Nicholas Scott

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Sir Nicholas Paul Scott PC, JP (5 August 1933 – 6 January 2005), was a British Conservative politician.

Scott was educated at Clapham College and was national chairman of the Young Conservatives in 1963. He served as a councillor on Holborn Borough Council 1956-59 and 1962-65.

Scott contested Islington South West at the 1959 general election and at the 1964 election.

He entered the House of Commons on his third attempt, at the 1966 general election, he was returned as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Paddington South constituency, beating Labour's Conrad Russell. When his seat was abolished in boundary changes for the February 1974 election, he stood in the new Paddington seat, but lost to the outgoing Paddington North MP Arthur Latham.

However, Marcus Worsley, the MP for the safe Conservative seat of Chelsea, decided to retire. Scott was selected as the new Conservative candidate, and at the October 1974 general election, he was returned with over 60% of the vote.

Scott was MP for Chelsea until he was deselected as Conservative candidate ahead of the 1997 general election, following a public row between him as minister for the disabled and his daughter, a disability campaigner, as well as allegations of alcoholism. A moderate Conservative, during his time in the House of Commons, he served as minister for social security, disabled people, Northern Ireland and employment. He was made a Privy Councillor in 1989.

[edit] Sources

• Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Limited, 1992 edition.
• Whitaker's Almanack, 2006 edition.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Robert Allan	Member of Parliament for Paddington South 1966–1974	Succeeded by (constituency abolished)
Preceded by Marcus Worsley	Member of Parliament for Chelsea 1974–1997	Succeeded by (constituency abolished)