Eric Cockeram
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Eric Paul Cockeram is a British
Conservative Party
politician.
Originally elected Member of Parliament
for Bebington
in 1970, Cockeram lost his seat (which was renamed Bebington and Ellesmere Port
) in the first 1974 general election. Elected for Ludlow
in 1979, he suddenly retired weeks before the 1987 general election following allegations of multiple share applications for British Telecom and British Gas
.
United Kingdom
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Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Originally elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Bebington
Bebington (UK Parliament constituency)
Bebington was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1950 to 1974. The constituency was centred on the town of Bebington on the Wirral Peninsula, England.-History:...
in 1970, Cockeram lost his seat (which was renamed Bebington and Ellesmere Port
Bebington and Ellesmere Port (UK Parliament constituency)
Bebington and Ellesmere Port was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system...
) in the first 1974 general election. Elected for Ludlow
Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency)
Ludlow is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
in 1979, he suddenly retired weeks before the 1987 general election following allegations of multiple share applications for British Telecom and British Gas
British Gas
British Gas is the name of several companies:* British Gas plc, the former gas monopoly in the United Kingdom and its successor companies** Centrica, which has the rights to the British Gas name in the UK...
.