Gerry Reynolds (UK politician)
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Gerald William Reynolds (17 July 1927 – 7 June 1969), known as Gerry Reynolds was a British
Labour Party
politician.
Reynolds was elected as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Islington North
in a 1958 by-election
following the death of the sitting MP Wilfred Fienburgh
. He was re-elected the following year at the 1959 general election
, and at two further general elections.
After his death in 1969 at the age of 42, the consequent by-election in Islington North
was won by the Labour candidate Michael O'Halloran
.
United Kingdom
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Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician.
Reynolds was elected as 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,...
(MP) for Islington North
Islington North (UK Parliament constituency)
Islington North is a parliamentary 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 a 1958 by-election
Islington North by-election, 1958
The Islington North by-election, 1958 was a parliamentary by-election held on 15 May 1958 for the British House of Commons constituency of Islington North in Islington, North London....
following the death of the sitting MP Wilfred Fienburgh
Wilfred Fienburgh
Wilfred Fienburgh MBE was a British Labour Party politician.-Early life:...
. He was re-elected the following year at the 1959 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1959
This United Kingdom general election was held on 8 October 1959. It marked a third successive victory for the ruling Conservative Party, led by Harold Macmillan...
, and at two further general elections.
After his death in 1969 at the age of 42, the consequent by-election in Islington North
Islington North by-election, 1969
The Islington North by-election, 1969 was a parliamentary by-election held on 30 October 1969 for the British House of Commons constituency of Islington North in Islington, North London....
was won by the Labour candidate Michael O'Halloran
Michael O'Halloran (UK politician)
Michael Joseph O'Halloran was a British politician. He was brought up in County Clare, and, finding no employment, he "drifted to London" in 1948, aged 15, and worked as a railwayman until he entered politics....
.