Josie Farrington, Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Josephine Farrington, Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton (née Cayless; 29 June 1940 – 30 March 2018)[1] was a British Labour Party politician, active in local government internationally before her elevation to the Lords in 1994.

Josie Farrington
Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton
Farrington in parliament, 2017
Tenure29 September 1994-30 March 2018
Known forLabour Party politician
Born(1940-06-29)29 June 1940
Died30 March 2018(2018-03-30) (aged 77)
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)Michael Farrington

She was a Preston Borough Councillor 1973–76. In 1977, she was elected to Lancashire County Council and held several senior positions, including chair of the Education Committee.[2] From 1981 to 1994 she was a Member of the Council of Europe Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities and of its successor the Congress of the Council of Europe.[2] She acted as an international observer at local elections in Poland, Ukraine and Albania.[2] She was also a Member of the Committee of the Regions of the European Union and was Chairman of Education and Training in 1994.[2]

Farrington was the Labour candidate at the 1983 general election for the constituency of West Lancashire and stood for the party again at the 1991 Ribble Valley by-election.[3] On 29 September 1994, she was created a life peer as Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton, of Fulwood in the County of Lancashire.[2][4] She was a government spokesperson in the Lords for several issues between 1997 and 2010.[2]

Personal life

Josephine "Josie" Cayless married Michael Farrington in 1960; the couple had three sons.

References
  1. Simpson, Fiona (30 March 2018). "Former Labour whip Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton dies aged 77". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. "Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  3. Timmins, Nicholas (19 August 1994). "Labour names working peers". The Independent. London, UK. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  4. "No. 53809". The London Gazette. 4 October 1994. p. 13881.
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