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Brian Parkyn
Brian Stewart Parkyn (28 April 1923 – 22 March 2006) was a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician. Early years Parkyn was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School (Chelmsford), King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford, and at technical colleges. Like his father, Leslie Parkyn, in the First World War, he was a conscientious objector in the Second World War. Career He joined his uncle in the firm of Scott Bader, becoming a director in 1953. He was a council member of the British Plastics Federation. Parkyn was elected Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament for Bedford (UK Parliament constituency), Bedford in 1966, having first contested the seat in 1964, and ousting Christopher Soames, son-in-law of Sir Winston Churchill by a narrow majority. He notably served on the House of Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology. In 1970 he lost his seat to the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Trevor Skeet; he attempted unsuccessfully to re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedford (UK Parliament Constituency)
Bedford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Mohammad Yasin of the Labour Party. The seat dates to the earliest century of regular parliaments, in 1295; its double representation was halved in 1885, then being altered by the later-termed Fourth Reform Act in 1918. Constituency profile ;Geographical and economic profile Bedford is a marginal seat between the Labour Party and the Conservatives. The main settlement is Bedford, a well-developed town centre with a considerable amount of social housing relative to Bedfordshire and higher poverty index but on a fast railway link to London and other destinations, the town is at the north end of the Thameslink service to Brighton and is not far from Milton Keynes which has a larger economy. The smaller and contiguous town of Kempston is also in the constituency. History Bedford was first represented in the Model Parliament of 1295. The constituency was originally a parliamentary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
