Doug Hoyle
Lord Temporal | |
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In office 14 May 1997 – 25 July 2023 Life peerage | |
Member of Parliament for Warrington North Warrington (1981–1983) | |
In office 16 July 1981 – 8 April 1997 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Williams |
Succeeded by | Helen Jones |
Member of Parliament for Nelson and Colne | |
In office 10 October 1974 – 7 April 1979 | |
Preceded by | David Waddington |
Succeeded by | John Lee |
Personal details | |
Born | Eric Douglas Harvey Hoyle 17 February 1926 Coppull, Lancashire, England |
Died | 6 April 2024 | (aged 98)
Political party | Labour |
Children | Lindsay |
Eric Douglas Harvey Hoyle, Baron Hoyle,
Parliamentary career
House of Commons
Hoyle first stood for Parliament at
Hoyle narrowly lost his seat at the general election of 1979, but returned to Parliament in 1981 when he saw off a strong challenge from Roy Jenkins in a traditionally safe Labour seat. This was a notable by-election in Warrington when enthusiasm for the newly created Social Democratic Party was at its peak. Constituency boundaries were redrawn for the general election of 1983, when he became MP for Warrington North.
In the 1992 Labour Party leadership election he voted for Bryan Gould one of only 12 MPs to do so.[3]
House of Lords
Hoyle stepped down from the House of Commons at the general election of 1997, and on 14 May 1997, he was created a life peer as Baron Hoyle, of Warrington in the County of Cheshire in the 1997 Dissolution Honours.[4][5][6] He retired from the Lords on 25 July 2023.
Other interests
Lord Hoyle served as chairman of
Hoyle was awarded the Freedom of the City of Gibraltar, and in July 2008 received the Gibraltar Medallion of Honour (GMH).[12]
In November 2010, Lord Hoyle was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree by the University of Chester for his 'outstanding contribution to the Borough of Warrington'.[13]
Personal
Eric Douglas Harvey Hoyle was born in Coppull, near Chorley, in Lancashire, on 17 February 1926.[14][15][16]
Hoyle's son, Lindsay Hoyle, has been Member of Parliament for Chorley since 1997 and Speaker of the House of Commons since 2019.[17]
Lord Hoyle died on 6 April 2024, at the age of 98.[18][15][16]
References
- ^ "Mr Doug Hoyle". Hansard. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Parliamentary career for Lord Hoyle - MPs and Lords". UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Lord Hoyle obituary: Labour backbencher and parliamentary party chairman". The Times. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "No. 54768". The London Gazette. 19 May 1997. p. 5853.
- ^ "Find Members of the House of Lords - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". Archived from the original on 12 December 2008.
- ^ * www.burkespeerage.com Archived 26 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Murphy, Connor (13 September 2009). "Doug Hoyle steps down as Warrington Wolves chairman". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ Debt Free Direct, FAQ, Frequently Asked Questions | Debt Free Direct Archived 17 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Debt Free Direct". Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2007.
- ^ Harpin, Lee. "Commons Speaker says 'family history' makes him determined to fight antisemitism". www.jewishnews.co.uk.
- ^ "The Mayor's role and history".
- ^ "Gibraltar Medallion" (PDF). Government of Gibraltar. July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Local heroes honoured". Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
- ^ "Eric D. H. Hoyle". FreeBMD. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Tributes to Doug Hoyle, former MP and father of Commons speaker Sir Lindsay, who has died aged 98". ITV News. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ a b Langdon, Julia (7 April 2024). "Lord Hoyle obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Downey, Emma (7 April 2024). "Sir Lindsay Hoyle left devastated after dad passes away". Lancashire Post. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Doug Hoyle
- Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 October 2012), parliament.uk