Edward Griffiths
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Edward Griffiths (7 March 1929 – 18 October 1995) was a British Labour politician and director of the .
Griffiths was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Brightside in a 1968 by-election. In September 1974, he was deselected as a candidate by his local Constituency Labour Party in favour of Joan Maynard one month before a general election, and then decided to stand against Maynard as an Independent Labour candidate. He lost by a margin of 7,926 votes (22%), although he polled 28% of the vote and finished in second place. However, he was never elected an MP again.
In 1979 Griffiths switched sides and supported the Conservatives in the 1979 General Election held in May. His defection was announced at an election rally for trade unionists who supported the Conservatives held in London on 29 April 1979.[1]
References[]
- ^ Russell, William (30 April 1979). "Ex-Labour MP defects to Tories". The Glasgow Herald. p. 1. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- Times Guide to the House of Commons October 1974
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Edward Griffiths
- 1929 births
- 1995 deaths
- Independent politicians in England
- Iron and Steel Trades Confederation-sponsored MPs
- Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1966–1970
- UK MPs 1970–1974
- UK MPs 1974
- Conservative Party (UK) politicians
- Labour MP for England stubs