Stephen Ross, Baron Ross of Newport
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Stephen Sherlock Ross, Baron Ross of Newport (6 July 1926 – 10 May 1993) was a Liberal
politician in the United Kingdom
.
Ross was Leader of Isle of Wight
County Council
1973-74 and 1981-83. He was elected as Member of Parliament
for the Isle of Wight
four successive times in 1974, 1979 and 1983 serving to his retirement from the House of Commons
in 1987.
He was an Auctioneer with local firm Sir Francis Pittis & Co.
Shortly after he chose to not stand for a fourth term, he was elevated to the House of Lords
as a life peer
, Baron Ross of Newport, of Newport
in the County
of the Isle of Wight.
As an MP in his constituency, referred to informally as Steve Ross, he enjoyed a popular following and reports that he received support from others who would normally have voted for candidates from other parties
were often cited. On his departure from the Commons, the Conservative
candidate Barry Field was elected and held onto the seat for two terms until 1997 when the seat was temporarily regained for one term by the successors to the Liberals, the Liberal Democrats.
Liberal Party (UK)
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politician in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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.
Ross was Leader of Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
County Council
County council
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1973-74 and 1981-83. He was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight (UK Parliament constituency)
Isle of Wight is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created by the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, it covers the whole of the Isle of Wight and elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system.-...
four successive times in 1974, 1979 and 1983 serving to his retirement from the House of Commons
British House of Commons
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in 1987.
He was an Auctioneer with local firm Sir Francis Pittis & Co.
Shortly after he chose to not stand for a fourth term, he was elevated to the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
as a life peer
Life peer
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, Baron Ross of Newport, of Newport
Newport, Isle of Wight
Newport is a civil parish and a county town of the Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England. Newport has a population of 23,957 according to the 2001 census...
in the County
Counties of England
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of the Isle of Wight.
As an MP in his constituency, referred to informally as Steve Ross, he enjoyed a popular following and reports that he received support from others who would normally have voted for candidates from other parties
Political party
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were often cited. On his departure from the Commons, the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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candidate Barry Field was elected and held onto the seat for two terms until 1997 when the seat was temporarily regained for one term by the successors to the Liberals, the Liberal Democrats.