George Morton
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George Martin Morton is a retired Labour Party
politician in the United Kingdom
.
Morton was educated at Fettes College
, Edinburgh, and Glasgow University. He was an elected member of Manchester City Council
and of Greater Manchester Council in the early 1970s.
George Morton was elected Member of Parliament
(MP) for Manchester Moss Side
at a by-election in 1978
following the death of Labour
MP Frank Hatton
. He served until the constituency was abolished in boundary changes for the 1983 general election
, and failed to be selected for another Manchester seat.
After Labour went into opposition following the 1979 general election, George Morton served in the Labour Whips' Office and on Standing Committees on home affairs bills. He was noted for his support for civil liberties, including gay rights, and he spoke out on "miscarriage of justice" cases.
Before becoming an MP, George Morton worked as a local authority architect/planner, and he returned to this profession after leaving the House of Commons.
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 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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.
Morton was educated at Fettes College
Fettes College
Fettes College is an independent school for boarding and day pupils in Edinburgh, Scotland with over two thirds of its pupils in residence on campus...
, Edinburgh, and Glasgow University. He was an elected member of 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...
and of Greater Manchester Council in the early 1970s.
George Morton was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Manchester Moss Side
Manchester Moss Side (UK Parliament constituency)
Manchester Moss Side was a parliamentary constituency in the Moss Side area of the city of Manchester. 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....
at a by-election in 1978
Manchester Moss Side by-election, 1978
The Manchester Moss Side by-election of 13 July 1978 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament Frank Hatton. Labour held on to the seat in the by-election.-Results:...
following the death of 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...
MP Frank Hatton
Frank Hatton (UK politician)
Frank Hatton was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.He was elected as Member of Parliament for Manchester Exchange at the 1973 by-election. When the seat was abolished in boundary changes for the February 1974 general election, Hatton was returned to the House of Commons as MP for...
. He served until the constituency was abolished in boundary changes for the 1983 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1983
The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945...
, and failed to be selected for another Manchester seat.
After Labour went into opposition following the 1979 general election, George Morton served in the Labour Whips' Office and on Standing Committees on home affairs bills. He was noted for his support for civil liberties, including gay rights, and he spoke out on "miscarriage of justice" cases.
Before becoming an MP, George Morton worked as a local authority architect/planner, and he returned to this profession after leaving the House of Commons.