Edward Moeran
Edward Warner Moeran (27 November 1903 – 12 December 1997)[1] was a British Common Wealth Party politician who later joined the later Labour Party. He stood as a Parliamentary candidate on five occasions, but won only once.
Moeran first stood for Parliament as the Common Wealth candidate at the
Conservative party candidate, Moeran won 39.9% of the votes.[3]
He subsequently joined the Labour Party, and was elected at the 1950 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for South Bedfordshire,[4] but was narrowly defeated at the next election, in 1951.[5] He stood again in 1955, but did not regain the seat.[6]
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)
- ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ^ Craig, op. cit., page 510
- ^ "UK General Election results May 1950". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ "UK General Election results October 1951". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ "UK General Election results May 1955". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2010.