Fred Silvester

Frederick John Silvester (born 20 September 1933)[1] is a retired British Conservative Party politician.

Frederick Silvester MP
Member of Parliament for Walthamstow West Manchester Withington
In office 1967–1970

Silvester contested the Walthamstow West parliamentary constituency in 1966; he was elected a Member of Parliament (MP) at the Walthamstow West by-election in 1967,[1] but lost the seat at the 1970 general election.[2] He was returned to Parliament at the February 1974 general election as MP for Manchester Withington,[3] and held that seat[4] but he was defeated at the 1987 general election by Labour's Keith Bradley.[5]

Silvester is a major character in the play This House which depicts the 1974-79 UK Parliaments.

References

1. "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "W", part 1". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
2. "UK General Election results 1970". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
3. "UK General Election results February 1974". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
4. "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "W", part 4". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
5. "UK General Election results 1987". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2010.

Sources

• The Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Ltd, 1966 & 1987

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Fred Silvester