William George Price (15 June 1934 – 6 May 1999) was a British Labour Party politician.
William Price | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Rugby | |
| In office 1966–1979 | |
| Preceded by | Roy Wise |
| Succeeded by | Jim Pawsey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1934 |
| Died | 6 May 1999 (aged 64) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Forest of Dean Technical School Gloucester Technical College |
| Occupation | Journalist, trade unionist and politician |
Biography
Price was educated at the Forest of Dean Technical School and Gloucester Technical College. He was a journalist by trade, writing for the Coventry Evening Telegraph and the Birmingham Post & Mail, and was secretary of the Central Midland National Union of Journalists.[1]
Price was Member of Parliament for Rugby from 1966 to 1979, when he lost the seat to the Conservative Jim Pawsey. A pro-European social democrat, he was one of 69 Labour MPs who broke a three-line whip to vote with the Conservative Government in support of Britain's entry to the European Economic Community in October 1971.[2] Following his defeat he stood for election once more, in the marginal Dudley West constituency in 1983, but lost to John Blackburn. After leaving politics he became a consultant to the National Federation of Licensed Victuallers.[1]
References
Sources
- Times Guide to the House of Commons 1979
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs