordCollofT’nology,LondonSchoolofJournalism;mRichardG.,internationalhumanrightslawyer;HarrowMBCfrom1982,firstnon-whiteLibDemcllr;campaignerforwomen’sandhumanrights;firstAsianwomantostandforWestminsterparliament;advisortoPadddyAshdownoncommunityaffairs;foundingdirofASHA;wroteConfessionstoaSerialWomaniser,aseriesofover300interviewswithwomenachieversfrom60countries;attractiveinappearanceandpersonality;rememberedforhersenseofhumour,exoticAsiandress;involvedwithnumerouscharitiesandintorganisations;campaignerforwomen’srights;sadlymadelittleimpressiononherappearanceonBBCRadioAnyQuestions?;saidtohavebeenbitterlyresentfulatbeingpassedoverforapeerage;inactiveinpartycirclesforsomeyears;Hertsmere1983,HarrowEast(GreaterLondon)1987,Hertsmere1992
GILBERT,Terence,Ipswich2001
GLEED,MichaelJ.,b1930edSherbornes,CambridgeU;farmer;activewithSouthSuffolkLDA;BaberghDC;NorfolkMid1992
GLENTON,Robert,b1918/19;motoringcorrespondentwithSundayExpressetc,internationalrallydriver,author;intheWorcesterby-e1961hefinishedaveryclosethirdinatightthree-waycontest,aresultwhichre-invigoratedtheregionalparty;re-adopted,hesubsequentlyresigned;hisabruptdeparturefromtheWestMidlandswasmuchregretted;hewasablysupportedbyhisaccomplishedandattractivewife,StellaKing1919-1982,journalistandauthoress;d1998;Hitchin1959,Worcester(WestMidlandRegion)by-e1961,EnfieldWest(GreaterLondon)1964,BoltonWest(NorthWestRegion)1966
GOLDBLATT,David,edCambridgeU;WWIarmyservice;engagedintimbertrade;duringWWIIworkedintimbercontroldeptofMinistryofSupply;Finchley(GreaterLondon)1945,Colchester1950,BristolWest(SouthWestRegion)1951
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GOLDSPINK,M/sMinone,b1941edGodolphinc,Salisbury,StMary’sHospitalMedicalSchool,LondonU;EastHertfordshireDC,StortfordTc,Mayor;mbrCharter88;SuffolkCentral&NorthIpswich1997,Hertford&Stortford2001
GOLDSTONEBasilE.,b1909,ofCatholicbackground;edRichmondHills,DoverColl;RAFserviceWWII;latercateringmanager;animalrightscampaigner;crusading,jovial,bewhiskered,rosy-cheeked,great-heartedstalwartcandidateover40yearsfightingoneightoccasionsinfourregions;KingsclereandWhitchurchDC;PresidentofLPO1976-77;in1978thepartyvotedtoaccepthiswide-rangingproposalsforanimalprotectionlegislation;atDoverhewasthefirstcandfor20years;d1988;Hendon(GreaterLondon)1935,Petersfield(SouthCentralRegion)1945,Dover(SouthEastRegion)1950,Basingstoke(SouthCentralRegion)1964,Peterborough1966,NorfolkSouth1970,Harlow1974Feb,Oct
GOODE,G.Maxwell,edKetteringgs,UColl,Aberystwyth;farmer;stalwartcampaignerfightingeightelectionsovertwodecades;DorsetSouth(SouthWestRegion)1955,NorfolkCentral1959,by-e1962,1964,DorsetSouth(SouthWestRegion)1966,Poole1970,1974Feb,Oct
GOODENOUGH,RobertM.,b1948edGilberds,Colchester,BoroughRdColl,London;OpenU;teacher;Harwich1979,1983
GOODMAN,(Lt)L.E.,serviceWWII;Norwichbootmanufacturer;Cambridgeshire1945
GORDON,Stephen,joinedparty1990;homeopathypractitioner;campaignedforhomeopathytobeavailablethroughNHS;adoptedtofightWaveney2015butwithdrewat11thhour;KenninghallPC;NorfolkSouthWest2010
GRACE,David,b1951Leigh-on-Sea,edDoverColl,CambridgeU,PresofUnion;workedinofficeofParliamentaryOmbudsman;qualifiedinlaw,computersciences;clerktoJamesMadisonTrust,HeadofOffice,SocialLiberalForum;opposedtorenewalofTrident;EastSussexCCservingasHeadofEuroAffairs;atClactonheraisedthepartyvoteby0.5%overthedismalby-electionshowingayearearlier;therewasagapofnearlythreedecadesbetweenhistwocontests;Gainsborough&Horncastle(EastMidlands)1987;Clacton2015
GRAHAM,Andy,bBirmingham1955,edtechs;playwright,teacher,producer/director;EastHertfordshireDC,MayorofBishop’sStortford;nowlivesinCotswolds;advocateofdramaascoresubjectineducation;unfortunatelypolledjust1.37%intheby-electionwonbyUKIPatthetimeofthehighwatermarkinthatparty’sfortunes;Clactonby-e2014,Witney(SouthCentralRegion)2015
GRAHAM,Dominic,hailsfromNorthEast,edUofCentralLancashire,YorkCollofLaw;solicitor,specialisingincasesofmedicalnegligence;ColchesterMBC;interests–NHS,Transport;Harwich&EssexNorth2015
GRANSHAW,M/sLindsay,nowBaronessNorthover,b1954edBrighton&Hovehs,OxfordU,BrynMawrColl/UofPennsylvania,Fellowofvariouscollsanduniversities;lecturer,UColl,London;originallySDPfoughtWelwynHatfield1983,1987;servedonnegotiatingcommin1987-88duringpartymerger;chairWLD1992-95,chairPCA1987-91;LifePeerage1997;inLords,Baroness-in-Waiting;coalitionwhip;hasservedonnumerouscommitteesandSelectCommitteesincludingStem
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CellResearch,EuropeanUniononForeignAffairs;spokespersononIntDevelopment2002-10;authoressofvariousacademicpublications;Basildon1997
GRANT,LiamGavinb1955edRoangs,Greenwich,ReadingU;joinedULS;background/careerinpersonnel/publicrelations,laterpromotionscampaignerforProtectionofRuralEngland;chairWesternRegionparty2011;campaignedagainstracism;testingcosmeticsonanimals;unaccountablyheldstatusof‘boywonder’ofpartybrieflyin1980s;nowChiefExec,RSPCA;livesWiltshire;SouthendWest1983,1987
GRANVILLE,Edgar,laterLord;bReading1898;from1931-1942LiberalNationalunderSimon,thensatoncrossbenches,discontentedwiththecoalition’sconductofWWII;re-joinedpartyunderSinclair,April1945;alwaystotheleftoftheparty,becamedisillusionedwithright-warddriftofpartyunderClementDavies;laterdefectedtoLabourandfoughtEye1955,1959;d1998,twodaysafterhis100thbirthday;Eye1929,1931,1935,1945,1950,1951MP1929-51seeDictionaryofLiberalBiography
GRAVES,AdrianP.,b1948edKing’s,Ely,CambridgeCollofArts&T’nology;publicrelationscons;Eurocand1994;mbrTransport2000,variousrailwaypressuregroups;defectedfromparty2006,claimingmanyotherswouldfollow;SuffolkWest1997,2005
GRAY,M/sAnn,b1952edKidbrookcomp,WestMidlandsCollofEd,Staffordshire;teacher;ChilternDC,grpldr;Hertsmere1997
GRAYSON,ProfRichardSean,b1969HemelHempstead,edHemelHempsteadcomps,UofEastAnglia,OxfordU;variousacademicposts,currentlyProfofC20thHistory,GoldsmithColl,LondonU;prolificauthorofwell-receivedhistoricalstudies,includingBritishPolitics–ABeginner’sGuidepub2010,andLiberalPartyhistory;manypamphlets;contributortoNewStatesman,TheIndependent,TheGuardian;dirofCentreforReform1998-99;script-writerforCharlesKennedy;closelyinvolvedinpartypolicyresearch,veryinfluentialforadecadeormore;partydirofPolicy1999-2004,FedPolicyCommvice-chair2008-10,engageddraftingreports,compilingmanifestoetc.recommendedpolicywhichbecamebasisfor‘pupilpremium’legislationincoalitionagreement;becamehoweveranearlycriticoftheLibDem–Conservativecoalitionagreement;leftparty2013,agreatloss;subsequentlyjoinedLabour;HemelHempstead2005,2010
GREAVES,Walter,b1940bDurham,edHarrogategs,UniversityColl,LondonU,PresofUnion;MassachusettsInstofT’nology;latermanagerwithMercedes-Benz;longassociationasacademicwithBrunelU;PresNLYLs,LPOExec;Harrogate(YorkshireRegion)1966,1970,SouthendWest1974Feb,Oct
GREEN,DavidW.,b1949edQueenEdith’sgs,Cambridge,inBelfast,Judds,Tonbridge;CambridgeshireCC;PeterboroughMBC;Peterborough1979,1987
GREEN,Michael,bEnfield,1967?edRamsgate,Kent,LeedsU,laterFontainebleau;joinedNatWestBankservinginMoscowandmanyothercountries;laterwithEurobank;Eurocand2014;interestsincleducation;StAlbans2005,Clacton2010,Hertford&Stortford2015
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GRIFFITHS,JohnC.,b1934edUppingham,CambridgeU;chairSquashClubDevelopmentco,publicrelationsfirm;chairNLYLs1960-62;waspishcharacter;goodspeakingvoice;Ludlow(WestMidlandRegion)1964,Wanstead&Woodford(GreaterLondon)1966,Bedford1974Feb,Oct
GWIZDALA,Peter,bLondon1960ofPolishbackgroundedCityofLondons,SalfordU;longmilitarycareer;activistinIpswich;livesWoodbridge,ranpropertybusiness;Rochford&SouthendEast2015
HACKER,MrsBarbara,b1946edStreathamHillhs,Clapham,StBartholomew’sHospital,London;radiographer;workedforNorwichUnion1983-95,estatesdivision;NorfolkCCdptygrpldr,NorfolkPoliceAuthority;NorfolkSouth1997
HAIG,MrsAnn,30years’serviceinsocialcare,latterlyprofessionaladministrator;EssexCC,EppingForestDC,EastHam(GreaterLondon)2005;EppingForest2010
HAIG,F.S.,b1903;diroffirmofbrokers;fdrWestminsterChamberofCommerce;chairFinchleyLA;Hitchin1950
HAMES,DuncanJohn,b1977,Hertfordshire,edWatfordgs,OxfordU;officerstudents’union;accwithDeloitte;movedtoHolt,Wiltshire;WestWiltshireDC2003-07;SouthWestRegionalDevelopmentAgency2003;onelection2010becamefirstLiberalMPforconstituencyfor86years;m2011JoSwinsonMPqv;Tottenham(GreaterLondon)by-e2000,Watford2001,Westbury2005,(SouthWestRegion),Chippenham(SouthWestRegion)2010,2015;MP2010-2015
HANCOCK,Peter,b1929edMoseleygs,Birmingham,BirminghamU;dptyheadmaster,counsellor,OpenU;SuffolkCC;authorofbookonsailingexperiences;Lowestoft1974Feb,Oct
HARBEN,(Major)HenryEricSouthey,bFarnham1900;edRMC,Sandhurst;farmedinAfrica,laterbarrister;serviceWWII;Sussexcricketer,aged19;dMalta1971;Watford1945
HARMAN,MrsAnnaC.M.,b1918edNorthForelands,VillaStMonique,Paris,OxfordU,LSE;barrister;Hertford1964
HARRIS,Nicholas,b1942edBedfordCollofHE;teacher;RochfordDC;Rochford1992
HARRISON,DavidGeorge,b1952edCityofNorwichs;teacher/scientistNorthNorfolkDC;livesAylsham,NorwichNorth1992
HARVEY,M/sHeather,b1899edPrior’sField,Godalming,CambridgeU;writer,historicalresearcher;jtTreasurer,LPO;rememberedasstatuesque,beautifullygroomedwithexcellentdiction;Esher1950,1951(SouthEastRegion),SouthendWest1955,by-e1959,1959
HAYDEN,Sidney,b1902?sonofEssexblacksmith;localbuilderandcontractor;chairLaindonChamberofCommerce;Billericay1950
HAYES,MarkP.,b1956edWatfordgs,CambridgeU;architect,regionalmanofhousingassn;CambridgeMBC,chairpartyhousingpanel,SalvationArmyHousingAssn;LPOCouncil;laypreacherUnitedReformChurch;BritishYouthCouncil;LPOCouncil;SaffronWalden1987,1992
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HEADLEY,MichaelP.,b1967?livesPutnoe,Bedford;employedbylocalfirm;joinedpartyasstudent;BedfordMBCgrpldr,localcampaigner;BedfordshireMid2001,2005
HEATHCOCK,GeoffreyPaul,b1952edLiskeardCosec;adminsupervisor;CambridgeMBC;madeHonAldafterlonganddistinguishedcareerascouncillor;Cambridge1997
HEAVENS,DrMichael,psychiatrist;EppingForestDC,grpldr,chair1998-99;manyinterestsinclChigwellRidingTrustforSpecialNeeds;EppingForest2001,2005
HEDGES,M/sHannah,b1984edStGeorge’ss,Harpenden,LSE;partyresearcher;livesHarpenden;shewasoneoftheparty’syoungestcands2005,takingherfinalexamsafortnightafterpollingday;complainedofelementsofsexisminparty;interestsincltransport,education;Hitchen&Harpenden2005
HENCHLEY,JohnD.O.H.,b1934edCliftonColl,salesmanager;RugbyUnionreferee;CroydonNorthEast1966,Barnet(bothGreaterLondon1970),HertfordshireSouth1974Feb,Oct
HENNIKER-MAJOR,LadyAntoinetteLesleyb1948neeFoskett,edElizabethhs,SouthAustralia,AustralianNationalU;MidSuffolkDC,grpldr,chairCC;mistressofThornhamHall,Suffolk;SuffolkCentral1992
HERBERT,Aubrey,OBEb1905,sonofSirJesseH,prominentpartyfigurepre1914;edWestminsters,OxfordU,PresofUnion;onetimejournalist;perseveringcandidateoverfourdecades;LPOChiefagentin1940s;failedtowinhisfirstelectionbyhandfulofvotes;inhissecond,foughtinthehighlychargedatmosphereof1931crisis,hewashospitalisedbyaConservativeofficialwho,crying“Treason!”rammedthepointofanumbrellabetweentwoofhisribs;genial,humorouscharacterwithintriguingrepertoireofpoliticalanecdoteswhichherecountedinalaid-backLesliePhillipsstyledrawl;hewasre-adoptedatSudburybutresignedtotakeonWestmorlandasalastminutechoice;wasconfusedonmorethanoneoccasionwithA.P.HerbertMP;WestSuffolkCC,NorfolkCC;husbandofRuthCrispEnglishqv;d1981??;Chester(NorthWestRegion)1929,1931,Newcastle-upon-TyneNorth1950(NorthEastRegion),Sudbury&Woodbridge1959,by-e1963,Westmorland(NorthWestRegion)1964,Berwick-upon-Tweed1966(NorthEastRegion)
HIBBS,MikeA.,bCambridge1954edBirminghamU,LondonMetropolitanU;practisingarchitect;SaffronWaldenTClaterMayor;manyinterests;Billericay2005,Basildon&Billericay2010,SaffronWalden2015
HIGGINSON,SimonS.,edCambridgeU;sendevelopmentcons;earlieronPlesseyresearchstaff;EastCambridgeshireDC,CambridgeshireCC;NorfolkNorthWest2005
HILL,TimJ.,fromSDP;BedfordshireMid1997
HILLS,NickC.,b1950edRoyalLibertygs,Romford,Essex,NorthEastLondonPoly;markcons;activewithNationalDeafChildren’sSociety;BedfordshireMid1992
HITCHCOCK,MrsMargaret,gensecandauxiliaryorganiser,NationalFedofWomen’sInsts;Sudbury1945
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HOLME,RtHonRichardGordon,laterLordH.CBE,bLondon,1936edRoyalMasonics,OxfordU,HarvardBusinessSchool,NationalServiceinMalaya;withUnilever,PenguinBooks,laterdirofRioTintoplc;joinedparty1959;PresLPO1980-81;LifePeerage1990,PC2000;managedSimonHughes’ssensationalby-electionvictoryatBermondsey,thoughstronglycriticisedforhigh-lightingthegayproclivitiesoftheLabourcand,PeterTatchell;heldmanyseniorpartyposts;acquiredreputationasasupremeelectionstrategist;becamehighlyinfluentialfigureinparty,closeadvisertoDavidSteelandPaddyAshdowninturnduringtheirleadership;stronglyoftheopinionthemergerofthetwopartiesshouldhavetakenplacebeforetheGeneralElectionof1987,undersingleleader,thustheopportunitytowinmorevotesandseatswaslost;supportedPaddy’sbidforthepartyleadershipforwhichheworkedskilfullybehindthescenes;ChairofpartyCampaignathighlysuccessfulGeneralElectionof1997;spokesmaninLordsonmanysubjects;manyinterestsinclDirElectoralReformSoc,Chair,HansardSoc;underBlairgovernment,memberofinnovativeLabour/LiberalDemocratCabinetComm;resignedasChairofBroadcastingStandardsCommissionafterluridrevelationsinTheNewsoftheWorldthathehadbeeninvolvedinserialadulteryandbizarresexgames;hecontinuedtomakeeffectivecontributionstoLordsdebatesuntil2007;manofmanytalentswhoperhapstookontoomanyposts;mighthaverisentotheverytopofthebusinessworldhadhesochosen;effectivespeakeronplatform,TVandradio;anattractivepersonality,rememberedforhiswittyone-linerse.g.“WecanassumetheConservativeswillbesendingtheirpreviousGeneralElectionmanifestotoSatchi&Satchiforare-spray,”andontheeveofaBrightonassemblywhenheobservedthemightyRobinDayoftheBBCalightingfromataxi,“Ah!Nowwecanstart!”ofaneasy-goingnature,approachable,suave,confident;hisabilitieswouldhavemadehimaninvaluableassettothepartyintheCommons;dofcancer2008;EastGrinstead(SouthEastRegion)1964,by-e1965,Braintree1974Feb,OctCheltenham1979,1983,1987(SouthWestRegion);seeDictionaryofLiberalBiography,
HORNE,MrsJackie,b1935edQueenMaryColl,LondonU;mantrainingconsonEurocommunitystudies;ChelmsfordMBC;formerlySDPforwhomshecontestedDagenham(GreaterLondon)1983seeSDPsection;SouthendEast1992
HOUSELEY,AndrewM.b1962edDebdenhs,Felixstowe,LancasterU,SuffolkColl;humanresourcesman,laterself-employedpublisher,politicalorganiser;livesWoodbridge,EurocandEastofEngland2009;CentralSuffolk&NorthIpswich2005
HOWARTH,DavidR.b1958Bloxwich,Staffordshire,edQueenMary’sgs,Walsall,CambridgeU;scholarshiptoYaleLawSchool;lect(FellowofClareColl)atCambridgeU1988-2005;CambridgeMBC1987-2004,groupldr,ldrofCouncil2000-03;FederalExec,FederalPolicyComm;namedas‘BackbencheroftheYear2006’;spokesmaninCommonsinturnonLocalGovernment;ShadowSolicitorGeneral,laterShadowSecofStateforJustice;notimplicatedinparliamentaryexpensesscandal;nominatedbyTheGuardiantobeincludedamong’TheAngels’forcommutingbetweenCambridgeandLondon;hewasthefirsttospot‘hidden’effectsintheLegislationandRegulatoryReformBillwhichhestyled‘theAbolitionofParliamentBill,arguingforhighlysignificantchangesandamendments;mbrFriendsoftheEarth,AmnestyInternational;apartynomineetoserveontheElectoralCommission2014;retiredfromparliamenttoreturntoacademiccareer;hiswifeEdnaisaJPinCambridge;Cambridge1992,Peterborough1997,Cambridge2001,2005,MP2005-10
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HOWE,M/sJacky,workedatWestminsteraslobbyistforGreenEnergyBill;NorthNorfolkDC,NorfolkCC;fdrNorthNorfolkHousingTrust;NorfolkSouth2010,2015
HOWES,M/sMonica,b1938edHaberdashers’Aske’ss,Johannesburgghs,SouthAfrica,CentralLondonPoly;WestminsterU;dirofinternationalofficeatOpenU;LPOexec;BedfordshireMid1983,Ealing,Southall(GreaterLondon)1987,StAlbans1992,Aldridge-Brownhills(WestMidlandRegion)2001
HOWLETT,R.T.,b1893;poultryfarmerfor30years;mandir/chairoflocaleggpackingfirm;mbrcouncilofPoultryFarmersAssn;ruraldistrictandcountycllr;Cambridgeshire1950
HOYER-MILLAR,GurthC.,b1929,Chelsea,edHarrows,OxfordU;fromadistinguishedScottishfamilyofPerthshireorigin;Scottishrugbyunioninternational;cricketforUniversity;militarycareer1950-58;attractedintopartylate1950sbythepersonalityandprogressiveideasofJoGrimond;calledtoBar,laterbusinessman,chairanddirofmanycosinclHomebaseofwhichhewasaco-founder;receivedalongobituaryinTheDailyTelegraph,d2014;KensingtonWest(GreaterLondon)1959,SouthendWest1964,1966,AberdeenshireEast(Scotland)1970,Eastbourne(SouthEastRegion)1974Oct
HOYLE, Bob, b 1956 Leeds; parents were eminent academics; edMerchant Taylors’ s, Liverpool,CambridgeU,OxfordU,BrookesU, InnerTemple;academic lawyer; formerlyLabour;OxfordMBC1992-2002, dpty Mayor 2001-02; interested in mathematics, group relations; for Labour foughtHampshire East (SouthCentral Region) 1997; d 13/3/2011; LutonNorth 2001;BristolNorthWest(SouthWestRegion)2005
HUGHES,(Capt)T.Peter,b1913Norfolk,edOxfordU;chacc;serviceWWII;HertfordshireCC1948-;Hertford1945,1950
HUGILL,James,b1918edNunthorpegs,York;indcons;SouthendMBC,Mayor1988-89;SouthendEast1979
HUMPHREY,LeonardJohn,b1885;at1929GeneralElectionwasinchargeofLPOpublicity;agriculturalist;workedinDeptofAgricultureforIreland;duringWWIIworkedinorganisationofaircraftind;cosec;firstpartycandlocallyfor16years;Ashford(SouthEastRegion)1924,Wycombe(SouthCentralRegion)1929;Bedford1945,1950
HUNT,M/sJessie,b1915edSouthendhs,RoyalHollowayColl,LondonU,StChristopher’sColl,Blackheath;indwelfarechemist;Chelmsford1970
HUPPERT,DrJulianLeonbCambridge1978edPerses,CambridgeU,PhDinBiologicalChemistry;researchfellow;CambridgeshireCC2001-09.groupleader2004-07;vice-chairFederalPolicyComm2010-;HomeAffairsSelectComm;believesBritainshouldscrapnuclearweapons;interestsinclcivilliberties,humanrights;complainedofbeingbulliedinHouseafterfrequentlyrisingtospeakamidstcriesof‘Oh!No!’andhowlsofderision;Huntingdon2005,Cambridge2010,2015;MP2010-2015
HURD,M/sJane,b1949?labtechnician;localcllr;WelwynHatfield1979
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HUSSAIN,Qurban,laterLord,bKashmir1956;inEnglandsince1971,settledinLuton,activeinTradeUnionaffairs;formerlyLabourcllrLutonMBC;re-electedasLib-Dem2003;dptyldrofcouncil2005-07;LifePeer2011;withdrewfromparty2015amidstascandalinvolvinghisallegedsmugglingintoUKof2year-old-boy;LutonSouth2005,2010
JACK,M/sLinda,teachertrained;militaryservicefromageof17withSpecialIntelligence,laterworkedinlocalgovernmentservice,activewithUNISON;withFinancialServicesAuthority;nowfostercarer,indcons;localcllr,Eurocand;highlyvocalwithLibDemVoiceonpeoplesmugglingetc;unsuccessfulcandforpartyPres2014;founder-mbr,Chair,LiberalLeft;LutonNorth2005,MidBedfordshire2010,2015
JACKS,WilliamH.,b1915edCalcuttaU,India,EdinburghU,OxfordU;formerlywithIndianCivilService;teacher;Maldon1964,1966
JACKSON,DrJane,Maldon&EastChelmsford2001probablysameasfollowing
JACKSON,DrJaneM.b1933edPresbyterianLadiesColl,WesternAustralia,WroxallAbbeyWarwickshire,TrinityColl,Dublin,OxfordU,LondonSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicine;publichealthphysician;mbrpartyhealthpanel,partyhealthassn;LutonNorth1992,Walthamstow(GreaterLondon)1997
JACOBS,DavidAnthony,laterLord,b1931,edCliftonColl,LondonU;businessman;chairsuccessivelyofthreemajorcos;mbrBoardofGovernors,HaifaU;joinedparty1972;becameitseconomicsandtaxationadviser;workedcloselywithJohnPardoe;1984-87LPOTreasurer;strovetobringpartytosolvency;Kt1988;after1992campaignedstronglyforpartystrategytobebasedontargetseats;47ofthesewerewonin1997;LifePeerage1997;activeinLordsonPrices;Watford1974Feb,OctseeDictionaryofLiberalBiography
JAKOBI,StephenRonald,b1935edMalvernColl,SwanseaCollofT’nology,CambridgeU;formertriallawyer,activewithLondonSolicitorsLitigationAssn;joinedparty1956;relentlesscampaignerovertwentyyearsforparty,fightingeightelections;prominentfigureformanyyearsinFairTrialsAbroadGroup,notablyKarynSmith-PatriciaCahill(Thailand)case;LPOCouncil;BatterseaNorth1964,CitiesofLondon&Westminsterby-e1965(bothGreaterLondon),Windsor(SouthCentralRegion)1966,Cambridgeshire1974Feb,Oct,1979,Sevenoaks(SouthEastRegion)1983,1987
JAMES,SirFrederickErnestb1891;gensecYMCA,India1914-18,politicaladvisorBritishInterests,SouthIndia1928-41,BengalLegislativeCouncil1924-28;mbrIndiaLegislativeAssembly1932-45;d1971;Sudbury&Woodbridge1950
JAMIESON-BALL,Rhodri,b1980?IslingtonLBC;in2015hepolled1.3%,644votes,oneofthelowestpartytalliesbutinaconstituencywhereithasattainedbarely10%atthebestoftimes;IslingtonNorth(GreaterLondon)2010,Thurrock2015
JARRETT,JohnW.S.,b1924edWestminsterCitys,CambridgeU;dptydirBritishEpilepsyAssn;HertfordshireSouthWest1970,1974,Feb,Oct
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JARVIS,Steve,b1956edFrancisBacons,StAlbans,HatfieldPoly;productmarkmanagerintelecoms;NorthHertfordshireDCdptygrpldr,mbrCPRE;Chair,EnglishCouncil,Fedexec;HertfordshireNorthEast1997,SouthHolland&TheDeepings(EastMidlands)2005,Braintree2010
JEBB,PhillipVincentBelloc,b1927?edCambridgeU;grandsonofwriterHilaireBelloc(LiberalMP1906-10),edDownsideAbbey,CambridgeU;notablearchitect;enlargedAudleyHouse1967-70tothreetimesitsoriginalsize;workedonprojectsinAndalucia;lastminuteadoptionascand;d1995;NorfolkCentral1950
JONES,Arnold,b1891?Liverpool,ofQuakerbackground;spentmostoflifeinFarEast,latterlyaschiefmanofSiameseGovernmentBank,Bangkok;livedinNorfolkfrom1938;chairNorthNorfolkLiberalAssn;firstpartycandlocallyfor20years;NorfolkNorth1950
JONES,M/sAlexandra,b1960edOldPlaceggs,Croydon,OxfordU,HarvardU,LondonU;senexecintdevelopmentassistance;mbrCharter88;SuffolkCoastal1997
JONES,Colin,b1945edSouthend;teacherofadultmentallyhandicapped;Brentwood&Ongar1979
JONES,Graham,b1943;chiefauditorofadistrictcouncil;latermarketingexecwithSKY;leftparty2012claimingdisillusionmentwithpolitics;colleaguesdescribedhimashavingmaverickopinions;BuryStEdmunds1979,NorwichNorth1983
JONES,ThomasGrenville,orGRENVILLE-JONEST.,b1923edLlandridnodWells,Tonbridges,CambridgeU;PresofULiberalClub1949;serviceWWIIasRAFwirelessoperator,airgunner;journalistlaterpoliticalconswithowncofrom1960,ExternalDevelopmentServices;one-timeassociate/businesspartnerofformerpartyleaderJeremyThorpe;despitehisencouragingresultatLeominsterthelocalpartydeclinedtoreadopthim;saidtohavecharmandasaucywit,itislikelythestaidlocalmembershipdidnotapproveofhislifestyle;laterdefectedtoLabour;d2000;IsleofEly1950,Leominster(WestMidlands)1959,Tavistock(Devon&CornwallRegion)1964
JONES,W.A.N.,(orW.H)b1887chair/mandirexportbusiness,havingstartedasofficeboy;mbrInstofExport,activewithLondonChamberofCommerce;co-optedtoBarnetMBCduringWWII;StAlbans1959
JORDAN,Joe,edCambridgeU,ImperialColl,LondonU;scientist,softwareeng;livesRoyston;joinedpartyat18,formerlyactivewithHaringeyLDA;interestedingreenissues,advocateofDigitalBillofRights;HertfordshireNorthEast2015
JOSEPHY,M/sFrancesLouise,b1900;bBroughtyFerry,Dundee,Fife,edSeymourLodges,Dundee,StAndrewsU,CambridgeU.;joinedNYL1924inwhichshewasactiveintothe1930s;journalistandsecretary;lecttotroopsWWII;foughtLondonCCelections1920s;identifiedwithradicalwingofparty;becameresearchsecretarytoParliamentaryRadicalGroupwhichopposedLloyd-GeorgebrandofLiberalism;EuropeanFederalUnionexec1941-1961;EUofFederalists,EuropeanMovementetcadvocateofglobalfederation;life-longcampaignerforparty;stalwartattenderofLiberalSummerSchool;tallandaustereinappearance,astrongpersonality,ratherforbiddingonfirstmeetingbutsoonbecamefriendlyandverycommunicative;unmarried;dHampstead1985;shefiguresinthebookletMothersofLibertypub2012LibDemHistoryGroup;shedonatedher
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voluminousarchivesofcorrespondenceandextensivecollectionofpapersetctoLSE;d2005;Winchester1929,Basingstoke1931,Devizes1935,1945(allSouthWestRegion),Cambridge1950,1951
JOYCE,JamesMichael,livedNorfolksince2000;runssubpostoffice;BroadlandsDC,NorfolkCC;servedonNorfolkPoliceAuthority;candforPoliceComm;GreatYarmouth2015
KEELING,Preston,b1945edAldersbrooksecmod,CambridgeU;voluntaryservicesorganiser;vicechairEasternRegionalparty;LPOexec,formerldrlocalgovernmentdept,LPO;Ipswich1979
KIESEL,Matthew,ofPolishbackground;Braintree2015
KELLOCK,ThomasOslaf,b1923QCedRugby,CambridgeU;WWIIserviceinnavy;barristerfrom1949;servedinDingleFoot’sqvchambers;QC1965;laterjudgeInNottingham;apassionateandoutspokenopponentofracisminSouthAfrica;chairBritishAnti-ApartheidGroup,hecourageouslyvisitedSouthAfricainthemountingtensionfollowingtheRivonatrials;hisexcellentvoiceanddignifiedappearanceimpressedLPOCouncilmeetingsamongmanyothergatherings;hedefendedincourtmanyleadersofemergentBritishcolonialterritoriesintheimmediatepre-independenceperiod;helpeddraftadecreeforUNonindependenceofNamibia;after1968hislegaldutieskepthimfromactivepolitics;ret1991;re-enteredpoliticsaschairofBritishGroupofLibInt;wasconcernedtoregenerateLiberalisminSouthAfrica;d1993;anobituaryinTheIndependentdescribedhimas‘agenialpersonalityoftransparentgenuineness’;alarger-than-lifecharacterdeservingofacomprehensivebiographicalstudy;Torquay(Devon&CornwallRegion)1959,KensingtonSouth(GreaterLondon)1966,by-e1968,Harwich1974Oct
KEMP,Richard,b1943edlocally;diroftradingandpropertycos;BaberghDC;SuffolkCC;livesSudbury;SuffolkSouth1983
KEMSLEY,Patrickb1932edMarlborough,RoyalAgriculturalColl,Cirencester;farmer,diroffarmingcos;Eye1979,(foughtNorthWestRegion??)
KENDALL,DavidJohn,b1960;runssmallbusiness;long-servingBrentwoodMBCgrpldr;EssexCC;Brentwood&Ongar2001,2010,2015
KINDERSLEY,Sebastian,liveslocally;runsmarketintelligencecoinfinancesector;SouthCambridgeshireDC;interestsinclplanning,housing,transport;SouthCambridgeshire2010,2015
KINGMAN,MrsAlisonElaine,NorthHertfordshireDC,RoystonTC;HertfordshireNorthEast2001
KITCHING,D.,b1926edUniversityColleges,Hampstead,OxfordU;diplomat,sencivilservant,latercharityadministrator;EppingForest1979
KNIGHT,JamesStuart,b1909edChrist’sColl,Finchley,LSE(wherehewasapupilofSirWilliamBeveridge)economist/indacc;AssofInstofCostandWorksAccs;SouthBedfordshire1950
KNOTT,M/sJoanRuby,b1921edGlendalegs,London;housewife;LPOexec;Yarmouth1970,Ipswich1974Feb
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KNOWLES,M/sEvelyn,b1931edCobornggs,EalingCollofHE;communitycentredir;CambridgeshireCC,dptygrpldr;CambridgeMBC;aptHonCllrafter16years’service,Mayor2000-01;NorfolkNorthWest1997
LAKEMAN,M/sEnid,OBE,bTonbridge1903,ofsuffragetteforebears;edBedfordColl,LondonU;graduateinindchemistry;WWIIinWAAFs;indefatigablecampaignerinLiberalcause;LPOCouncil1960s;authoritativewriteronvotingsystems;showedinexhaustibleenergyasleadingfigureinElectoralReformSociety,Dir1960-80;scourgeofanyeditor,correspondentorcolumnistwhodaredtotakehersubjectinvain;devotedadvocateofSTVsystem;playedakeyroleinpersuadingRepublicofEiretoadoptSTV;consultedbyemergentdemocraciesandnewlyestablishedex-colonialnations;thoughofseeminglyfrailappearance,possessedstrongplatformvoice;humanist,feminist,internationalist,authoressofnowstandardworkHowDemocraciesVote(pub1974),TunbridgeWellsBC1962-65;unmarried;ofapproachablenature;sheisincludedinMothersofLiberty(pub2012LibDemHistoryGroup);thelibraryattheElectoralReformSocietyisnamedafterher;atherfirstelectionshewasoneofonlythreeex-servicewomencandsinUK;dTunbridgeWells1995;StAlbans1945,Brixton(GreaterLondon)1950;Aldershot(SouthCentralRegion)1955,1959;unaccountablyomittedfromDictionaryofLiberalBiography
LAMB,NormanP.,RtHon,b1957edWymondhamColl,LeicesterU,CityofLondonPoly;solicitor;NorwichMBC1982-86,1987-91,groupleader;inCommonsdptyspokesmanInternationalDevelopment,Treasury2002-03,PPStoCharlesKennedy2003-05,ShadowTrade&IndustrySecretary2005-06,Health2006-10,ChiefofStafftoMingCampbell2006;interestsincludeAfrica;inCoalition2010-15GovernmentWhip,chiefParliamentaryandPoliticalAdvisertotheDeputyPrimeMinister;asMinisterofStateatMinistryofHealth2013-15,promotedthecauseofmentalhealthprovision,achievingconsiderablesuccess;defeatedinPartyLeadershipelectionJuly162015byTimFarronqv(NorthWestRegion);NorfolkNorth1992,1997,20012005,2010,2015;MP2001todate
LAMBERT,MatthewM.,Maldon&EastChelmsford2005
LAND,Martin,localactivist/organiser;Huntingdon2010
LANHAM,Hugh,raisedNorthEssex,livesDocking;chacc;NorthNorfolkDC;NorfolkNorthWest2015
LATHAN,John,localactivist;Thurrock2001
LAW,(Capt)DouglasB.,serviceWWIIinNorthAfrica,Sicily;firstpartycandlocallyfor16years;Woodbridge1945
LEE,DrAnne,raisedBrentwood,edUofStrasburg;lectUofSurrey;educationadviser;NorfolkSouth2001,Woking(SouthEastRegion)2005
LEEKE,MauriceL.,b1952edCambridgeshirebhs;financialacc;CambridgeCC;dirPeterboroughDevelopmentAgencyfrom1988;CambridgeshireNorthEast1992,GreatYarmouth2001
LENNON,MrsJaniceV.,b1948edPutneyhs,UofNottingham,CambridgeU;teacher;BedfordshireCC,NorthBedfordshireDC;BedfordshireNorth1987
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LEWIN,Andrew,b1987?raisedHertford;defectedtolabour2011overstudentsfeesissue;oneofyoungestpartycands;Hertford&Stortford2010
LEWIS,NevilleS.,b1935edBadinghamColl,LondonU,landsofficer/valuerforCEGB;Ipswich1970,Sudbury1974Feb,Oct
LEWIS,PeterEdwin,b1912edMalvern,OxfordU;barristerfrom1937;withRAFIntelligenceduringWWII;laterjudgeSouthEasternCircuit;d1976;Epping1950
LIDDELL,RogerJ.,nowLord,b1947edCarlislegs,OxfordU;mandirpublicaffairscons;advisertoWmRodgersMP,LabourMinisterofTransportfrom1976;SDPfrom1981seeSDPsection(GreaterLondon),servingonnationalcommandpolicycomm;onmergerjoinedLibDems,servingonFederalpolicycomm;OxfordMBC,dptyldr,LambethLBCAlliancegrpldr;laterCumbriaCC;dirofPublicPolicyCentre;mandirPrimaEuropaLtd,aconsco;advisertoPrimeMinisterTonyBlaironEuropeanmatters;laterprincipaladvisertoPresofEuroCommission;authorofbooks/articlesonEuropeansubjects;currentlychairof‘thinktank’PolicyNetwork;raisedtoPeerage2010,LabourWhip;HertfordshireNorth1992
LINDSLEY,MrsPatricia,b1940edPeckhamghs,OxfordBrookesU;solicitor;ChilternDC,CheshamTC,BuckinghamshireCC;interestsinclGreenLibDems;HemelHempstead1997
LINFOOT,PeterM.b1929Gosfields,LSE;journalist;LPOCouncil;ColchesterMBC;Colchester1959
LONGHURST,W.Peter,b1937edOdihamgs,WinchesterColl,OxfordU;eng/physicist;firstpartycandlocallyfor19years;Chelmsford1964,1966
LONGLEY,GrahamE.,long-servinggrpldrSouthendMBC,Mayor;cabinetmbreconomicregeneration;Rochford&SouthendEast2005,2010
LUCAS,James,Hertford&Stortford2005
LYNNE,M/sElizabeth(Liz),b1948,WokingedDorkinggs;formeractress1966-89;madeappearancesinTheMousetraponLondonstage,speechcons;workedforBBC;asurprisingchoicetosucceedSirCyrilSmithwhenheretiredin1992,sheheldtheindustrialconstituencycomfortablyandacquittedherselfwellintheCommons,usingherforcefulvoicetogreateffectandstrengtheningthefemaleelementintheparliamentaryparty;inCommonsspokespersonsuccessivelyforHealth,SocialSecurity,Disabilities,CommunityCare;tallandalwayswell-groomed;laterEuroMEPforWestMidlands1999-2012;showedaflairforpublicity;duringaFrench-imposedbanonimportsofBritishmeat,sheflewtoFrancecarryingacarcaseonherlap;diligentinherworkfortheWestMidlands,speakingupforindustry,Britishexports,women’sissues,disabledpeople,humanrightsetc;accordingtothe‘thinktank’OpenEuropeshewasranked35thof789MEPs,9thof78UKMEPs;candWestMidlandsEuro-Elections1999,2004,2009;shewaswidelylikedandadmiredintheregionforherenergy,ubiquityandaffableapproachability;onherresignationitwashopedshewouldcontinuehercareerintheLords,representingtheWestMidlands,butshewasinexplicablypassedoverforapeerage;unmarried;unsuccessfulinelectionforPresofLPO2014;Harwich&NorthEssex1987,Rochdale(NorthWestRegion)1992,1997;MP1992-97
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MABBUT,GrahamArthurGeorge;b1941activewithMiltonKeynesLDA;Bedford&MiltonKeynesWaterwaysTrust;dirofSustainableTransport;livesOlney;NorthamptonSouth(EastMidlandsRegion)1992;MiltonKeynesNorthEast(SouthCentralRegion)1997,MidBedfordshire2001
MacCALLUM-SCOTT,(Capt)JohnHutchison,b1911,sonofAlexanderMacC.S.(1874-1928LiberalMPforGlasgow,Bridgetown1910-22,wholaterjoinedLabour);WWIIserviceonstaffofGeneralMontgomery;barrister,authoroftravelbooks;saidtohavebeenmbrofLiberal‘ShadowCabinet’;LeedsNorth(YorkshireRegion)1945,SouthendWest1950
McCOY,M/sBarbara,b1947edToothillsecmod,Nottingham,BedfordNewColl,London;FElect;CambridgeshireNorthWest1997
MACK,DrIanJ.,localgp;WestNorfolkDCgrpldr;King’sLynnMBC;NorfolkNorthWest2001,NorfolkSouth2005
McKIE,DerekA.,b1935edStJulian’shs;Newport,NottinghamU;teacher;vice-PresEastMidlandsRegionalFed.,Chesterfield(EastMidlandRegion)1964;Epping1966
MACKINTOSH,Peter,b1925?edCambridgeU;teacher;contestedlocalgovernmentelections;NorwichSouth1979
MARSH,John,b1944edsecmods,BeestonTechColl,RAFtechcourses;runsownfoodpackaging,engbusinesses;King’sLynnandWestNorfolkDC;NorfolkSouthWest1992
MARTELL,EwartKenneth,b1911?edBedfords;RAFservice;solicitor,partnerLondonfirm;mbrExecHomeCountiesLiberalFederation,LPOexec;MidBeds1945,1950
MARTINS,Rabi,bGoa,India;prominentmemberofGoancommunityinUK;brieflyLabourthenjoinedSDP;WatfordMBC2012-LPOFedExec;recentlyappointedasadvisortopartyleadershiponrace-equalitymatters;apersonalitywhoislikelytobecomealeadingfigureinparty;JP;Hornchurch(GreaterLondon)1992,RegentsPark&KensingtonNorth(GreaterLondon)2005,LutonSouth2010,HemelHempstead2015
MARTLEW,RobinBarry,CambridgeshireCC;SuffolkWest2001
MATTHEWS,WilfredG.,b1911elems;businessexec;aldermanBedfordshireCC;HomeCountiesRegionalExec;Luton1950,BedfordshireMid1959,by-e1960,1964
MELLING,John,b1934edBoothams,York;retnurseadministrator;chairScottishpartyTransportcomm;interestsinclEuropeanMovement,Charter88;therewasanintervalof23yearsbetweenhis2ndand3rdcontests;Hertford1970,EdinburghEast(Scotland)1974Feb,Beverley&Holderness(YorkshireRegion)1997
MEYER,PercyW.,b1925edTheHalls,Hampstead,ArdinglyColl;coexec;activewithYLs;FinchleyLBC1962-65;inhissecondcontestheraisedthepartyshareofthevoteagainstthetrendinadisappointingyear;Hornsey(GreaterLondon)1966,SurreyEast(SouthEastRegion)1970,BedfordshireMid1974Feb,Oct,Beaconsfield(SouthCentralRegion)1979
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MIDDLETON,GeorgeC.,b1896,Londonstockbroker;Methodistlaypreachersinceageof17;vicechairStAlbansLiberalAssn;SouthWestHertfordshire1950
MIERNIK,MrsPat,b1950edNotreDamegs,Manchester,HollingsColl,Manchester;housewife/fashiondesigner;Ipswich1983
MINETT,Eric,b1932edGreatYarmouthgs,OpenU;principallect;GreatYarmouthMBC;Yarmouth1979,GreatYarmouth1983
MOLE,StuartGordon,b1949edStPaul’sCathedrals,StJohn’ss,Leatherhead;UofNottingham,Oxford,andLondonU;lectingovernmentandpolitics;ChelmsfordMBC,chair;Parliamentarypartypressofficer1975-77,Head,LeaderofParty’soffice1980-83;relentlesscampaigneroverfiveelections,in1983comingwithin378votes,0.6%ofvictory;longinvolvementwithCommonwealthorganisations;SenResFellow,InstituteofCommonwealthStudies,LondonU,CommonwealthPoliticalStudiesUnit;DirGen,RoyalCommonwealthSociety,2000-09,chairCommonwealthJournalofInternationalAffairs,workedforSecretaryGeneral,CommonwealthSecretariat1984-2000;subsequentlymovedtoExeter;therewasanintervalof28yearsbeforehis5thand6thcontests;Chelmsford1974Feb,Oct,1979,1983,1987,DevonEast(Devon&CornwallRegion)2015
MONK,PeterD.,b1945;fireofficewithEssexCC;SuffolkCoastal1992
MONTGOMERIE,Ronald,b1929edRutherglenAcad,Glasgow,JohnLyons,Harrow,UColl,London;solicitor;LiberalLawyersAssn;HarrowMBC;HarrowCentral(GreaterLondon)1974Feb,Oct;ColchesterNorth1983
MOORE,FrankP.D.,b1928edChafynGroves,Salisbury,WellingtonColl;agriculturaleng;tenaciouscandidatecontestingthesameconstituencyatsixsuccessiveelections;SaffronWalden1964,by-e1965,1966,1970,1974,Feb,Oct
MOORE,Philipb1948edBostongs,PeterboroughTechColl;localgovernmentofficer;NorwichNorth1979
MOORE,RichardGillachrist,b1931,edHighfields,Liphook,CambridgeU,PresU,PresLiberalClub1953;joinedparty1951;journalistwithNewsChronicleto1960;SecGenLiberalInternational1961-64;advisertoLiberalGroup,EuroParliament1979-96;unaccountablypassedoverasapossibleEurocand;giftedwithdistinctive,powerfulvoice,heardtogreatadvantageatnumerouspartyassembliesoverfivedecades,ralliesetc;masterofepigramandchoiceofepithet;advocatedthat‘apoliticianshouldproceedwithhightactandlowcunning;’twicebravelyconfrontedthedreadedRevIanPaisleyonhishometerritory;relentless,zealouscampaignerfightingeightelectionsovertwentyyears;atNorfolkNorthin1974hewasthefirstpartycandfor24years,polling23.8%;stillahighlysignificantfigureinparty,remainsanauthoritativespeakeronEurope,foreignaffairs,votingreformetc;authorofdefinitivearticleonSTVinTheIndependent,Nov2013;Tavistock(Devon&CornwallRegion1955,1959,by-eCambridgeshire1961,1964,NorthAntrim(NorthernIreland)1966,1970;NorfolkNorth1974Feb,Oct
MORAN,JamesC.,b1916edOwen’ss,Clerkenwell;Thurrock1966
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MORGAN,(Lt-Comdr)EricW.,b1910edSelhurstgs,RoyalNavalColl,Greenwich,OxfordU;barrister;serviceWWII;mbrofresearchteamonguidedmissiles;HertfordshireEast,1964,1966
MORRIS,A.,EssexSouthEast1974Oct
MORRIS,Peter,careerinvaluations,landmanagement;livesSouthLincolnshire;hasworkedinFrance,Poland;candforlocalpolice/crimecommissioner;interestsinclNHS,localtransport;BedfordshireNorthEast2015
MOSS-ECCARDT,Rupert,edDownhamMarkets,CambridgeU;NorfolkCC;NorfolkSouthWest2015
MOWATT,(Maj)DuncanM.S.,barrister;withlegaldivisionofControlCommissionforOccupiedGermany;firstpartycandlocallyfor16years;Ipswich1945
MUNT,M/sTessa,b1959,ofafamilywithdistantJewishforebears;edconvent,Suttonhs,inds,college;withLondonLawfirm,latersalesandmark,personnel;brieflyLabour,joinedparty1999;dptyChairPCA2002-09;supporterofunilateralnucleardisarmament;partyWhipinCommons;SuffolkSouth2001,by-eIpswich2001;Wells(SouthWestRegion),2005,2010,2015;MP2010to2015
MURPHY,JohnCharles,Hitchin&Harpenden2001
MYNOTT,Michael,b1930?mandirmen’sandladies’fashionbusiness;NorfolkNorthWest1979
NASH,Andrew,b1953edHaberdashers’Aske’ss,Elstree,CambridgeU,lect,socialworker;CambridgeshireNorthEast1997
NASH,Keith,b1942edJudds,Tonbridge,StAndrew’sU;chpatentagent;firstpartycandlocallyfor24years;NorfolkSouthWest1974Feb
NEAL,Jon,raisedlocallyedKesgravehs,HullU;diragriculturalcommsagency;cllrEastRidingYorkshireUA;subsequentlyretiredtoliveatWoodbridge2013;persistentcampaigner;interestsincludementalhealthprovision;Haltemprice&Howden(YorkshireRegion)2001,2005,2010;SuffolkCentral&IpswichNorth2015
NEILSON,M/sMargaret,b1918edQueenElizabeths,KirkbyLonsdale;codirinretailtrade;Twickenham(GreaterLondon)1955,HemelHempstead1959,Watford1964
NETHSINGHA,MrLucy,raisedinCornwall;edCambridgeUteacher;CambridgeshireCCdptyldr;formerNHSemployee;interestedinchildrenwithspecialneeds;CambridgeshireNorthEast2015
NEWBOUND,MrsKathryn,b1949edRochesteggs,BulmersheCollofed,OpenU;teacher;Windsor&MaidenheadMBC;LutonNorth1997
NEWBY,DonaldJ.,b1916edSirJonLeman’sgs,Beccles;journalist;vice-chairLiberalPublications;fdrNewOutlook;mbrLiberalWriters’Assn;HalesworthUDC;wieldedsomeinfluenceinLPOHQcirclesforbriefperiod,early1960s;chairOrpingtonLDAoversameperiod;involvedwithArthurHolt
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MPatLiberalPublicationsDeptonsuccessiveeditionsofLiberalPolicybooklets,PennyLiberaletc;Eye1964,1966
NEWMAN,David,b1969;careerinfinancialservices;GuildfordMBC,livedWoking;movedtoLiverpool;joinedparty1985;SurreyHeath(SouthEastRegion)1997,NorfolkMid2010,Bootle(NorthWestRegion)2015
NEWTON,StephenC.,Rochford&SouthendEast2001,GreatYarmouth2005
NICHOLLS,DerekC.,b1939edHelstongs,CambridgeU;lectinlandeconomy;CambridgeshireSouthWest1983,1987
NICHOLLS,T.Paul,b1953edCheltenhamColl,BrunelU,PresStudents’U;barrister;LPOCouncillegalofficertoCommissionforRaceEquality;NorwichNorth1987
NICHOLSON,HughP.,b1941edNorthamptonTown&Citygs;chaacc/pensionfundman,ICI;mbrworkingpartyontax/benefits;formerlySDPseeSDPsection;NorthamptonBC,RedbridgeLBC;Chelmsford1992
NORTON,WalterErnest,b1919edRealgymnasium,Mannheim,Germany,Skerry’sColl,Glasgow;dirofintmachinetoolcos;InstofDirectors,PresAssnofMachineToolMerchants;Bedford1964
NOYCE,ChristopherD.,edHarrowCogs,OxfordU,CollofLaw,Guildford;solicitor,persistentcampaigner;long-servingcllr,HarrowMBC;Eurocand1989,HarrowWest(GreaterLondon)1992,Bedford1997,HarrowWest(GreaterLondon)2001,2005,2010
OATEN,Mark,b1964,Watford,edQueen’ss,Bushey,HatfieldPoly;formerldrSDPgroup,WatfordMBC;joinedpartyonmerger1988;workedaslobbyistatWestminsterforpoliticalaffairscos;hisfirstvictorybyatwo-votemajoritywaschallengedinHighCourtbyhisopponent,onthetechnicalityofahandfulofunfrankedballotpapersbeingacrucialfactor;heresigned,unnecessarilyintheopinionofsome,triumphinginthesubsequentby-ebyanenormousmajority;inCommonswasHomeAffairsspokespersonfrom2003,championingrightsofasylumseekers,civilliberties;votedagainstFoxHuntingBill;mbrofboardofLiberalFuture‘thinktank;’hisauthorshipofachapterinTheOrangeBook;ReclaimingLiberalism(pub2004)isdisputednotleastbyMarkO.himself;aspiranttopartyleadership2006untilovertakenbyevents;complicationsinhispersonallifeandluridtabloidrevelationsinvolvinghimandarentboyledtohisearlyretirementfromparliamentandtheendofapromisingcareer;ofunprepossessingappearance;laterbecameexecofFurTradeFed;partautobiographypub2009ScrewingUp;HowOneMPSurvivedPoliticalScandalandTurningForty;inhisfirstcontestatWinchesterhefacedthenotoriousRichardHuggett,standingthistimeas‘LiberalDemocratTopChoiceforParliament’whopolled640votes,1%;Watford1992;Winchester(SouthCentralRegion)1997,by-e1997,2001,2005;MP1997-2010
O’CONNELL,M/sZoe,bEssex,raisedBurnham-on-Crouch,edschoolinChelmsford,BrunelU;originallyincomputing,fiveyearsarmyreserve;opposed‘Snoopers’Charter’workedonequalities,transgenderissues;Maldon2015
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O’LOUGHLIN,DrMichaelW.B.,b1923edMarlboroughColl,CambridgeU;researcheng,techcolllect;fdrmbrBritishEpilepsyAssn;LPOExec,Council;Cambridge1964,1966,Huntingdon1970,Cambridge1974Feb,Oct,by-e1976
OWEN,Matthew,b1968edChelseaCollofscience&Tech,BedfordColl,London;botanist,environmentalist,TVjournalist;specialProfatNottinghamU1987;Huntingdon1997
OWEN,Stephen,b1943edCedarsgs,LeightonBuzzard,LondonU;dirmancons;LeightonBuzzardTC,Mayor,BedfordshireCC,SouthBedfordshireDC;BedfordshireSouthWest1997
PALMER,EarnshawDesmondBaniJono;ofAfro-Caribbeanbackground;ThurrockMBC;courageouslyconfrontedBVNPextremistsinoneoftheir‘strongholds;’Eurocand2009;Thurrock2005
PANTLING,Martin,edKing’ss,Grantham,Lincolnshire,RoyalCollofMusic;livedLutonsince1999;LutonMBCdptygrpldr,financespokesman;BedfordshirePoliceAuthority;latterlymusictutor;BedfordshireSouthWest2001
PARKER,MrsLesley,b1921edWychwoods,Oxford,OxfordU;housewife;firstpartycandlocallyfor25years;NorwichSouth1970,1974Feb
PARKER,RobinG.,b1952edTheNobelgs,Stevenage,BirminghamU,CambridgeU;teacher;formerlySDP;StevenageBC;WelwynHatfield1992
PARTRIDGE,Simon,b1953?;NorthNorfolkDCgrpldr;resignedtobecomeheadofBroadsstudycentre;formerlyranB&Bbusiness;GreatYarmouth2010
PEARCE,M/sPauline,bHitchin1967,ofBarbadanbackground,edlocalgs,assumedstatusoflocalheroineinhereffortsaspeacemakerduringriotsinHackney,LondonE2011;becamelocalpartyactivist;articulate,goodcommunicator;aspiredtonominationaspartyPresident2014butstooddown,claimingshewasthevictimofcovertracisminpartycircles;saidtohaverecordofconvictionsinheryouthfordrugoffences;Hitchin&Harpenden2015
PENROSE,AlexanderPeckoverDoyle,farmerfromoldNorfolkQuakerbankingfamily;campaignerforNationalTrust;King’sLynn1945
PENWARDEN,DavidJohnHowardb1932edOxfordU.,PresULiberalClub1955;foughtfirstelectionwhenanundergraduate;atall,imposingfigurewithafinespeakingvoice;WestHamMBC1961-1964;associatedwithDavidBrookeqv(GreaterLondon)inestablishingapartybridgeheadinhithertobarrenterritoryinEastLondondocklands;latermovedtoOxfordareawherehebecameanactivistandstalwartcampaigner;ReadingMBC;WestHamNorth,(GreaterLondon)1955,Deptford(GreaterLondon)by-e1963,BedfordshireSouth1974Feb,Oct,HemelHempstead1979
PETCHEY,AllanR.K.,b1961edFairfaxhs,Westcliffe-on-Sea;healthserviceinternalauditor;EssexCC;Castlepoint1992
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PHELPS,M/sMargaretH.,formerteacher,candWelshAssembly2007;associatedwithLiberalLeftgroupopposedtocoalitionwithConservatives;CynonValley(Wales)2005,Witham2010
PHILLIPS,Andrew,nowLord,OBE,bLongMelford,Suffolk1939,edstateandprivates,CambridgeU;solicitor;foundedaCitypartnership1970,latercons;heldmanynon-execdirectorships;Eurocand1979;LifePeerage1998;intheby-ehefaced(Col)OliverSmedleyqvwhostoodasanAllPartyAnti-CommonMarketAlliancecand,whopolled4.47%;hisinterestsinclHomeAffairs,LegalAid,citizenshipissues;inLordsplayedroleindefeatofIdentityCardsBill;involvedwithcharities;authorofbooksoncharitylaw;livesSudbury;ChancellorofEssexUsince2000;by-eSaffronWalden1977,1979,Gainsborough&Horncastle(EastMidlandsRegion)1983,NorthEssex1997
PHILPOTT,F.H.,b1897edTankertonColl,OxfordU;serviceWWIRNAS;privatetutor,fdrofStMartin’ss,Crewkerne,StMartin’s,Walton-on-Thames;activewithpartyinGuildford;Guildford(SouthEastRegion)1950,Bedford1951
PICTON,David,b1936?solicitor;StAlbans1979
PITT,Mike,edCambridgeU,OpenU;teacher,previouslyinsoftwareind;cllrinCambridgeshire;againstdetentionofchildasylumseekers;campaignedagainstIDcards;BedfordshireNorthEast2010,Rayleigh&Wickford2015
POLLARD,MrsA.Kathyb1951,edLlanwyn-y-Brynhs,Swansea;BirminghamU,SwanseaU.,workedinresearchforBTfor20years;joinedparty1983;districtcouncillor1987-95,SuffolkCC1993todate;mbrFriendsoftheEarth;Eurocand;livesIpswich;Eurocand2004;SuffolkSouth1992,1997,2005
POLLOCK,BrianB.,b1950edCentralFoundationbgs,London,PadgateCollofEducation,WarringtonManchesterU;teacher;Broxbourne1983
POND,M/sAprilH.,businesswoman;NorwichMBC;hadbeenadoptedPPCforBroadlandbutstooddowntocontestby-election;NorfolkSouthWest2005,NorwichNorthby-e2009
POPE,Michael,Huntingdon2001
PORRER,Andrew,Broxbourne2005
QUINLAN,James,b1951WestHatchhs,Chigwell,LondonU,NorthLondonPoly;chatownplanner;SouthCambridgeshireDC;SouthCambridgeshire1997
QUINTON,Nigel,ofLiberalfamily;graduategeologistinoilind;advocateofgreenpolicies,solarenergy;Hitchin&Harpenden2010,HertfordshireSouthWest2015
RAVEN,JamesRussell,b1959Colchester,edGilberds,Colchester;ProfModernHistorysuccessivelyattheUniversitiesofCambridge,OxfordandEssexjoinedLiberals1975,brieflywithSDP;officeroflocalassociationsandregionalparty;muchworkinradio,TVandjournalism;servedascharity
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director;interestsincleducation,highereducationandcharitymatters;ColchesterNorth1992,NorthEssex2005,Harwich&NorthEssex2010
REILLY,AndrewA.,b1955StBonaventure’ss,LondonE,WorthingSixthFormColl,OpenU;publisher’seditor;secofelderlypeople’strust;formerlySDPseeSDPsection(GreaterLondon);Stevenage1992
RENAUT,Richard,edSummerbee,Bournemouths,OxfordU,PresLiberalClub;aNHSmanager;BournemouthMBC;CambridgeshireNorthEast2001,BournemouthWest(SouthWestRegion)2005
RIDLEY,DavidJ.,edEton,CambridgeU,UniversitiesinFrance,Germany;publisher;SaffronWalden1959
RIGBY,Brian,b1944edFriarsgs,Bangor,HullU,openU;teacher;gensecALTU;Hertford&Stevenage1979
RIGBY,DerekMalcolm,b1934edDeytheurgs,Montgomeryshire,WiganTechColl;processdevelopmentman;IsleofEly1966,Grimsby(EastMidlandsRegion)1974Feb,Oct,1979
RILEY,Steve,senindrelationsnegotiator,mandirmanufacturingfirm;BroadlandDC;hisvotewas22.6%downonthatofhispredecessor;thiswasoneofthegreatestswingsagainsttheparty;Broadland2015
RIJKE,Nick,edStBartholomew’ss,Newbury,StaffordshireU,ExeterU;formerlyinvestmentman,dirofMSSociety;laterworkedforLocalGovernmentAssn;joinedparty1981;one-timeLibDemelectioncampaignorganiser,Devon;researchertoDavidRendleMP;associatedwithLiberalLeftsinceinception2012;StAlbans2001
ROBERTS,Nigel,b1958edPrescottgs,EssexU;cheng;codir,IpswichAirportAssnetc;Ipswich1997
ROBINSON,Denys,b1943edWilliamHulme’sgs,OxfordU;senEnglishteacher;Cirencester&Tewkesbury(SouthWestRegion)1970,Eye1974Feb,Oct
ROBINSON,PaulH.,b1938edKingsNortongs,Birmingham,PeterboroughTechColl;corep;RickmansworthUDCwherehechairedvariouscomms;HertfordshireCC,ThreeRiversDC;WelwynHatfield1974Feb,Oct,
ROBINSON,SirSydneyWalter,b1876Walthamstow,edlocally,ChicagoMetropolitanColl,USA;farmer,buildingcontractor;foughteightparliamentaryelectionsfrom1918,sixtimesforChelmsford1918to1931incby-e1926;MPforChelmsford1923-24;in1931asasupporteroftheNationalGovernmenthestoodasaNationalLiberalinWalthamstowWest;forhisfinalcontest14yearslaterin1945,hewasbackintheLiberalfold;whileatWestminsterheattemptedtointroduceaBilltoincludefarmworkerswithinthescopeofNationalInsurance;EssexCCfor30years,latterlyasalderman;FreemanofCityofLondon;dSnaresbrook1950;Epping1945
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ROBINSON,Stephen,b1966;graduateinLaw/Politics;researcher;EssexCC1993-2001,EppingForestDC1990-1998,dptygrpldr1992-96;member/dirR.I.B.A.;livesChelmsford;EppingForest1997,ChelmsfordWest2001,2005,Chelmsford2010,2015
ROBSON,MrsStinaInga,laterBaroness,neeArvidsson,bStockholm1919;edOlinskags,Stockholm;workedforSwedishForeignMinistryinBritain1939-43;m(Sir)LawrenceRobson1940,agenerouspatronoftheparty;organisedwithherhusbandmanyresidentialweekendsforcandsandpartypersonalitiesattheirhomeKidlingtonnrOxfordin1950-60s;becamepartyspokespersonintheLordsonagriculture,environment,health;chairofpanelinvestigatingfraudintheChippingNortonRDC;LPOCouncil1960s;PresWLF1968-70,PresLPO1970;LifePeerage1974;resolutelyopposedtoradicalaimsofNLYL;succeededherhusbandasChair,NationalLiberalClub,1982,helpingtoputtogetherafinancialpackagewhichsavedtheClubfromextinction;attimeofherdeathwaslongestservingJPinEngland,Britain;anattractive,statuesque,formidableNordicfigure;ratheraloofinmanner,shecouldbeabruptanddismissiveofcolleaguesandthosesheconsideredtobeofminorimportance;wieldedsomeinfluenceforatimebutwasnotthepowerinthepartyshefanciedshewas;figuresinMothersofLibertypubLibDemHistoryGroup2012;d1999;Eye1955,1959,Gloucester(SouthWestRegion)1964,1966;seeentryDictionaryofLiberalBiography
RODNIGHT,EricW.,b1920edMerchantTaylors’School,LondonU;marketingmaninchemind;Colchester1964
ROGERS,AdrianC.,b1963edNewmarketus,WestSuffolkCollofFE;bankauditor;ForestHeathDC;activewithBuryStEdmundslocalparty;Waveney1992
ROGERS,DavidW.,b1948edWilliamPenns,Rickmansworth;coacc;Treasurer,ChilternsRegionalparty;AylesburyValeDC;LutonSouth1992
ROGERS,MahmudHenry,edattendedschoolinBedford,LSE;studiedfurtheratUniversityofUnitedNations,SchoolofGovernment,Maastricht;BedfordMBC;localcampaigner;Bedford2015
ROGERSON,Dan,bStAustell1975edBodminColl,UofWales,Aberystwyth;joinedpartyinNorthCornwall1991;inuniversityadmin,partyorganiserinCornwall2002-04;researchertoLibDemgroup,BedfordMBC1999-2002,dptygroupldr;tookParliamentaryOathinCornish;inCommonsmbrCommunitiesandLocalGovernmentteam,ShadowMinister,CommunitiesandLocalgovernment;interestsinclwasteandrecycling,realale,CornishandCelticculture;2009presentedBillforCornishAssembly;from2013MinisteratDeptforEnvironment,FoodandRuralAffairs;BedfordshireNorthEast2001,CornwallNorth(Devon&CornwallRegion)2005,2010,2015;MP2005-15
ROPER,Daniel,joinedparty2007,formerlyLabour;livesNorwich;BroadlandsDCgrpldr,NorfolkCC;Broadland2010
ROSE,PaulL.,b1929edMidhurstgs,Farnhamgs;solicitorwithLCC;activewithLCCstaffass;LPOCouncil;paidmeticulousattentiontodetail;shortinstature,peoplewereonfirstacquaintancedauntedbyhispiercing,metallicblueeyes;fdr-mbrNewOrbits;quietlyinfluentialinhighestpartycirclesforatime;diedattragicallyearlyage;IlfordNorth(GreaterLondon)1955,Worthing1964(SouthEastRegion);BedfordshireMid1966
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ROUTLEDGE,(Capt)GeorgeAlexander,b1918?insbrokerserviceWWIIasCommando;Colchester1945
ROWE,(Major)DennisG.,edDraytonManorgs,Hanwell,LarkfieldTeacherTrainingColl,NorthernIreland;professionalsoldierlaterteacher;Huntingdonshire1974Feb,Oct,1979
ROWLANDS,Anthony,b1952Shanklin,IsleofWightedRydes,schoolsinHertfordshireincHaberdashers’Aske’s,OxfordU,CambridgeU,LondonU;formerteacher;competedintwelveLondonMarathonsandelsewhere;from2000DirofCentreForum‘thinktank’;StAlbansDC25yearsdptyldr,HertfordshireCC;persistentcampaigner;StAlbans1997,IsleofWight(SouthCentralRegion)2005,Hertsmere2010,Broxbourne2015
ROWLANSON,MauriceL.,Bedford1959
RUNCIMAN,(Col)J.G.,b1895edKirkwallBurghs,GlasgowU;relativeofViscountWalterR.(longservingLiberalMPandlaterCabinetMinisterinpre-warNationalGovernment);professionalsoldier1912-47servinginTankReg;SouthendEast1950
RUNDLE,T.Stanley,b1913edNorthamptonCollofT’nology,UofMilan,LondonU;conschemist;anearlyexponentofwhatcametoknownas‘communitypolitics;’d2005?KingstonuponThames(GreaterLondon)1964,Ipswich1966,Richmond(GreaterLondon)1970,1974Feb
RUSSELL,R.(Bob),bCamberwell,London1946,edStHelenasmods,Colchester,NorthEssexTechColl;journalistEssexnewspapers,laterLondonEveningNews,pressofficerEssexU1986-97;originallyLabour,foughtSudbury&Woodbridge1974,Colchester1979;ColchesterMBC;defectedtoSDP1981;Mayor1986-87,leaderofcouncil1987-91;inCommonsSportsSpokesman1999-2005,ShadowDefenceSpokesman2005-10;ColchesterNorth1997,2001,2005,2010,2015;MP1997-2015
RUTHERFORD,StephenJohn,hailsfromEssex,livedlocallyforfifteenyears;mechanicaleng;joinedparty1988,involvedincommunitylife,runsyouthcentre;BedfordshireNorthEast2005,BedfordshireSouthWest2015
SAICH,Edwin,HemelHempstead1955
SALT,R.B.,Ipswich1974Oct
SANDBACH,JamesP.C.,lawyerwithdegreesfromvariousUniversities;livesSaxmundham;workedwithvariouscharityorganisations,MIND,CAB,RNIDetcjoinedparty1988;hasassistedMPs;mbrofpartypolicyworkinggroups;Putney(GreaterLondon)2010,CastlePoint2005,SuffolkCoastal2015
SANDFORD,J.Nicholas(Nick),policyofficerforcharityorganisation;PeterboroughMBCgrpldr;activeinCofE;interestsinclenvironment,transport;Peterborough2001,2005,2010,CambridgeshireNorthWest2015
SATTIN,Gerald,b1927edStEdwards,Oxford,CambridgeU;antiquedealer,codir;experiencedelectionagent;HertfordshireSouth1979
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SCHUR,Tony,edOxfordUchacc;workedinZambia,livesWoodbridge;mbrNorwichNHSTrust;officerofImmigrationAdvisoryService;SuffolkCoastal2001
SCHWARTZ,RodneyS.,b1957edBenjaminCardozohs,NewYork,RochesterU,USA;investmentbanker;mbrpartybusinessforum;WelwynHatfield1997
SCOTT,MrsAgnesH.,b1908edHamilton,Ontario;workedinadvertising,Ontario;lect;activewithWLF;Walton&WeybridgeUDC;Sudbury&Woodbridge1955,Reigate1959,Woking1964,1966(bothSouthEastRegion)
SCOTT,David,b1947edErmysteds,Skiptongs;newspapersportsreporter;Braintree1974Feb
SCOTT,MalcolmJ.,b1946edDuncanHalls,GreatYarmouthJoseph’sColl,Birkfield,NorwichCityColl;clothingandtextileretailer;latermarketingexec;NorfolkSouth1974Feb,Oct,NorfolkSouthWest1987,GreatYarmouth1992
SEEAR,M/s,laterBaroness,(Beatrice)Nancy,b1913,Croydon,edCroydonhs.,CambridgeU,LSE;inpersonnelman1936-46;LifePeerage1971,PrivyCounsellor1985;partyleaderinLords1984-88,dptyldr1988-97;PresofLPO1964-65;prominentincampaignsforrecognitionofcarers’,women’srights,termingherself‘ananti,anti-feminist;’campaignedover20yearsinsevensuccessiveelectionsinfiveregions;astrongplatformperformer,thecontentofherspeecheswassometimesexpressedintermswhichtestedheraudience;thoughcharmingandpersuasive,heracademicapproachwasineffectiveonthedoorstep;frequentradio/TVbroadcaster,QuestionTimeetc;hadmanyinterestsincludingInstofPersonnelManagement,FawcettSociety,BritishStandardsInst;immenselypopularthroughouttheparty;herstylewaswellsuitedtotheLordswheresheshoulderedmanyresponsibilities;undauntedbybeingsurroundedbymalecompany;anattractivepersonalityofdignifiedappearance,sharp-wittedandalwaysgood-humoured;unmarried;atWakefieldinherfinalcontest,inwhatwasaveryunpromisingconstituency,forwhichshewaswhollyunsuited,shepolledjust8.64%;dLondon1997;seeMothersofLibertypub2012LibDemHistoryGroup;Hornchurch1950,1951(GreaterLondon),Truro1955,1959(Devon&CornwallRegion),Epping1964,Rochdale1966(NorthWestRegion),Wakefield1970(YorkshireRegion);seeDictionaryofLiberalBiography
SEEFF,DrGeof,b1948acc,qualifiedphysician;joinedparty1995;Chingford&WoodfordGreen1997,Romford2005,Chingford&WoodfordGreen2010,(bothGreaterLondon),Harlow2015
SENIOR,IanL.,b1928,sonofLadyRuthAbrahamsqv(GreaterLondon/EastMidlandsRegion)edSedberghs,OxfordU,marketeconomist;politicalorganiser1967-69;Eye1970,HendonNorth(GreaterLondon)1974Oct
SEWARD,J.,b1908edDoverColl;engineer,livedAylesbury;workedinIndia,laterwithRootes;manoffamilymotorbusiness;Ipswich1950
SHAW,MrsAnn,b???edStHelen’ss,Northwood,OxfordU;nurseryteacher,formerpartyresearcher;ThreeRiversDCgrpchaircllldr;mbrAmnestyInt;HertfordshireSouthWest1992,1997
SHAW,CharlesA.,b1938edSedberghs,CambridgeU;commercialmaninchemind;mbrpartyEconomicAffairspanel;StAlbans1970,1974Feb,Oct
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SHELDON-WILLIAMS,Peter,b1919edChrist’sHospital,CentralSchoolofArts&Crafts;mbrLiberalWritersAssn,SecCommUnionofTrade;onetimePRofficer;strongcharacter,somethingofaniconoclast;artcritic,broadcaster,distinguishedartist,underthenameA.Oscar,bothbeforeandafterhisbriefforayintopolitics;LPOCouncil;off-beatsenseofhumour;strongvoice;onceappliedforthepostofDirectoroftheImperialWarMuseumstatingatanensuinginterviewthathispolicywouldbetoseektheclosureofthemuseum;d1994;Billericay1959,1964,Richmond-upon-Thames(GreaterLondon)1966
SHOCKET,Godfreyb1940edStPaul’ss,UofManchester,LSE;businesseconomist;LPOCouncil1960s;BedfordshireSouth1970
SIDDONS,(FltLt)WilliamHarryHenryN?,b1921;descendantoflegendaryactressSarahSiddons,edLeicester,RADA;RAFserviceWWIIinbombercommand;actor;Thurrock1950
SIMONDS-GOODING,(Maj)Hamilton,b1912,ofCatholicbackground,edEpsomColl;militaryservice;freelancejournalist;KnightofMalta;vicePresUlsterLiberals;DownSouth(NorthernIreland)1964,BedfordshireSouth1966,DownNorth(NorthernIreland)1970
SKELCHER,Barrie,b1932edLeicesterU,BirminghamU;codir,healthphysicist;Lowestoft1979
SMEDLEY,(Major),OliverMC,bSurrey1911edMonktonCombes;distinguishedarmyserviceinWWII,inNormandylandingsandbeingawardedMC;firstjobasstoresclerkinParisfactory;laterwithfirmofaccs;subsequentlybusinessmanprominentinpopularmusicandbroadcastingindustry;redoubtableadvocateoffreetradeandclassicalliberaleconomics;Chair,CheapFoodLeague;leftpartyin1962opposingLiberaladvocacyofentrytoEEC;founded‘KeepBritainOut’movement;wasinvolvedindeathofarivalbusinessmanindisputeoverapirateradiobroadcastingstationbutfoundnotguiltyofmurder;laterfoughtundervariousAnti-CommonMarketdesignations;saidtohavecontestedeighteenparliamentaryelections;d1989;SaffronWalden1950,1951,WalthamstowWest(GreaterLondon)by-e1956,1959
SMITH,M/sPaula,b1951edStJohn’ss,Billericay;codir,aviationind;EssexCC;Rochford&SouthendEast1997
SMITH,P.G.,NorwichSouth1974Oct
SMITHARD,M/sJaneCarolineGrantham,barrister;formanyyearsassociatedwithParliamentaryCandsselectionpanel;FederalPartyComm;editorforsomeyearsoftheinfluentialandwellcompiledParliamentaryCampaigner;hasofficiatedinseveralinternalpartyenquiries,oftenofadelicatenature,reirregularitiesinelections,procedures,disciplineetc;CitiesofLondon&Westminster(GreaterLondon)1987,1992;Basildon2001
SMITHSON,Michael,b1946edBurnagegs,Manchester,LSE;markcons,dirofcos;withBBC14years;mbrNUJ;BedfordshireCC;BedfordshireNorth1992
SMOUT,CharlesA.P.,b1929edTheLeyss,CambridgeU,BirminghamU;dptyheadmaster;Daventry(EastMidlandsRegion)Feb1974;BedfordshireMid1979
SOSKIN,MrsReneeR.,b1916,neeBeloff,ofJewishbackground,sisterofProfMaxB.,historian,ConservativePeer;edKingAlfred’s,London;RoyalAcademyofMusic;trainedforthestage;laterdir
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ofcos,latterlyteacherofSpeech/Drama,dirofherownschool,nowWebberInds;widelyrespectedinpartycirclesinherday;activewithHampsteadLDAAcademyofMusic;;JPforLondon;LPOCouncil,vice-PresWLF;d1998;BedfordshireSouth1959,Hampstead(GreaterLondon)1964,1966.
SOUTER,JohnMichael,chairHuntingdonshireLDA;CambridgeshireNorthWest2005
SPARHAM,HenryWilliam,b1914?masterprinteratLowestoft;LowestoftMBC;fdrmbrLowestoftYLS1934;LPOExec;vice-presNLYLS;BuryStEdmunds1950
SPEED,Paul,bSurrey,livesDereham;insbrokerinNorwich;NorfolkMid2015
SPENCELEY,M/sLornab1958,Jersey,edHautlieus,Jersey,CambridgeU,OpenU;HarlowDC1992-2010,sometimegroupleader;EastofEnglandRegionalPartyadministratorsince2007;energetic;adeptatpoliticaltwittering;livesnrEly;Eurocand1999;Harlow1992,1997,2001,2005,CambridgeshireNorthEast2010
SPRECKLEY,DavidR.A.,b1915edDartmouthNavalColl,RoyalMilitaryColl,Sandhurst;hisbiographicaldetailsshowsomeinconsistenciesbutareusuallygivenasfollows;formercavalryofficer,laterworkedwithpre-WWIIPeacePledgeUnion;dirofcaravanbuildingbusiness;formerlyLabour,HuntingdonshireCC1958-61;joinedparty1961;StNeotsRDC;enthusiasticadvocateofco-partnershippolicies;quintessentialitinerantcandfightingelectionsinfourdifferentconstituencieswithinfiveyears;atYarmouthfirstpartycandfor14years;LPOExec;unaccountablypromotedforatimebyLPOHQ;droppedoutofactivityc1970;intotalobscurityuntil2009whenreportedtobeinvolvedwithBritishRepublicanParty;Yarmouth1964,Huntingdon1966,by-eCambridge1967;Newcastle-underLymeby-e(WestMidlands)1969
STEELE,CharlesGordonA.,b1921edDanielStewart’sColl,Edinburgh,SchoolofArchitecture,EdinburghCollofArt;CambridgeshireCC;mbrpartyhousingcomm,townandcountryplanningcomm;firstpartycandlocallyfor14years;Lowestoft1964
STEERS,IanS.,b1928edQueenElizabeth’sgs,Devon;withfirmofinvestmentdealers;Londonpartyexec;Watford1959
STEPHEN,DavidJohn,NorwichNorth2010
STEVENS,(Major)PeterArthur;PRofficerwithmetalcos;serviceWWIIwithMinistryofAircraftproduction,laterinarmyto1947;HemelHempstead1950
STIMSON,M/sNinaJ.,b1947Hertfordshire&Esexghs,Bishop’sStortford;maneditor,businessmanagerEuropeanCosmeticMarkets,mbrCharter88;previouslyeditorInFocus;vicechairEnglishparty;SouthendWest1992,1997
STOLLAR,GavinP.,chairLibDemsFriendsofIsraelforwhomhehasbeenaprominentspokesman;highlyarticulatewithflairforpublicity;showsrestraintandcouragewhencounteringanti-semiticoutbursts;IlfordNorth(GreaterLondon)2001,Brentwood&Ongar2005
STRANGE,Andy,edLondonMetropolitanU;wordpressexpert,webdeveloperwithownco;LutonMBC;SouthWestBedfordshire2001
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STUART,Neil,b1947edSloughgs,compfacilitiesmanager;ldrAylesburyValeDC;Buckingham(SouthCentralRegion)1997,HemelHempstead2001,MiltonKeynesSouthWest(SouthCentralRegion)2005
SUMMERS,William,bKingsLynn1978?EdSwindonhs,LeicesterU;worksinaffordablehousingprovision;livesBrancasterStaithe;supportsproposalsforfullyelectedHouseofLords,viewswhichhehasoutlinedonLibDemVoice;NorfolkNorthWest2010
SUTTON,MrsSueM.,b1946ededGeorgeWatson’sLadiesColl,Edinburgh,EdinburghU,LeedsU;freelanceeditor/writer;CambridgeshireCC;EasternRegionexec;interestsinclsocialservices,environment;CambridgeshireSouthWest1992
SYKES,M/sA.ManuelaP.H.,b1925,edRichmondCogs,LondonU,secofStudentsU;WWIIinWRNS;lect,writer,publicrelationsadviser;campaignerwithAnti-Apartheidmovement;LPOCouncil,Execearly1960s;oncewidelyconsideredarisingstarintheparty;opposedtoBritainjoiningEuropeanUnion;vice-presWorldFedLiberal&RadicalYouth;iron-willedwomen’srightscampaigner;articulatewithanexcellentspeakingvoice;likeablepersonalityofattractiveSouthernEuropeanappearance;defectedtoLabourandfoughtUxbridge(GreaterLondon)by-e1972and1974Feb;WestminsterLBCfrom1974;hassufferedseverelyfromdementiainrecentyears;woncourtaction2014againstWestminsterLBCtoenablehertoliveatherflat,herhomeof60years,ratherthanbeconfinedinacarehome;thiswasasignalvictoryfordementiasufferers;atoughcharacter,alittle‘butch’intheopinionofsomecolleaguesandopponents;herindividualismwasperhapsalittletoostrongtobecontainedintheLiberalPartyofherday;unmarried;Finchley(GreaterLondon)1955,by-eIpswich1957,1959,1964,Falmouth&Camborne(Devon&CornwallRegion)1966.
TANNER,(Lieut-Col)H.Douglas:serviceWWIIinFrancelaterMalta;Southend-on-Sea1945
TAYLOR,Alastair,CambridgeshireNorthWest2001
TAYLOR,M/sAmanda,b1962edLeedsghs,LeedsU;publishingmarkexec;CambridgeMBC;interestsinclCharter88Transport2000;Peterborough1992,Eltham(GreaterLondon)1997,SouthCambridgeshire2001
TEALBY-WATSON,MrsElfreda,familyfromDownhamMarketedCambridgeU;acc;variedcareerwithnot-for-profitsectorsinUK,Europe;parish/districtcllr;SaffronWalden2001,2005,Maldon2010,SuffolkWest2015
THOMASChristopher,b1948edWolverhamptonPoly,EastAngliaU;teacher;NorwichSouth1992,Waveney1997
THOMAS,DavidWynford,b1940edGowertongs,Swansea,UColl,Aberystwyth;lectinlaw;Welshpartyexec,LPOCouncil;secAssnLiberalLawyers;Colchester1974Feb
THOMPSON,Andrew;butfortheinterventionofa‘continuing’SDPcandidate,M.Pettmanqv,hewouldalmostcertainlyhavewontheby-election;EppingForestby-e1988
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THOMPSON,MartinA.,foughtelectionsforWestminsterLBC;interestsinclmentalhealth,housing;Basildon&Billericay2005,2015
THOMPSON,Paul,Hertsmere2001
THOMPSON,(FltLt)W.G.F.bMiddlesex1902edHamptongs,headoflegalfirm;solicitor;WWIIserviceinRAFSecretBranch;liverymanofSolicitors’Co,FreemanofCityofLondon;EsherUDC1934-46;Huntingdon1950
THORN,IanL.,b1965Plumes,MaldonColchesterInst;publicrelationsofficer;MaldonDC;ColchesterSouth&Maldon1992possiblySWRegion?
THORNHILL,M/sDorothyMBE,teacherlocallyfor25years;WatfordMBC,dptyldr,Mayor;activewithLocalGovernmentAssn;Watford2015
THOROLD,PeterG.H.,b1930edUSA,Canada,Eton,OxfordU;insbroker;Huntingdon1964
TOWNSEND,Christopher,bLondon1971edUofLondon,CambridgeU,ImperialColl;seniorriskmanager;DacorumMBC2007todate;interestedinfinancialmatters,puremathematicalresearch;SouthWestHertfordshire2010
TOYE,M/sMoiraPhyllis,activistinNorfolkcountyarea;NorwichNorth2001
TRAIN,Leonard,b1897;associatedwithpartyfrom1920;serviceWWII;chairEssexCountyLiberalAssn;servesonHomeCountiesLiberalFederation;firstpartycandlocallyfor20years;Harwich1950
TREVETT,MartinJ.,b1949edWmGrimshaws,London,SouthgateTechColl;electricalcontractor;ThreeRiversDC,commchair;HertfordshireWest1992
TROTTER,(WingComm)ThomasAlbert;servedWWIIundertakingmissionsCanada,USA,WestIndies;HemelHempstead1945
TULLY,Keith,b1953LittleOaksey,lived/workedHarwichallhislife;infinancialservices;chairofPC;ERS;advocateofdevelopmentofportofHarwich;Harwich2005
TURNER,BarryH.P.,b1937edKingEdwardVIgs,BuryStEdmunds,LSE,PresULiberalFed;teacher;firstcandlocallyfor14years;NorfolkSouth1964
TURNER,Malcolm,b1927principalsystemsacc;CCllr;BedfordshireSouth1979
TURNER,PeterJohnRussell,Braintree2001,2005
TWEDDLE,(WingComm)DonaldWilliam,b1911edAylesburygs,WWIIserviceinFarEast;SouthEastRegOrganiserforUnitedNationsAssn;Oxford(SouthCentralRegion)1950,MidBedfordshire1951
ULZAMAN,M/sAroosa,gradinLaw;volunteeratCAB;interestedinfamilyproblems,abuseetc;HumanRightsLawyers’Assn;LutonNorth2015
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VANDEVEN,M/sSusan,b1958Beirrut,Lebanon;raisedinseveralcountries;edinUSA,Harvard;teacher;livedCambridgeshiresince1988;CambridgeshireCC;spokesmanontransport,health;vigorouslocalcampaignerforpublicservices;workedformerlyforCambridgeUPress;authoressofOneFamily’sResponsetoTerrorism;ADaughter’sMemoire;Stevenage2015
VANDERPLANK,RichardE.W.,b1925,edCheltenhamColl,CambridgeU;architect;Huntingdonshire1959
VANN,Henry,b1986;BedfordMBC;spokesmanoneducation;joinedpartyatschool;Bedford2010
WAKELIN,JohnD.,b1929edMaldongs,OxfordU;headmaster,author;Cambridge1979
WALKER,ReginaldA.,b1917edWaterloogs,Liverpool,CambridgeU;LPOCouncil;codir;knowninformallyas‘Johnny;’RuislipNorthwood(GreaterLondon)1959,1964,1966,NorthWestNorfolk1974Feb,Oct
WALKINGTON,AlexanderStuartBurnett(Sandy),bDingwall,Scotland1953,edCheltenhamColl,CambridgeU,CollofLaw,TulaneU,NewOrleans;dirofPublicAffairs,TransportLondon2005-06,dirpublicaffairsBTgroup1992-2005,maninternationalrelations,Texaco,NewYork,manexternalaffairs,Texaco1981-91;joinedULS1972;chairCambridgeULibClub,HeadofResearch,parliamentaryparty1979-81;dirGeneralElectionCommunications2005LPO;seriousminded;facedcriticsearlierincareerwhosawhimasself-obsessed;returnedtocontestoriginalconstituencyafterintervalof23yearstopoll36.4%only0.6%belowhisbestin1983;StAlbans1983,1987,2010,2015
WALLIS,M/sDianaPaulette,b1954Hitchin,HertsedFrancisCombes,Watford,NorthLondonPoly,UofKent,hasMAinLocalGovernment;mStewartArnoldwhoservedasherP/A;solicitor;originallySDP,joinedLibDemsonmerger;HumbersideCC,EastRidingDC1995-99;onetimedeputyleader;MEPforYorkshire&Humberside1999to2012resignedtobecomelectHullLawSchool,ldrofUKLibDems2001-04;laterelectedPresEuroLawInst;unsuccessfulascandforPresofEuroParliament2011;Eurocand2015;hadresponsibilityforEurorelationswithnon-memberstates,Iceland,Norway,Switzerland;Braintree1992,Haltemprice&Howden(YorkshireRegion)1997
WALSH,David,b1937edLeedsgs,LeedsU;solicitor;HertfordshireEast1970
WALSH,LeonardC.M.,b1896edelems,Dunmow;commercialtraininginBuenosAires,Argentina;diplomaticservice1931-43;Maldon1959
WALSTON,HenryDavidL.G.,laterLordW.b1912edEton,CambridgeU,landowner,agriculturalresearcherinCambridgeshireandinStLucia,BritishWestIndies;wroteapamphletforpartyin1945FromForcestoFarminginwhichheadvocatedaradicalpolicyofstateaidedcollectivefarmstobeowned/managedbyex-servicemen;soondefectedtoLabourforwhomhecontestedCambridgeshire1951,1955,Gainsboroughby-e1956,1959;createdLifePeer1961;authorofseveralpamphletsonagriculture;associatedwithCampaignforDemocraticSocialism;UnderSecofStateforForeignAffairs1964-67;favouredmajorityruleinRhodesia;whileinSouthAfrica
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attemptedbehind-the-scenesnegotiationswithapartheidregimeleaders;similarlyinvolvedintalkswithNorthVietnamleadersduringconflictthere;MEP1975-77;involvedwithhis1stwifeinon-goinglovetrianglewithnovelistGrahamGreene;hissecondwifewasElizabethqv(SDPsection),theformerwifeofNicholasScottMPandCabinetMinister;d1991;Huntingdon1945
WATERMAN,AlanM.,b1949edLondonU,ExeterU;fieldcentreproprietor;activewithBritishTrustforOrnithology;oneoffewpartycandsinregiontoincreasehisshareofthepoll;NorfolkNorthWest1992
WATES,JulianJ.,b1938edNewcastlegs,CambridgeU,LeicesterU;lect;mbrLiberalInternational;StAlbans1966
WATKINS,ColinG.,b1937edWatfordTechHighs;financialadviser;Watford1970
WATTS,PeterS.,b1936edBlundell’ss,Tiverton,CambridgeU;teacher;activewithUnitedNationsAssn;Colchester1966,1970
WEAVER,M/sGrace,livesEastBergholt;joinedpartyat18;interestsinclmentalhealth,youth,gayrights;SuffolkSouth2015
WELCH,Peter,b1962Gloucester;joinedparty1980;Eurocand2009;livesLeigh-on-Sea;SouthendWest2010
WERNICK,LionelR.,b1928edWolverhamptongs,King’sColl,London;mandir;Billericay1966,Brentwood&Ongar1974Feb,Oct
WEXHAM,PeterA.,SouthendMBC;SouthendWest2005
WHEELER,EdwinMichael,b1929edTollingtons,London,QueenMaryColl,UofLondon,UofGraz,UofMadrid;teacher/educationalconsandpublisher;perseveringcampaigner;StMarylebone(GreaterLondon)1959,by-e1963,Sudbury&Woodbridge1964,1966,1970,NorwichNorth1974Feb,Oct
WHITE,ChrisJ.,b1959edMerchantTaylors’s,Northwood,OxfordU;chacc/mandiracctuitionco;HertfordshireCCgrpldr;interestsinclenvironment,AmnestyInt;TreasurerChilternsRegionalparty;activewithStAlbansparty;Hertford&Stortford1992,Hitchin&Harpenden1997
WHITE,David,Harlow2010
WHITE,Joseph,b1938edTottenhamCos;careersserviceofficer,Havering;BasildonDCchairgrp;mbrcommunityhealthcouncil;Ipswich1992,Thurrock1997
WHITEHOUSE,Jon,bWembley,livedEppingsincebaby,edEppingps;workedinprivate,public,voluntarysectors;EssexPensionFundAdministrator;EppingTC,EppingDCMayor;EppingForest2015
WHITESIDE,A.John,b1921edMerchantTaylors’s;CambridgeU;barrister,teacheroflaw;originallyLabourforwhomhefoughtHertfordshireSouthWest1959;laterjoinedLiberals;RickmansworthUDC;HemelHempstead1964,1966
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WHITMORE,Robert/RobinT.,NorwichNorth2005
WILCOCK,AlexanderI.M.C.,b1971edHarrytownRChs,Stockport,EssexU;chairpartyLDYouth1994-95;inveteratebloggerwithLoveandLibertyetc;authorofamemorablestatement2015ofhisconceptofcoreLiberalvalueswhichwas,andremains,particularlyappositeandwelcomeatalowebbinpartyfortunes;contractedsamesexmarriage,madepossiblebylegalreforms(initiatedbyLynneFeatherstoneqv)withlongtermpartnerRichardFlowers,chairTowerHamletsLDA;Stevenage1997,Leyton&Wanstead(GreaterLondon)2001
WILCOCK,Peter,edMagdaleneColls,WarwickU;storeexecwithSainsbury’s,laterwithKantarGroup;UttlesfordDC,chair;wasobligedtoresignfromcouncilafter18years’servicefollowingdiscoveryofallegedgaypornonhiscouncil-issuedlaptop;materialsubsequentlydeemednotpornographic;Harwich2001,SaffronWalden2010,Barking(GreaterLondon)2015
WILKINS,Kevin,longresidentincountylatelyatEly;charityfundraiser;interestsincllocaltransport,conservation;CambridgeshireNorthWest2010
WILLIAMS,Geoff,b1947Fryernss,Basildon,King’sColl,London;modlangslect;Eurocand1994;tenaciouscampaignerover23years;Basildon1992,Billericay1997,Rayleigh2001,BasildonSouth&ThurrockEast2010,2015
WILLIAMS,JohnB.,b1951edAltrinchamgs,YorkU;compman;StEdmonsburyMBC;BuryStEdmunds1992
WILLIAMS,Richard,BuryStEdmunds2001
WILLIS,TomN.,b1944edCaterhams,UofSussex,LondonU;lect;Hitchin1970,Hertford&Stevenage1974Feb,Oct
WILSON,A.John,b1935edGunnersburyCatholicgs,LSE;teacher;HemelHempstead1970
WINCH,R.Arden,b1926bSheffield,edAbbotsholmes,CambridgeU;anthropologist,laterengagedinadvertisingwithJ.WThomson;serviceinIntelligenceCorps1944-48WWIIinMiddleandFarEast;laterwroteover100playsandserialepisodesforTV;alsosuccessfulnovelist;KingsLynn1950,WembleyNorth(GreaterLondon)1951
WITHERICK,AllanSiaoMing,b1979?ofhalf-Malay,half-Chineseparentage;edLondonU;longsuccessionofvariedposts,latterlyperformanceofficerwithCentralBedfordshireCouncil;HertfordshirePoliceAuthority;EastofEnglandRegionalExec;ChineseLibDems;LibIntBritishGroup;Broxbourne2010
WOOD,DerekF.J.,b1937edPrestonManorCountygs,Wembley,LondonU;senpartnerEurocultureInternationalServices;mbrLondonTouristBoard,InstofRaceRelations;ThreeRiversDC,NorwichMBC;notedforhisaffablemanner,smartappearance;campaignerforwellover30yearssincespeakingatanoisyopenairmeeting(incompanywithEdwinMalindine,LionelKing,RonaldGardner-Thorpeqqvintheby-electionatWestDerbyshire1962;therewasanintervalof23yearsbetweenhis3rdand4thelections;EalingNorth(GreaterLondon)1964,EppingForest1974Feb,Oct;GreatYarmouth1997
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WOOD,Michael,b1945edAshton-on-Merseysecs;theatreadmindir;HertfordshireCC,EastHertfordshireDC,Mayor,Bishop’sStortford1991-92;Hertford&Stortford1997
WOODTHORPE-BROWNE,Robert,b1943LittleGaddesden,Herts,edStIgnatiusColl,StamfordHill,London,PoitiersU(France),BarcelonaU,BirkbeckColl;FRGS,FRFS;insbrokerandunderwriter;livesBroadMarston,Worcestershire;multi-linguist;excellentcommunicator;longactiveinLiberalInt,ELDR,formerchairPCA;EurocandLondonCentral1979,EasternRegion1999;organiserofLibDemweek-endcourses;influentialandrespectedfigureinhighestechelonsofparty;onetimechairpartyInternationalComm;notedforhisorganisingskills,affablepersonalityandmultiplicityofinterests;determinedifsomewhatubiquitouscampaignerover36years;Harlow1979,Kensington&Chelsea(GreaterLondon)1997,by-e1999,WorcestershireMid(WestMidlandRegion)2001,Sedgefield(NorthEastRegion)2005,StaffordshireSouth(WestMidlandRegion)2015
WOTHERSPOON,Ron,b1948edStBonaventure’sRCs,London,UColl,Swansea;Conservativeuntil1981,joinedSDPqvSDPsection;joinedLibDemsaftermerger;mbrregionalpartyexec;CambridgeshireSouthEast1992
WRIGHT,James,edAngliaRuskinU,CityColl,Norwich;ITstrategist;NorwichMBCgrpldr;workedforSimonWrightMPqvatWestminster;NorwichNorth2015
WRIGHT,(Colonel)Michael(Mike),b1928edStAlban’ss,ManchesterU;FElect;localDirectorofShelter;WarwickshireCC;amenable,gregariouscharacter,rememberedforhismilitarybearingtemperedwithabluffsenseofhumour;Stratford-upon-Avon(WestMidlandRegion)1974Feb,Oct,Maldon1979
WRIGHT,Simon,bNorfolk,edDerehamNeatherdhs,DerehamSixthFormCentre,ImperialColl,London,King’sColl,LondonU;NorthNorfolkDC;hewontheconstituencywitharemarkablylowshareofthepoll,29.36%;inhissecondcontesthefellfrom1stto4thplacewith13.63%;NorwichSouth2010,2015;MP2010-2015bioonline
YATES,MrsEuniceb1944edNorthManchestergs,ReadingU;businesscons,dirofresearchassociates,lect;IlfordSouth(GreaterLondon)1974Oct;Broxbourne1987
YOUNG,DavidAndrew,formerRoyalMarineCommando;WaveneyDCldrgrp;runsownnewsagent’s,Lowestoft;strongsupporterofplanstoimproveaccesstoportofFelixstowe;Waveney2001,SuffolkCoastal2005
YOUNG,Lawrence,b1931edStPaul’ss,CambridgeU;codir,economist;workedforUNStatisticalOffice1955-58;Peterborough1964,HendonSouth(GreaterLondon)1966,1970
YOUNG,Paul,b1964edSirWmBorlases,Marlow;salesexec;RAFservice;mbrLeagueAgainstCruelSports,GunControlNetwork;NorwichNorth1997
ZUKOWSKYJ,Paul,lives/worksHatfield;interestsinclenvironmentalissues;WelwynHatfield2010
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SDPCANDIDATES1983/1987
ANTONY,NeilR.,b1956edKingEdwardVIs,Norwich,DurhamU;personnelmanager;NorfolkNorth1987
ARTIS,M/sGillianMary,b1954edLoughboroughU,WolverhamptonPoly;lect;Waveney1983
BASTOW,MrsAnne,b1951edCarltonU,Ottawa;teacher;Castlepoint,1983,1987
BEAVEN,David,b1951edStowes,EssexU;farmer,formerjournalist;contestedHitchinFeb1974forLabour;Waveney1987
BECKETT,M/sFionaMay,b1948edExeterU;manyinterestsservingonmanycomms;Eurocand1984;Watford1987
BENSON,DonaldS.,b1926edPalmerss,Grays;withPortofLondonAuthorityformanyyears;lect/authorontransport;Thurrock1983,1987
BERKELEY,HumphryJ.,b1926edDragons,OxfordMalvernColl,Cambridgeu;dirofmedicalcharity;originallyConservativecontestingSouthall1951,MPLancaster1959-66;defectedtoLabourcontestingNorthFyldeforthatparty1974Oct;joinedSDP1981;SouthendEast1987bioavailable
BING,InigoG.,b1944,edStOlave’s,StSaviour’sgs,London,BirminghamU;barrister;LambethMBC;forLabourcontestedBeckenham(GreaterLondon)1970;manyinterestsinclcitizens’rights,R.H.TawneySoc;Braintree1983,1987
BIRCH,Michael,b1945edSweynes,Rayleigh;compmanwithpublishingfirm;BasildonDC;Billericay1987
BROCKLEBANK-FOWLER,Christopherb1934,edPerses,CambridgeM.I.M.;originallyConservative,mbrBowGroupofyoungerConservatives;foughtWestHam(GreaterLondon)laterConservativeMPKingsLynn1970-74,NorthWestNorfolk1974-81,arolewhichheissaidtohaveperformedintotalobscurity;defectedtoSDP,crossingthefloorduringaCommonsdebate,theonlyConservativeMPtodoso;NorfolkNorthWest1983,1987;aftermergerfoughtasLibDem.(seeLibDemsection)
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BURROW,JohnR.,b1950edBishopStortfordColl,EssexU;barrister;BedfordshireSouthWest1987
BURTON,Peter,b1930edPinnercos,UniversityColl,London,HarvardBusinesss;mandirofcompsystemsengfirm;chairChilternRadio;Watford1983
BYFIELD,Richard,b1949edUofBradford,HuddersfieldCollofEd;colllect;BedfordshireSouthWest1983
CARGILL,David,b1937edGresham’ss,RoyalAgricColl;farmer;formerConservativecontestingNormanton(YorkshireRegion)1970,Newark(EastMidlandRegion)1974Febforthatparty;MidNorfolk1983
EDEN-GREEN,MrsMonicaC.,b1944edTiffinGs,Kingston-upon-Thames,KeeleU,LondonU;parttimelect/tutorwithOpenU;Harlow1987
ELWORTHY,Johnb1951edHamondsgs,Swaffham,WycliffeHall,TheologicalColl;newspapereditor/broadcaster,formerBritishpressrepforDrBillyGraham;NorfolkNorth1983
GEORGE,ColinGeorgeb1938edWestcliffhs;gensecSouthendAdviceCentre;SouthendMBC;formerlyLabourcontestingforthatpartyChelmsford1966,SouthendEastby-e1980;SouthendEast1983
GRAHAM,GavinJ.E.,b1947edAllSaints,Bloxham,LiverpoolU;fishfarmer;BroadlandDC;MidNorfolk1987
GRANSHAW,DrLindsayP.,laterBaronessNorthover,seeLibDemsection;WelwynHatfield1983,1987
HARDIE,C.JeremyM.,b1938edWinchester,OxfordU,NuffieldColl,Oxford;chairnationalprovidentins;chairothercos;mbrArtsCouncilofGreatBritainandotherbodies;NorwichSouth1983,1987
HARLAND,(AirMarshal)SirReginaldEdwardWynyardKBECB;b1920,offamousshipbuildingdynasty;edSummerFields,Oxford,Stowes,CambridgeU;joinedRAF1939,distinguishedrecordWWII,withMaintenanceCommand,ret1977;laterjoinedengineeringconsultantsW.S.Atkins;CouncilofEngineeringInstitutions,vice-Chair;livedBuryStEdmunds;ChairStEdmundsSociety;d2013;BuryStEdmunds1983,1987
HAYMAN,Alan,b1948edBrentwoods,EssexU,LondonU;TVproducer;EssexCC,EssexPoliceauthority;ColchesterNorth1987
HILLS,N.C.,BedfordshireMid1987seeLibDemsection
HOLLINGHURST,NicholasA.,b1945edStAnselm’sColl,Birkenhead,ManchesterU;proprietorofceramictileco;DacorumMBC;HertfordshireWest1983,1987
HOUSELEY,David,b1931edColchesterRoyalgs;travelcons,comandir;EastSussexCC;SuffolkCoastal1983
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HUMPHRIS,Anthony,b1950edChrist’sHospital,OxfordU;economistearlierworkedinindrelationsforCEGB;formerlyLabour;Eurocandforthatparty1979;OxfordMBC;defectedtoSDP1981;lateradvisertoIanWrigglesworth,ShirleyWilliams;EppingForest1987
LEE,Peterb1940edLatymerUs,OxfordU;areacommeducationofficer;CambridgeshireCC,dptygrpldr;CambridgeshireSouthEast1983,1987
MAXWELL,StuartD.,b1960edWhitgifts,UColl,Aberystwyth;publicaffairscons;speechwriterforDrDavidOwen;GreatYarmouth1987
MILLER,MrsJoanM.,b1950edRoseberygs,Epsom,WarwickU;housewife;variouspostsinSuffolkSDPorganisation;SuffolkCoastal1987
NICHOLSON,AnthonyJ.,b1948edChislehurst&Sidcupgs,OxfordU,CambridgeU;teacher;Huntingdon1987
NICHOLSON,HughP.,b1941edNorthamptonTown&Cogs;chaccwithICI;NorthamptonCB,RedbridgeLBC;joinedpartyaftermerger;seeLibDemsection;Ipswich1987
NIGHTINGALE,MrsJanetM.,b1939edAltrinchamgs,ImmarshCollofPhysicalEd,CambridgeU;teacher;MiltonKeynes1983
OAKESHOTT,Matthew,b1947edCharterhouse,UColl,Oxford,NuffieldColl,Oxford;investmentman;originallyLabourcontestingCrawleyforthatpartyOct1974;specialadvisertoRoyJenkinsMP;OxfordMBC;Cambridge1983
PETTMAN,Michael,b1950edGravesendgs,OxfordU;partnerinLondonLawfirmwithUSAconnections;originallyLabour;EppingForestMBC;hedidnotjointheLibDemsonthemergerandfoughttheEppingForestby-e1988asa‘continuingSDP’candpolling12.2%againstapartycandthusvirtuallyhandingtheconstituencytotheConservatives;seeThompson,Andrew(LibDemSection);EppingForest1983
RODGERS,RtHonWilliamT.(Bill),laterLord,b1928,Liverpool,edQuarryBankhs,Liverpool,OxfordU;GenSecFabianSoc1953-60;MaryleboneMBC1958-62;joinedLabour1945,supporterofHughGaitskellagainstleftwing;heldnumerousgovernmentposts,parliamentaryUnderSectoGeorgeBrownatDEAandlaterForeignOffice;MinofState,BoardofTrade,MinofDefence1974-76,lateratTreasuryunderJamesCallaghan,1976-79,SecofStateforTransport;LifePeer1992;oneoftheoriginal‘GangofFour’(MessrsOwen,Jenkins,Williamsqqv)whobrokewithLabourtofoundSDP1981;verysuccessfulchiefnegotiatorforSDPindivisionofcandidatureswiththeLiberalsfortheGeneralElectionsof1983,1987,possiblyonlythreebeingcontestedbybothparties;enthusiasticadvocateofmerger,leading’YesToUnity’campaign;outsideparliamentpostswithRIBA1987-94,AdvertisingStandardsAuthority1995-2000etc;inLordsspokesmanonHomeAffairs1994-97,authorofseveralbooksincludingbiographyGaitskellpub1963,autobiographyFourthAmongEqualspub2004;BristolWestby-e1957;Stockton-on-Teesby-e1962,1964,1966,1970,1974Feb,Oct1979,1983MPLabour1962-81,SDP1981-83;Stockton-on-TeesNorth1983,MiltonKeynes(EastofEngland)1987
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SLIPMAN,M/sSue,b1949,ofJewishbackground,edUofWales,LondonU;PresidentofN.U.S.1977-78;dirofNationalCentreforOneParentFamilies1986-95;originallyaCommunist,joinedSDP1981;well-knownbroadcasterandcrusaderonwomen’sissuesandsocialmatters;Basildon1983,Hayes&Harlington(GreaterLondon)1987
STEPHEN,J.David,b1942edLutongs,CambridgeU,EssexU;dirRunnymedeTrust;specialadvisertoDrDavidOwenatForeignandCommonwealthOffice,laterconstoAmnestyInt,WorldUService;LutonNorth1983,1987
STEVENS,JohnW.,b1932edKingsburygs,London,CambridgeU;retauctioneer;formerlyLabourcontestingforthatpartyCleveland1964;ColchesterMBC;SouthColchester&Maldon1983,1987
STONEHAM,BenjaminR.M.,b1948edCambridgeU,WarwickU;dirofpersonnel/indrelationfornewspapergrp;formerlyLabourcontestingforthatpartySaffronWalden1977by-e,1979;HertfordshireCC;mbrofstudygroupsonenvironment,employeeparticipation;Stevenage1983,1987
TORODE,John,b???edOxfordU,CornellU,NewYorkU,HarvardSchoolofBusiness;politicaljournalist;mbrGovernmentCommonprivacy;SaffronWalden1983
WALSTON,LadyElizabeth,2ndwifeofHenry,LordWalstonqv;formerwifeofSirNicholasScottMP(formerConservativeCabinetMinister);b1933edAlertonhs,ElyColl;writer;Peterborough1983
WILLIAMS,MrsShirleyVivianTeresaBrittain,laterBaronessWilliamsb1930,neeCalin,daughterofpoliticalscientist,philosopherSirGeorgeC.anddistinguishedauthoress,VeraBrittain;edatvariousschoolsinclTalbotHeath,Bournemouth,StPaul’sgs,LondonandinMinnesota,USA,forthreeyearsduringthewartimeevacuation;OxfordUchairlabourClub,FulbrightscholartoColumbiaU;begancareerasjournalistwithTheDailyMirrorandTheFinancialTimes;gensecFabianSoc;contestedforLabourTest1959,Hitchin1964,1966,1970,1974Feb,Oct;MP1964-79;inCommons,ShadowHomeSecretary1971-73,1974secofState,PricesandConsumerProtection;1976SecofStateforEducation,pilotingthroughcontroversiallegislationforcomprehensiveeducationandabolishingmanygrammarschools,virtuallyendingselectiveeducation,againstbitteropposition;afterlosingherseatbecameregularbroadcasteronradio/TVondiscussionprogrammesQuestionTimeetc;1988-2001ProfatHavard’sKennedySchoolofGovernment;oneoftheoriginal‘GangofFour’wholeftLabourtoformtheSDP;ahighlyregardedfigure,onceseenwidelyasapossiblefirstLabourPremier;greatlyrespectedandlovedthroughouthercareerwithLiberalDemocrats;1993LifePeerage;ldrLibDemsinLords2001-04,remaininginfluentialinpartyandstillafamiliarfigureinthemedia,shecampaignedduring2015GeneralElection;announcedintentiontoretirefromHouseofLords,Jan2016;authoressofseveralbooksinclautobiography;Crosby(NorthWestRegion)by-e1981,1983;MP1981-83,Cambridge`1987;seeDictionaryofLiberalBiography.
WOTHERSPOON,RonaldE.,b1948edStBonaventure’s,LondonE,UColl,Swansea;dirofcompsystemsco;formerConservativeassociatedwithToryReformGroup;aftermergerjoinedLibDemsseeLibDemsection;Hertford&Stortford1983,1987