Doug Hoyle, Baron Hoyle

Eric Douglas Harvey Hoyle, Baron Hoyle, JP (born 17 February 1930) is a British Labour politician and former Member of Parliament for Nelson and Colne and Warrington North.

Parliamentary career

Hoyle first stood for Parliament at Clitheroe in 1964, but came second. In 1970 he first fought Nelson and Colne, and was defeated by the Conservative incumbent David Waddington by 1410 votes. He fought the seat again in February 1974 and reduced Waddington's margin to 177.

He was finally elected at the October 1974 general election for Nelson and Colne by 669 votes (this was the first Labour gain to be announced on election night). He narrowly lost his seat at the 1979 general election, but returned to Parliament in 1981 when he saw off a strong challenge from Roy Jenkins in a traditional safe Labour seat, in a notable by-election in Warrington when enthusiasm for the newly created Social Democratic Party was at its peak. Constituency boundaries were redrawn for the 1983 general election.

House of Lords

Hoyle stepped down at the 1997 general election, and on 14 May 1997 he was created a Life Peer as Baron Hoyle, of Warrington in the County Palatine of Cheshire.[1][2][3]

Other interests

He is the chairman of Warrington Wolves Rugby League Club and a non-executive director of the major local employer Debt Free Direct.[4][5]

Lord Hoyle, already having received the Freedom of Gibraltar in 2004, was awarded the Gibraltar Medallion of Honour, in March 2010, for being a 'supporter of Gibraltar and its people'.[6]

In November 2010, Lord Hoyle was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters by the University of Chester for his 'outstanding contribution to the Borough of Warrington'.[7]

Family

His son, Lindsay Hoyle, is the Member of Parliament for Chorley (Labour) and Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons.

References

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 54768. p. 5853. 19 May 1997.
  2. ↑ UK Parliament - Alphabetical List of Members
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ Debt Free Direct, FAQ, Frequently Asked Questions | Debt Free Direct
  5. ↑ Debt Free Direct
  6. ↑ "Lord Hoyle: Three Decades of Loyalty".
  7. ↑ Local heroes honoured

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
David Waddington		 Member of Parliament for Nelson and Colne
October 1974 – 1979 		Succeeded by
John Lee
Preceded by
Sir William Thomas Williams		 Member of Parliament for Warrington
1981 – 1983 		Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for Warrington North
1983 – 1997 		Succeeded by
Helen Jones
Party political offices
Preceded by
Stanley Orme		 Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party
1992–1997 		Succeeded by
Clive Soley
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