Fred Blackburn (29 July 1902 – 1 May 1990) was a British Labour politician who was elected as Member of Parliament for Stalybridge and Hyde in the 1951 general election. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Stalybridge and Hyde is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Results |} Total votes cast 28596594 All parties shown Conservative result includes the Ulster Unionists Votes summary Headline
Blackburn was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn, St. A grammar school is one of several different types of School in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries Blackburn ( is a large town in Lancashire, England. It lies to the north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley John's College, Battersea and Manchester University. Battersea is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is an inner-city district located 2 The University of Manchester is a " red brick " civic University located in Manchester, England. He became a teacher of modern languages and careers master at North Manchester High School. A modern language is any Human Language that is currently in use He served as a councillor on Middleton town council for ten years and published books on local government reform. Middleton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. A town council is a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or Parishes A council may serve as both the representative and executive branch
Blackburn stood for Parliament at the 1950 election in Macclesfield without success, but was elected for Stalybridge and Hyde in 1951. Results |} Total votes cast 28771124 All parties shown Conservative total includes Ulster Unionists Votes summary Seats summary Macclesfield is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. He successfully defended his seat in the subsequent general elections in 1955, 1959, 1964 and 1966, but did not contest the 1970 general election.
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| Preceded by Rev. A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election Results |} Total votes cast 26759729 All parties shown Conservatives include National Liberal Party and Ulster Unionists Votes Background Following the Suez Crisis in 1956 Anthony Eden the Conservative Prime Minister became unpopular and resigned the following year Campaign The pre-election campaign was prolonged as Douglas-Home delayed calling a general election in order to try to give himself the maximum time to improve the National opinion poll summary Research Services: 3% swing to Labour (forecast majority of 101National Opinion Polls: 3 Opinion poll summary ORC (Opinion Research Council Conservative lead of 1%Harris (Express Newspapers Labour lead of 2%NOP The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Gordon Lang |
Member of Parliament for Stalybridge and Hyde 1951–1970 |
Succeeded by Tom Pendry |
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