David Stoddart, Baron Stoddart of Swindon
David Leonard Stoddart, Baron Stoddart of Swindon (born May 4, 1926 ) is a British independent politician.
Political career
Stoddart was a member of Reading Borough Council from 1954 to 1972 and headed the district administration from 1965 to 1972. From 1970 to 1983 Stoddart was a candidate for the Labor Party MP for the constituency of Swindon. In 1983 he lost the mandate to the conservative Simon Coombs . Stoddart was the ruling Whip from 1975 to 1978 .
In 1983 Stoddart was promoted to Life Peer as Baron Stoddart of Swindon , of Reading in the Royal County of Berkshire , and thereby became a member of the House of Lords . In 2002 he was expelled from the Labor faction in the House of Lords after supporting a Socialist Alliance candidate in the 2001 general election. Stoddart justified his support of the Socialist Alliance candidate by saying that he rejected the transfer of the former Conservative MP Shaun Woodward to the Labor Party.
Until May 2007, Stoddart was chairman of the Campaign for an Independent Britain , which calls for the United Kingdom to leave the EU.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Independent voice of a true democrat . In: Reading Chronicle , March 26, 2009. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011 Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ↑ Herron backers to challenge poll decision . In: The Journal (pay-per-view) , September 17, 2004. Retrieved on May 18, 2010. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
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| SURNAME | Stoddart, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stoddart, David Leonard, Baron Stoddart of Swindon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British politician, member of the House of Commons |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 4, 1926 |