Evan Hayward (2 April 1876 – 30 January 1958) was a

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politician in

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Background and education

Hayward was born in

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, Gloucestershire and attended Katherine Lady Berkeley's Grammar School where he studied politics and law.

Political career

Hayward was elected as

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(MP) for South East Durham at the

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, and held the seat until the constituency was abolished at the 1918 general election. He then stood for the new Seaham constituency in County Durham, as a Liberal candidate; he had been issued with the "

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", but repudiated it. Nonetheless, the Conservative Party did not field a candidate in Seaham, and Hayward won the seat with a comfortable 17% majority over his Labour Party opponent. However, at the 1922 general election, the Conservatives did field a candidate. Hayward was pushed into a poor third place with only 15.5% of the votes, and Labour's Sidney Webb took the seat with nearly 60% of the votes. After his defeat, Hayward did not stand for

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again.

Electoral record

Personal life

Hayward married Elizabeth Marion Bergfeldt at Kensington Chapel on 6 December 1913."Register of Marriages in the District of Kensington in the County of London, 1913"

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayward, Evan 1876 births 1958 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918 UK MPs 1918–1922