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Kenneth Stewart

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Kenneth Stewart
Member of the European Parliament
for Merseyside West
In office
14 June 1984 – 2 September 1996
Preceded byGloria Hooper[a]
Succeeded byRichard Corbett
Personal details
Born
Kenneth Albert Stewart

(1925-06-28)28 June 1925
Liverpool, England, UK
Died2 September 1996(1996-09-02) (aged 71)
Liverpool, England, UK
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Margaret Robertson Vass
(m. 1946)
Children3
Occupation
  • Joiner carpenter
  • trade unionist
  • politician
Military service
Branch/serviceBritish Army
UnitParachute Regiment
Battles/wars

Kenneth Albert Stewart (28 June 1925 – 2 September 1996), was a British politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1984 to 1996.

Stewart worked as a carpenter and joiner, and also spent time as a sergeant in the Parachute Regiment, and in the Merchant Navy. He joined the Labour Party, and served on Liverpool City Council from 1964, chairing its housing committee.[1]

At the 1984 European Parliament election, Stewart was elected in Merseyside West, serving until his death in 1996.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Hooper, a Conservative, represented the Liverpool constituency prior to its abolition in 1984. That year, she ran for the newly established Merseyside West seat but lost to Stewart.

References

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  1. ^ BBC-Vacher's Biographical Guide 1996. London: BBC Political Research Unit and Vacher's Publications. 1996. pp. 6–37. ISBN 0951520857.
  2. ^ "Obituary: Kenneth Stewart". Independent.co.uk. 23 October 2011.