John Herriotts was a Labour Party

Labour Party (UK)

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 politician in the United Kingdom

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He was elected as Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Sedgefield

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 in County Durham

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 at the 1922 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1922

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, with a majority of only 689 votes. He was defeated at the 1923 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1923

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, losing by six votes to the Conservative Party

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 candidate, Leonard Ropner

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Herriots stood again unsuccessfully at the 1924 election

United Kingdom general election, 1924

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, but regained the seat at the 1929 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1929

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. He was ousted again at the 1931 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1931

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, this time by the Conservative Roland Jennings

Roland Jennings

Sir Roland Jennings was a British chartered accountant and politician.Born in Sunderland, he served with the Durham Light Infantry in the First World War. He was elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Sedgefield in County Durham at the 1931 general election, defeating the Labour Party...

, and did not stand again

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