Cecil Frederick Pike
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Cecil Frederick Pike was a British
politician
.
Born in Bromley
, Kent
, after studying at Owens College in Manchester
, Pike joined the Conservative Party
. He stood unsuccessfully for the party in Rother Valley
at the 1929 UK general election. He moved to contest Sheffield Attercliffe at the 1931 election. Although this was usually a safe
Labour Party
seat, he was able to win by just 165 votes. He was heavily defeated at the 1935 election, and was also unsuccessful at the Colne Valley by-election, 1939. He died in Chesterfield
, Derbyshire
aged 70.
British people
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politician
Politician
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.
Born in Bromley
Bromley
Bromley is a large suburban town in south east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Bromley. It was historically a market town, and prior to 1963 was in the county of Kent and formed the administrative centre of the Municipal Borough of Bromley...
, Kent
Kent
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, after studying at Owens College 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...
, Pike joined the 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...
. He stood unsuccessfully for the party in Rother Valley
Rother Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
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at the 1929 UK general election. He moved to contest Sheffield Attercliffe at the 1931 election. Although this was usually a safe
Safe seat
A safe seat is a seat in a legislative body which is regarded as fully secured, either by a certain political party, the incumbent representative personally or a combination of both...
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...
seat, he was able to win by just 165 votes. He was heavily defeated at the 1935 election, and was also unsuccessful at the Colne Valley by-election, 1939. He died in Chesterfield
Chesterfield
Chesterfield is a market town and a borough of Derbyshire, England. It lies north of Derby, on a confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper. Its population is 70,260 , making it Derbyshire's largest town...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
aged 70.