John Shipley, Baron Shipley
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John Warren Shipley, Baron Shipley, OBE, is a Liberal Democrat peer in the House of Lords
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Contested (as Liberal) Blyth February and October 1974, Hexham
1979, (as Liberal/SDP Alliance) Newcastle North 1983 and 1987 general elections.
Newcastle City Council: Councillor 1975-, Opposition Leader 1988-98, Former portfolio holder, Policy Co-ordination and Development, Council Leader 2006-10; Member: Northumbria Police Authority 1980s, Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority 1990s, 2004–06; Former board member, Newcastle International Airport Local Authority Holding Company 2004-06; Board member, One North East 2005-; Vice-President, Local Government Association 2010-.
Raised to the peerage as Baron Shipley, of Gosforth
in the County of Tyne and Wear 2010.
House of Lords
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Contested (as Liberal) Blyth February and October 1974, Hexham
Hexham (UK Parliament constituency)
- Elections in the 2000s :- Elections in the 1990s :- Elections in the 1980s :- Elections in the 1970s :-Notes and references:...
1979, (as Liberal/SDP Alliance) Newcastle North 1983 and 1987 general elections.
Newcastle City Council: Councillor 1975-, Opposition Leader 1988-98, Former portfolio holder, Policy Co-ordination and Development, Council Leader 2006-10; Member: Northumbria Police Authority 1980s, Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority 1990s, 2004–06; Former board member, Newcastle International Airport Local Authority Holding Company 2004-06; Board member, One North East 2005-; Vice-President, Local Government Association 2010-.
Raised to the peerage as Baron Shipley, of Gosforth
Gosforth
Gosforth is an area of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom, to the north of the city centre. Gosforth constituted an urban district from 1895 to 1974, when it became part of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne. It has a population of 23,620...
in the County of Tyne and Wear 2010.