Ward also served as the chairman of Charlton Triangle Homes in South East London. He was also the chairman of the Greenwich Labour Party Local Government Committee from 1996 until 2000 and of the Rochester and Strood Labour Party from 2003 until 2007.
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^"London Boroughs Political Almanac". London Councils. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
Times Guide to the House of Commons 1979
Obituary, The Independent, 31 March 2009
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Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Michael Ward
michael, ward, british, politician, michael, john, ward, april, 1931, march, 2009, british, labour, politician, michael, john, wardward, 1978member, parliamentfor, peterboroughin, office, october, 1974, april, 1979preceded, bysir, harmar, nicholls, btsucceeded. Michael John Ward 7 April 1931 25 March 2009 was a British Labour politician Michael John WardWard in 1978Member of Parliamentfor PeterboroughIn office 10 October 1974 7 April 1979Preceded bySir Harmar Nicholls BtSucceeded byBrian MawhinneyPersonal detailsBorn 1931 04 07 7 April 1931Died25 March 2009 2009 03 25 aged 77 Political partyLabour Ward was educated at Royal Liberty Grammar School Romford and Manchester University He became a local government advisor and director of a public relations firm He was elected to Romford Borough Council in 1958 and was subsequently elected to its replacement Havering London Borough Council in 1964 He served as leader of the council at Havering from 1971 to 1974 1 He was a member of the Essex river authority from 1964 and local government officer at the Labour Party 1961 65 Having contested the seat three times previously losing by three votes in 1966 after seven recounts and by 22 votes in February 1974 Ward was elected as the Member of Parliament MP for Peterborough in the October 1974 general election defeating the Conservative Party s incumbent Sir Harmar Nicholls He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Reg Prentice Secretary of State for Education and Science and after Prentice left the government Ward was PPS to Bill Rodgers Minister of State in the Foreign Office However in 1979 Ward lost the marginal Peterborough seat to the Conservative Brian Mawhinney Ward subsequently joined the Social Democratic Party SDP but later rejoined Labour working for the Greenwich Constituency Labour Party In 2005 his daughter Alison Seabeck was elected the Labour MP for Plymouth Devonport Ward also served as the chairman of Charlton Triangle Homes in South East London He was also the chairman of the Greenwich Labour Party Local Government Committee from 1996 until 2000 and of the Rochester and Strood Labour Party from 2003 until 2007 References edit London Boroughs Political Almanac London Councils Retrieved 10 July 2022 Times Guide to the House of Commons 1979 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with P 1 Obituary The Independent 31 March 2009External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Michael Ward Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded bySir Harmar Nicholls Bt Member of Parliament for PeterboroughOctober 1974 1979 Succeeded byBrian Mawhinney 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Ward British politician amp oldid 1205893069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
