John Powley
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John Albert Powley is a British
Conservative Party
politician.
In the 1979 election he contested Harlow, securing a very large 13% swing from Labour to Conservative, which just failed to oust Labour MP Stan Newens (by 1,392 votes.)
He was elected Member of Parliament
for Norwich South in the Conservative landslide at the 1983 general election
, defeating Labour
incumbent John Garrett, being elected by 1,712 votes. However, at the 1987 election
Garrett retook the seat with a majority of 336.
Powley returned to local government in Cambridgeshire
following his defeat. He serves as one of the local councillors in Soham
and was prominent as a spokesman for the local community following the Soham murders
of 2003.
United Kingdom
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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...
politician.
In the 1979 election he contested Harlow, securing a very large 13% swing from Labour to Conservative, which just failed to oust Labour MP Stan Newens (by 1,392 votes.)
He was elected 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 Norwich South in the Conservative landslide at 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...
, defeating 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...
incumbent John Garrett, being elected by 1,712 votes. However, at the 1987 election
United Kingdom general election, 1987
The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987, to elect 650 members to the British House of Commons. The election was the third consecutive election victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher, who became the first Prime Minister since the 2nd...
Garrett retook the seat with a majority of 336.
Powley returned to local government in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
following his defeat. He serves as one of the local councillors in Soham
Soham
Soham is a small town in the English county of Cambridgeshire. It lies just off the A142 between Ely and Newmarket . Its population is 9,102 , and it is within the district of East Cambridgeshire.-Archaeology:...
and was prominent as a spokesman for the local community following the Soham murders
Soham murders
The Soham murders was an English murder case in 2002 of two 10-year-old girls in the village of Soham, Cambridgeshire.The victims were Holly Marie Wells and Jessica Aimee Chapman...
of 2003.