Albert Cooper (UK politician)
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Albert Edward Cooper was a British
Conservative Party
politician.
He was twice Member of Parliament
for Ilford South
, from 1950 to 1966, and again from 1970 to 1974. At the end of both terms he lost to Labour
candidate Arnold Shaw
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
He was twice Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Ilford South
Ilford South (UK Parliament constituency)
Ilford South is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
, from 1950 to 1966, and again from 1970 to 1974. At the end of both terms he lost to Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
candidate Arnold Shaw
Arnold Shaw
Arnold John Shaw was a British Labour Party politician.Shaw was educated at the Trafalgar Square primary school, Stepney, Coopers' Company School and University College, Southampton...
.