George Cunningham
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George Cunningham (born 10 June 1931) is a British politician.
Cunningham was educated at Dunfermline High School, Blackpool Grammar School and Manchester University. He worked for the Labour Party as Commonwealth officer.
Cunningham contested Henley in 1966 as a Labour candidate. He was originally elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Islington South West from 1970 to 1974, and after boundary changes that year, he was elected for Islington South and Finsbury.
In November 1981 Cunningham resigned from the Labour Party and sat as an independent Labour MP, before becoming one of the later ex-Labour defectors to the newly-founded Social Democratic Party in June 1982. Cunningham lost his seat by just 363 votes (1%) at the 1983 general election to Labour candidate Chris Smith, and has not re-entered the House of Commons since.
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- Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1966 & 1983
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Albert Evans |
Member of Parliament for Islington South West 1970–1974 |
Succeeded by constituency abolished |
| Preceded by new constituency |
Member of Parliament for Islington South and Finsbury 1974–1983 |
Succeeded by Chris Smith |
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