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  Williams, Shirley
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AffiliationLiberal Democrats   
NameShirley Williams
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Crosby, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, , England
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Born July 27, 1930
Died April 12, 2021 (90 years)
ContributorRBH
Last ModifedJuan Croniqueur
Nov 11, 2023 07:26pm
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InfoShirley Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby, PC (born 27 July 1930), is a British politician. Originally a Labour Member of Parliament (MP), she was one of the "Gang of Four" rebels who founded the SDP (Social Democratic Party) in 1981 (The SDP later merged with the Liberal Party to form the Liberal Democrats). In 2001 she became Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords, until November 2004 when she decided to step down.


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  01/31/1993 UK House of Lords - Baroness Williams of Crosby Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  06/11/1987 UK Parliament - Cambridge Lost 30.62% (-9.35%)
  06/09/1983 UK Parliament - Crosby Lost 41.96% (-5.25%)
  11/26/1981 UK Parliament - Crosby - By-election Won 49.07% (+9.23%)
  03/26/1981 Social Democratic Party Leader - Interim Won 25.00% (+0.00%)
  05/03/1979 UK Parliament - Hertford & Stevenage Lost 43.23% (-1.84%)
  10/21/1976 Labour Party - Deputy Leader Lost 43.54% (-12.93%)
  09/10/1976 UK Paymaster General Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  09/10/1976 UK Secretary of State for Education and Science Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  10/10/1974 UK Parliament - Hertford & Stevenage Won 47.13% (+14.43%)
  02/28/1974 UK Parliament - Hertford & Stevenage Won 44.65% (+12.03%)
  11/01/1973 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet Election Won 5.28% (-0.34%)
  06/18/1970 UK Parliament - Hitchin Won 48.53% (+4.36%)
  03/31/1966 UK Parliament - Hitchin Won 56.52% (+13.05%)
  10/15/1964 UK Parliament - Hitchin Won 45.84% (+4.56%)
  10/08/1959 UK Parliament - Southampton Test Lost 43.69% (-12.63%)
  05/26/1955 UK Parliament - Harwich Lost 34.08% (-22.36%)
  02/11/1954 UK Parliament - Harwich - By-election Lost 40.93% (-18.14%)
ENDORSEMENTS
Liberal Democrats Party Leader - Jul 22, 2019 LD Jo Swinson
Liberal Democrats Party Leader - Jul 15, 2015 I Norman Lamb
UK Alternative Vote Referendum - May 05, 2011 YES Yes
Social Democratic Party Leader - Jul 01, 1982 I SDP David Owen
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