William Noble Warbey was a Labour Party

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 politician in the United Kingdom

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William Noble was born in the then newly created Metropolitan Borough of Hackney

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 in London

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. He first entered the House of Commons

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 in the Labour landslide at the 1945 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1945

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, as Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Luton

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 in Bedfordshire

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. However, at the 1950 general election

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 he lost his seat to the Conservative Party

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 candidate Charles Hill

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, the former "radio doctor".

Warbey re-entered Parliament

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 at a 1953 by-election

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 for the Nottinghamshire

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 constituency of Broxtowe

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, following the death of sitting Labour MP Seymour Cocks

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. However, that constituency was abolished for the 1955 general election

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, when Warbey was returned for the new Ashfield

Ashfield (UK Parliament constituency)

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 constituency. He held that seat until his retirement at the 1966 election

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He died in Eastbourne

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 aged 76.

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