Tom Normanton
Sir Tom Normanton (12 March 1917 – 6 August 1997) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Early life and Summary
He was educated at
Political career
Normanton contested Rochdale in the 1959 United Kingdom general election and 1964 general elections, but came third each time. He was elected at the 1970 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Cheadle, and stood down at the 1987 general election, when he was succeeded by Stephen Day. He was knighted in 1987.[1]
From 1973 to 1979 he was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), in the period before the European Parliament was directly elected. He was then elected at the 1979 European Parliament election as the MEP for Cheshire East. He was re-elected in 1984, and served as an MEP until his defeat in 1989.[2]
References
- ^ "Members since 1979" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 20 April 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ Personal profile of Tom Normanton in the European Parliament's database of members
External links
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Tom Normanton