Bernard Conlan
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Bernard Conlan is a British
Labour Party
politician.
Conlan was educated in Manchester
and became an engineer, and an official of the Amalgamated Engineering Union from 1942. He served as a councillor on Manchester City Council
from 1954.
Conlan contested High Peak
in 1959.
He was Member of Parliament
for Gateshead East
from 1964 until he retired in 1987. His successor was Joyce Quin.
United Kingdom
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Labour Party
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...
politician.
Conlan was educated in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
and became an engineer, and an official of the Amalgamated Engineering Union from 1942. He served as a councillor on Manchester City Council
Manchester City Council
Manchester City Council is the local government authority for Manchester, a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. It is composed of 96 councillors, three for each of the 32 electoral wards of Manchester. Currently the council is controlled by the Labour Party and is led by...
from 1954.
Conlan contested High Peak
High Peak (UK Parliament constituency)
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in 1959.
He was 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 Gateshead East
Gateshead East (UK Parliament constituency)
Gateshead East was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:...
from 1964 until he retired in 1987. His successor was Joyce Quin.