Terry Patchett
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Terry Patchett was a politician in the United Kingdom
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Born in Staincross
, Barnsley
, Patchett served as Member of Parliament
for Barnsley East until his death, and was a member of the Labour Party
. In Parliament
he worked for the mining communities of Yorkshire
. He died in office in Sheffield
aged 56 and the by-election was won by Jeff Ennis.
United Kingdom
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Born in Staincross
Staincross
Staincross is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley , on the border with West Yorkshire. Formerly part of the now defunct Barnsley West and Penistone borough constituency, following the Boundary Commission for England's report on South Yorkshire's Parliamentary constituencies in 2004...
, Barnsley
Barnsley
Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, south of Leeds and west of Doncaster. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and...
, Patchett served as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Barnsley East until his death, and was a member of the 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...
. In Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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he worked for the mining communities of Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
. He died in office in Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
aged 56 and the by-election was won by Jeff Ennis.