Syd Bidwell
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Sydney James Bidwell (14 January 1917 – 25 May 1997) was a British Labour politician.
Bidwell was a railway worker and became a tutor and organiser for the National Council of Labour Colleges. He was a councillor on Southall Borough Council 1951-55.
Bidwell contested East Hertfordshire in 1959 and South West Hertfordshire in 1964. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Southall at the 1966 general election, and was elected for Ealing Southall in 1983.
Before the 1992 general election, Bidwell was deselected as a candidate at the age of 75. When his appeal to the Labour National Executive Committee failed, he decided to stand as a "True Labour" candidate, but finished third behind the official Labour candidate Piara Khabra, with 9% of the vote.
[edit] Sources
- Times Guide to the House of Commons 1992
- Whitaker's Almanack 1998
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
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| Preceded by George Pargiter |
Member of Parliament for Southall 1966–1983 |
Succeeded by (constituency abolished) |
| Preceded by (new constituency) |
Member of Parliament for Ealing Southall 1983–1992 |
Succeeded by Piara Khabra |
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