Walter Preston (UK politician)
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Sir Walter Reuben Preston (20 September 1875 – 6 July 1946) was a Conservative Party
politician in the United Kingdom
.
At the 1918 general election
, he was elected as Member of Parliament
(MP) for the Mile End
constituency in the East End of London
. He lost the seat at the 1923 general election
to the Labour Party
candidate John Scurr
.
He returned to Parliament
at a by-election in September 1928
for the Cheltenham constituency, and held the seat until he resigned from the House of Commons
in 1937.
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 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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.
At the 1918 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1918
The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did...
, he was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for the Mile End
Mile End (UK Parliament constituency)
Mile End was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Mile End district of the East End of London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
constituency in the East End of London
East End of London
The East End of London, also known simply as the East End, is the area of London, England, United Kingdom, east of the medieval walled City of London and north of the River Thames. Although not defined by universally accepted formal boundaries, the River Lea can be considered another boundary...
. He lost the seat at the 1923 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1923
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to 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...
candidate John Scurr
John Scurr
John Scurr , born John Rennie, was an English Labour Party politician and trade union official who served as Member of Parliament for Mile End from 1923 to 1931....
.
He returned to Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
at a by-election in September 1928
Cheltenham by-election, 1928
The Cheltenham by-election, 1928 was a parliamentary by-election held on 26 September 1928 for the British House of Commons constituency of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire....
for the Cheltenham constituency, and held the seat until he resigned from the House of Commons
Resignation from the British House of Commons
Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. To circumvent this prohibition, a legal fiction is used...
in 1937.