William Ross (Northern Ireland politician)

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William Ross (born February 4, 1936) is a Northern Ireland Ulster Unionist Party politician. He served as member of Parliament for Londonderry (later East Londonderry) from 1974 until 2001. He was one of the UUP members opposed to the Good Friday Agreement.

For some years he was a member of the Conservative Monday Club (which followed the Tory tradition of being Conservative and Unionist). In September 1982 he was chairman of the Club's Northern Ireland Committee when it published a Policy Paper entitled Proposals for a Constitutional Settlement [for Ulster].

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Robin Chichester-Clark
Member of Parliament for Londonderry
1974–1983
Succeeded by
constituency abolished
Preceded by
constituency created
Member of Parliament for Londonderry East
1983–2001
Succeeded by
Gregory Campbell