Fred Silvester

Frederick John Silvester (born 20 September 1933)[1] is a retired British Conservative Party politician.

For the organist and composer, see Frederick C. Silvester.

Fred Silvester
Member of Parliament
for Manchester Withington
In office
28 February 1974 – 18 May 1987
Preceded bySir Robert Cary
Succeeded byKeith Bradley
Member of Parliament
for Walthamstow West
In office
21 September 1967 – 29 May 1970
Preceded byEdward Redhead
Succeeded byEric Deakins
Personal details
Born
Frederick John Silvester

(1933-09-20) 20 September 1933
Political partyConservative

Silvester contested the Walthamstow West parliamentary constituency in 1966; he was elected a Member of Parliament (MP) at the Walthamstow West by-election in 1967,[1] but lost the seat at the 1970 general election.[2] He was returned to Parliament at the February 1974 general election as MP for Manchester Withington,[3] and held that seat[4] but he was defeated at the 1987 general election by Labour's Keith Bradley.[5]

Silvester is a major character in the play This House which depicts the 1974-79 UK Parliaments.

References
  1. "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "W", part 1". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "UK General Election results 1970". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  3. "UK General Election results February 1974". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  4. "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "W", part 4". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. "UK General Election results 1987". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2010.

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