Gilbert Gledhill
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Gilbert Gledhill (22 May 1889 – 2 September 1946) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom, and a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1931 to 1945.
He contested the 1929 general election in the West Yorkshire constituency of Halifax, but lost by over 7,000 votes to the Labour incumbent Arthur Longbottom.
When the Labour Party split at the 1931 general election over Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald's formation of a National Government, Gledhill won the Halifax seat with a majority of over 20,000 votes. He represented the constituency until his defeat by Dryden Brook in the Labour landslide at the 1945 general election.
[edit] References
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
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| Preceded by Arthur Longbottom |
Member of Parliament for Halifax 1931–1945 |
Succeeded by Dryden Brook |
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