William Wellwood
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Captain William Wellwood MC
was the Ulster Unionist Party
MP for Londonderry
in the Westminster Parliament from 1951 to 1955.
Following the retirement of Ronald Ross
, Wellwood was elected unopposed in a by-election on 19 May 1951.. He was one of the last four MPs to be unopposed in a general election
, in 25 October 1951.
He did not stand again in the United Kingdom general election, 1955
, being replaced by Robin Chichester-Clark
.
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
was the Ulster Unionist Party
Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
MP for Londonderry
Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency)
Londonderry was a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also a constituency in elections to various regional bodies. It was replaced in boundary changes in 1983...
in the Westminster Parliament from 1951 to 1955.
Following the retirement of Ronald Ross
Sir Ronald Ross, 2nd Baronet
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ronald Deane Ross, 2nd Baronet MC was an Ulster Unionist Northern Irish Member of Parliament .-Military career:...
, Wellwood was elected unopposed in a by-election on 19 May 1951.. He was one of the last four MPs to be unopposed in a general election
United Kingdom general election, 1951
The 1951 United Kingdom general election was held eighteen months after the 1950 general election, which the Labour Party had won with a slim majority of just five seats...
, in 25 October 1951.
He did not stand again in the United Kingdom general election, 1955
United Kingdom general election, 1955
The 1955 United Kingdom general election was held on 26 May 1955, four years after the previous general election. It resulted in a substantially increased majority of 60 for the Conservative government under new leader and prime minister Sir Anthony Eden against Labour Party, now in their 20th year...
, being replaced by Robin Chichester-Clark
Robin Chichester-Clark
Sir Robert Chichester-Clark was member of parliament for Londonderry in the British House of Commons from 1955 until February 1974, and was the only member representing Northern Ireland to be a British government minister since the Government of Ireland Act 1920.-Early life:Chichester-Clark was...
.