William Woolley
William Edward Woolley (17 March 1901 – 11 May 1989) was a National Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was elected in 1940 as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Spen Valley constituency in West Yorkshire, at an unopposed by-election on 1 June. At the 1945 general election, he lost the seat to the Labour Party candidate Granville Sharp.
References
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Woolley
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir John Simon |
Member of Parliament for Spen Valley 1940–1945 |
Succeeded by Granville Maynard Sharp |
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