At the 1922 general election, Wallhead gained Merthyr from the Liberals. As the politics of the South Wales coalfield radicalised, this turned into a safe Labour seat, which he was to hold until his death. He was one of only five ILP MPs to retain their seats in the 1931 general election, after Labour withdrew their support, and initially supported their disaffiliation from Labour. However, in September 1933 he resigned from the ILP and rejoined Labour. He died the following year.
His daughter Muriel Nichol was also a Labour politician, and served as MP for Bradford North from 1945 to 1950.
References
Michael Stenton and Stephen Lees, Who's Who of British MPs: Volume III, 1919-1945
wallhead, richard, collingham, wallhead, december, 1869, april, 1934, known, british, member, parliament, beginning, career, decorator, wallhead, joined, independent, labour, party, later, became, journalist, lecturer, committed, opponent, world, detained, 191. Richard Collingham Wallhead 28 December 1869 27 April 1934 known as R C Wallhead was a British Member of Parliament Beginning his career as a decorator Wallhead joined the Independent Labour Party ILP and later became a journalist and lecturer A committed opponent of World War I he was detained in 1917 under the Defence of the Realm Act Wallhead unsuccessfully contested Coventry in the 1918 general election for the Labour Party to which the ILP was affiliated He was elected to Manchester City Council in 1919 a position he held for three years At the 1922 general election Wallhead gained Merthyr from the Liberals As the politics of the South Wales coalfield radicalised this turned into a safe Labour seat which he was to hold until his death He was one of only five ILP MPs to retain their seats in the 1931 general election after Labour withdrew their support and initially supported their disaffiliation from Labour However in September 1933 he resigned from the ILP and rejoined Labour He died the following year His daughter Muriel Nichol was also a Labour politician and served as MP for Bradford North from 1945 to 1950 References EditMichael Stenton and Stephen Lees Who s Who of British MPs Volume III 1919 1945Parliament of the United KingdomPreceded byEdgar Jones Member of Parliament for Merthyr1922 1934 Succeeded byS O DaviesParty political officesPreceded byC T Douthwaite Lancashire Division representative on the Independent Labour Party National Administrative Council1911 1920 Succeeded byJames HudsonPreceded byPhilip Snowden Chairman of the Independent Labour Party1920 1922 Succeeded byClifford Allen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title R C Wallhead amp oldid 1065996361, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
