Gareth Wardell
Encyclopedia
Gareth Lodwig Wardell is a British
Labour
politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament
for Gower
in a 1982 by-election
, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1997 general election
.
Gareth Wardell currently works as a Public Affairs consultant in south Wales.
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
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. He was elected as 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 Gower
Gower (UK Parliament constituency)
Gower is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament , using the first-past-the-post voting system....
in a 1982 by-election
Gower by-election, 1982
The Gower by-election of 16 September 1982 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament Ifor Davies on 6 June 1982. The seat was held by Labour in the by-election....
, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1997 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
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Gareth Wardell currently works as a Public Affairs consultant in south Wales.