Kenneth Lomas (16 November 1922 – 15 July 2000) was a British Labour Party politician. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the 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
Lomas was educated in Ashton under Lyne and served in the Royal Marines 1942-46 including in the Commando Group. Ashton-under-Lyne (pop 43200 is a Market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England The Royal Marines ( RM) are the marine corps and amphibious Infantry of the United Kingdom and along with the Royal Navy He worked for the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers then as assistant regional organiser of the National Blood Transfusion Service. The Union of Shop Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW is a Trade union in the United Kingdom. He was branch secretary for the National Union of Public Employees. The National Union of Public Employees (NUPE was a British Trade union which represented Public sector workers
Lomas contested Blackpool South at the 1951 general election and Macclesfield in the 1955 general election. Blackpool South is a 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 Macclesfield is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Results |} Total votes cast 26759729 All parties shown Conservatives include National Liberal Party and Ulster Unionists Votes He was elected at the 1964 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Huddersfield West, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1979 general election. 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 A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Huddersfield West was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire. Background Callaghan had succeeded Harold Wilson as Labour Prime Minister after the latter's surprise resignation in April 1976
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| Preceded by Donald Wade |
Member of Parliament for Huddersfield West 1964–1979 |
Succeeded by Geoffrey Dickens |