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Page | 1 LIBERAL/LIBERAL DEMOCRAT CANDIDATES IN THE EAST OF ENGLAND REGION 1945-2015 Constituencies in the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, together with Peterborough INCLUDING SDP CANDIDATES in the GENERAL ELECTIONS of 1983 and 1987 PREFACE Several constituencies, formerly wholly or in part in Essex and Hertfordshire, have been included in the Greater London Index. A further problem encountered in the compilation of this Index has been the number of changes of names of constituencies over the years. In addition, no less than 40 of the candidates listed have fought constituencies in up to five regions of Britain. Though there have been no pockets of constituencies, as there have been in more industrialised regions, which the party failed to contest over the early post war period, a number of individual constituencies were neglected for many years. Some of these had a history of Liberal National allegiance from the 1930s. For the first four or five General Elections post World War II, from 1945 to 1955, the Liberals avoided contesting such constituencies. As with other regions, a number of personalities and eminent party figures are afforded extended entries.

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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

ABDELA,MrsLesley,MBE,bLondon1945,edQueenAnne’ss,Faversham,HammersmithCollofArt,LondonCollofPrinting,Chatelard,Switzerland;journalist,broadcaster;leadingfigureinherdayincampaignforwomen’srightsandrepresentation,oneparentfamiliesetc;prominentinsupportforoverseasaidprojectsin40differentcountries;in2006figuredintopfifty‘heroesofourtime’compiledbyNewStatesman;authoressofseveralbooksincludingWomenWithXAppeal;WomenPoliticiansinBritainToday(1989);livesBurwash,EastSussex;HertfordshireEast1979

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

AHMED,Ashuk,MBEedBedfordshire,DeMontfortU;localgovernmentofficer25years;LibDem20years;livedLutonsince1980;localactivist;LutonSouth2015

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