Burton was elevated to the peerage in April 1962 as Baroness Burton of Coventry, of Coventry in the County of Warwick,[1] where she spoke on topics including women's opportunities in business and public life, and campaigned for the creation of an independent grant-supported body for sport, leading to her appointment to the newly formed Sports Council in 1965. She was also appointed to the Independent Television Authority between 1964 and 1969.
In March 1981 Burton was one of nine Labour peers who left the party to join the newly formed Social Democratic Party (SDP).[2] She became their spokesman in the Lords on civil aviation and consumer affairs. Like most other SDP peers, she objected to her party's merger with the Liberal Party in 1988 to become the Liberal Democrats, and became a member of David Owen's'continuing' SDP until its dissolution in 1990.[3] Thereafter she sat as a crossbencher until her death.
Sutherland, Duncan (January 2006). "Burton, (Frances) Elaine, Baroness Burton of Coventry (1904–1991)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/49597. Retrieved 24 May 2009. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Elaine Burton
elaine, burton, baroness, burton, coventry, elaine, frances, burton, baroness, burton, coventry, march, 1904, october, 1991, politician, united, kingdom, right, honourablethe, baroness, burton, coventrymember, house, lordslord, temporalin, office, april, 1962,. Elaine Frances Burton Baroness Burton of Coventry 2 March 1904 6 October 1991 was a politician in the United Kingdom The Right HonourableThe Baroness Burton of CoventryMember of the House of LordsLord TemporalIn office 12 April 1962 6 October 1991Life PeerageMember of Parliamentfor Coventry SouthIn office 23 February 1950 7 October 1959Preceded byNew constituencySucceeded byPhilip HockingPersonal detailsBornElaine Frances Burton 1904 03 02 2 March 1904Scarborough Yorkshire EnglandDied6 October 1991 1991 10 06 aged 87 Westminster EnglandPolitical partyCommon Wealth 1943 44 Labour 1944 81 SDP 1981 88 Continuing SDP 1988 90 Contents 1 Career 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksCareer editBurton stood twice to become a Member of Parliament before being elected on her third candidacy She lost as a Common Wealth Party candidate in the 1943 Hartlepool by election before switching to the Labour Party and losing as a candidate in Hendon South in the 1945 general election In the 1950 general election she was elected for the newly created constituency of Coventry South holding the seat until 1959 when it was gained by the Conservative candidate Philip Hocking Burton was elevated to the peerage in April 1962 as Baroness Burton of Coventry of Coventry in the County of Warwick 1 where she spoke on topics including women s opportunities in business and public life and campaigned for the creation of an independent grant supported body for sport leading to her appointment to the newly formed Sports Council in 1965 She was also appointed to the Independent Television Authority between 1964 and 1969 In March 1981 Burton was one of nine Labour peers who left the party to join the newly formed Social Democratic Party SDP 2 She became their spokesman in the Lords on civil aviation and consumer affairs Like most other SDP peers she objected to her party s merger with the Liberal Party in 1988 to become the Liberal Democrats and became a member of David Owen s continuing SDP until its dissolution in 1990 3 Thereafter she sat as a crossbencher until her death Notes edit No 42647 The London Gazette 13 April 1962 p 3007 Russell William Parkhouse Geoffrey 3 March 1981 Nine Labour peers join breakaway MPs The Glasgow Herald p 1 Retrieved 3 June 2021 Sheila Gunn Diamond refuses to yield ground The Times 15 March 1988 p 4 References editLeigh Rayment s Peerage Pages self published source better source needed Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Sutherland Duncan January 2006 Burton Frances Elaine Baroness Burton of Coventry 1904 1991 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 49597 Retrieved 24 May 2009 Subscription or UK public library membership required External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Elaine BurtonParliament of the United KingdomNew constituency Member of Parliament for Coventry South1950 1959 Succeeded byPhilip Hocking nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Labour Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom MP representing an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography of a life peer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elaine Burton Baroness Burton of Coventry amp oldid 1172322640, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
