Fred Silvester | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington | |
| In office 28 February 1974 – 18 May 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Robert Cary |
| Succeeded by | Keith Bradley |
| Member of Parliament for Walthamstow West | |
| In office 21 September 1967 – 29 May 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Redhead |
| Succeeded by | Eric Deakins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frederick John Silvester 20 September 1933 |
| Political party | Conservative |
Frederick John Silvester (born 20 September 1933)[1] is a retired British Conservative Party politician.
Silvester contested the Walthamstow West parliamentary constituency in 1966; he was elected a Member of Parliament (MP) at the Walthamstow West by-election in 1967,[1] but lost the seat at the 1970 general election.[2] He was returned to Parliament at the February 1974 general election as MP for Manchester Withington,[3] and held that seat[4] but he was defeated at the 1987 general election by Labour's Keith Bradley.[5]
Silvester is a major character in the play This House which depicts the 1974-79 UK Parliaments.
References
- 1 2 "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "W", part 1". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "UK General Election results 1970". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ↑ "UK General Election results February 1974". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ↑ "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "W", part 4". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "UK General Election results 1987". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
Sources
- The Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Ltd, 1966 & 1987
External links
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