Gilbert Gledhill (22 May 1889 – 2 September 1946) was a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom, and a Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), member of parliament (MP) from 1931 to 1945.
He contested the 1929 United Kingdom general election, 1929 general election in the West Yorkshire constituency of Halifax (UK Parliament constituency), Halifax, but lost by over 7,000 votes to the Labour Party (UK), Labour incumbent Arthur Longbottom (politician), Arthur Longbottom.
When the Labour Party split at the 1931 United Kingdom general election, 1931 general election over British Prime Minister, Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald's formation of a National Government 1931-1935, National Government, Gledhill won the Halifax seat with a majority of over 20,000 votes. He represented the constituency until his defeat by Dryden Brook in the Labour landslide at the 1945 United Kingdom general election, 1945 general election.
In the 1934, he was appointed the first president of the British Sales Promotion Association, now known as the Institute of Sales Promotion.
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1889 births
1946 deaths
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1931–1935
UK MPs 1935–1945
People educated at Bridlington School
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