Frank Tomney
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Frank Tomney was a British
Labour Party
politician.
Tomney was an industrial consultant and served as a councillor on Watford Borough Council
and Hertfordshire County Council
.
He was Member of Parliament
(MP) for Hammersmith North
from 1950 to 1979, preceding Clive Soley
. Tomney was also a Member of the European Parliament
from 1976 to 1977.
Walked from Bolton, Lancashire to London in the 1930s finding work at a glass blowing factory prior to becoming an MP
Survived by his two children Carol and Howard and his two grand-daughters Sara and Caroline
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...
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.
Tomney was an industrial consultant and served as a councillor on Watford Borough Council
Watford Borough Council
Watford Borough Council is the local authority for the Watford non-metropolitan district of England, the United Kingdom. Watford is located in the south-west of Hertfordshire, in the East of England region....
and Hertfordshire County Council
Hertfordshire County Council
Hertfordshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Hertfordshire, in England, the United Kingdom. It currently consists of 77 councillors, and is controlled by the Conservative Party, which has 55 councillors, 17 Liberal Democrats, versus 3 Labour...
.
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,...
(MP) for Hammersmith North
Hammersmith North (UK Parliament constituency)
Hammersmith North was a borough constituency in the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith in West London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....
from 1950 to 1979, preceding Clive Soley
Clive Soley, Baron Soley
Clive Stafford Soley, Baron Soley is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.-Early life:He went to Downshall Secondary Modern School on Aldborough Road in Seven Kings near Ilford, then Newbattle Adult Education College in Newbattle, Midlothian, from 1961-3. He did RAF National Service...
. Tomney was also a Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
from 1976 to 1977.
Walked from Bolton, Lancashire to London in the 1930s finding work at a glass blowing factory prior to becoming an MP
Survived by his two children Carol and Howard and his two grand-daughters Sara and Caroline