Stan Yapp
Sir Stanley Yapp | |
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| Born | Stanley Graham Yapp 30 June 1933 |
| Died | 1 April 2012 (aged 78) |
| Other names | Stan |
| Occupations |
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| Organization | Labour Party |
| Known for | Leading the West Midlands County Council |
Sir Stanley Graham Yapp (30 June 1933[1] – 1 April 2012[2]) was a Labour politician in Birmingham, England, who became the first leader of the West Midlands County Council.[2]
He worked as a
In 1960, Yapp was elected to Birmingham City Council representing Kingstanding ward;[3] he was re-elected there in 1963[4] and 1966,[5] but lost his seat to the Conservatives in 1969.[6] In 1970 he fought unsuccessfully in Aston ward, and in a July 1970 by-election he failed to retake Newtown ward from the Liberal Party.[7] At the council elections in 1971 he returned, representing Washwood Heath ward[8] and remained a member until the reform of local government took effect.
At the creation of West Midlands County Council in 1973, Yapp won the
Yapp did not defend his seat in 1990, but fought Acocks Green ward in 1991,[14] and won a byelection in Fox Hollies ward in February 1993. He was again defeated in 1994.[15] All told he spent 28 years on the council.[2]
He was chairman of Birmingham Airport from 1988 to 1994 and was one of the first directors of the National Exhibition Centre.[2] He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1975 Birthday Honours.[16]
Yapp died suddenly, from cardiac arrest, on 1 April 2012.[2] He and Christine, his third wife, had been married for 28 years.[2]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i Cartledge, James (6 April 2012). "Tributes paid to former West Midlands Council leader Stan Yapp". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ Christopher Phillips, "Birmingham Votes", Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, 2000, p. 74.
- ^ Phillips, p. 81.
- ^ Phillips, p. 88.
- ^ Phillips, p. 96.
- ^ Phillips, p. 98-99.
- ^ Phillips, p. 102.
- ^ Phillips, p. 105, 108.
- ^ Phillips, p. 118.
- ^ Phillips, p. 127.
- ^ Phillips, p. 130.
- ^ Phillips, p. 142.
- ^ Phillips, p. 151.
- ^ Phillips, p. 157.
- ^ "Knights bachelor". The London Gazette (Supplement). No. 46593. 6 June 1975. pp. 7369–7370.
Stanley Graham Yapp, Leader, West Midlands County Council