Bernard Wilfred Budd


Bernard Wilfred Budd QC (18 December 1912 – 5 August 2003), was a British barrister and Liberal Party politician.

Bernard Wilfred Budd
Born(1912-12-18)December 18, 1912
DiedAugust 5, 2003(2003-08-05) (aged 90)
EducationCardiff High School, West Leeds High School, Pembroke College Cambridge
MovementLiberal Party
SpouseMargaret Alison Burgin MBE
RelativesRt Hon. Edward Leslie Burgin father-in-law, Colin Budd son

Background

Budd was the son of the Reverend W.R.A. Budd. He was educated at Cardiff High School, West Leeds High School and Pembroke College, Cambridge where he was a scholar in natural sciences receiving a BA in 1934 and returning for an MA in 1944. In 1944 he married Margaret Alison Burgin MBE. She was a daughter of Rt Hon. Edward Leslie Burgin a Liberal MP who held office in the National Government of the 1930s. They had two sons,[1] one of which was Sir Colin Richard Budd who became Ambassador to the Netherlands.[2]

Professional career

Budd Served in the Indian Civil Service from 1935 to 1951.[3] He was Called to Bar by Gray's Inn in 1952. In 1969 he was appointed a QC.[4]

Political career

Budd was Liberal candidate for the Dover division in Kent at the 1964 and 1966 general elections, both times placing third. He became a member of the Liberal party law reform panel.[5] He was Liberal candidate for Folkestone and Hythe, also in Kent, at the February and October 1974 general elections, both times placing second. In 1978, he became Chairman of the Association of Liberal Lawyers. He stood as Liberal candidate for Folkestone and Hythe for the final time in his life in the 1979 general election, wherein again he achieved a second-place finish.[6]

Electoral performance
General Election 1964: Dover
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Ennals 24,115 44.94
Conservative John Arbuthnot 23,697 44.17
Liberal Bernard Budd 5,843 10.89
Majority 418 0.78
Turnout 82.70
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General Election 1966: Dover
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Ennals 27,256 49.31
Conservative TCG Stacey 24,040 43.49
Liberal Bernard Budd 3,981 7.20
Majority 3,216 5.82
Turnout 84.18
Labour hold Swing
General Election February 1974: Folkestone and Hythe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Albert Costain 23,400 47.08
Liberal Bernard Budd 14,890 29.96
Labour MJS Butler 11,412 22.96
Majority 8,510 17.12
Turnout 77.31
Conservative hold Swing
General Election October 1974: Folkestone and Hythe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Albert Costain 20,930 46.18
Liberal Bernard Budd 12,488 27.55
Labour MJS Butler 11,639 25.68
Independent H Button 265 0.58
Majority 8,442 18.63
Turnout 70.03
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1979: Folkestone and Hythe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Albert Costain 26,837 55.74
Liberal Bernard Budd 10,817 22.47
Labour GJ Priestman 10,015 20.80
National Front M Lavine 478 0.99
Majority 16,020 33.27
Turnout 72.62
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. ‘BUDD, Bernard Wilfred’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 10 Feb 2015
  2. ‘BUDD, Sir Colin (Richard)’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, Nov 2014 accessed 10 Feb 2015
  3. The Times House of Commons 1964
  4. ‘BUDD, Bernard Wilfred’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 10 Feb 2015
  5. The Times House of Commons 1966
  6. British parliamentary election results 1983–1997, Rallings and Thrasher
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