Bernard Conlan (24 October 1923 – 12 December 2013) was a British Labour Party politician. Conlan was educated in

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and became an engineer, and an official of the

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from 1942. He served as a councillor on

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from 1954. Conlan contested High Peak in 1959. He was Member of Parliament for Gateshead East from 1964 until he retired in 1987. His successor was Joyce Quin. Conlan died 12 December 2013 aged 90.

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;General sources *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons'', Times Newspapers Ltd, 1966, 1983 & 1987 * 1923 births 2013 deaths Amalgamated Engineering Union-sponsored MPs Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies British people of Irish descent Councillors in Manchester British trade unionists UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs 1966–1970 UK MPs 1970–1974 UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1974–1979 UK MPs 1979–1983 UK MPs 1983–1987 20th-century British businesspeople {{UK-trade-unionist-bio-stub