Ernest Walter Hampton

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Ernest Walter Hampton (born 1885) was a British co-operative activist.

Born in Bristol, Hampton attended Ruskin College in Oxford, receiving a Diploma of Economics and Political Science accredited by the University of Oxford. He became involved in the co-operative movement, and served as the chairman of Co-operative Builders, based in Birmingham. While there, he became politically active with the Co-operative Party.[1]

In 1919, Hampton was one of the first three Co-operative Party candidates elected to Birmingham City Council, winning the Balsall Heath ward, holding the seat for three years.[1][2] The Co-operative Party soon allied with the Labour Party, and in 1921/22, Hampton was secretary of the Birmingham Labour Party group.[1] He stood as a joint Labour Co-operative candidate in Birmingham Sparkbrook at the 1922 United Kingdom general election, taking third place with 23.4% of the vote. In the 1923 United Kingdom general election, he stood again, but this time as a Labour Party candidate, sponsored by the National Union of Clerks. He improved his vote share slightly, to 24.6%, and moved up to second place.[3]

In 1928, Hampton wrote a history of co-operation in Birmingham.[2] He became the area organiser for the co-operative movement, but he moved away from the district in 1930.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c The Labour Who's Who. London: Labour Publishing Company. 1924. p. 74.
  2. ^ a b Barnsby, George J. (1998). Socialism in Birmingham and the Black Country, 1850-1939. Integrated Publishing Services. pp. 354, 463. ISBN 0905679105.
  3. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-49. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 89. ISBN 090017806X.
  4. ^ "Spare-time Organisers". Annual Co-operative Congress: 309. 1930.
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