Norman West

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Norman West
Member of the European Parliament
for Yorkshire South
In office
14 June 1984 – 1 March 1998
Preceded byBrian Key
Succeeded byLinda McAvan
Personal details
Born26 November 1935
Worsborough, South Yorkshire, England
Died7 September 2009(2009-09-07) (aged 73)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour

Norman West (26 November 1935 – 7 September 2009[1]) was a British Labour Party politician.

Born in Worsborough near Barnsley, West studied at Barnsley Grammar School before becoming a coal miner at Barrow Colliery, the local mine in Worsborough.[2] He joined the National Union of Mineworkers, and supported Arthur Scargill in his early years.[2]

West also became active in the Labour Party, and was elected to South Yorkshire County Council, and then at the 1984 European Parliament election as the MEP for Yorkshire South. In this role, he supported the UK miners' strike, and was a member of the Socialist Campaign Group.[2]

West stood down as an MEP in 1998, and remained resident in Worsborough until his death in 2009.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Norman WEST - History of parliamentary service - MEPs - European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Newens, Stan (29 October 2009). "Obituary: Other lives: Norman West". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 June 2018.


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