George Banton

George Banton (1856 – 19 April 1932)[1] was a Labour politician in England.

A long-serving alderman in Leicester, and leader of the Labour Party in Leicester,[2] Banton was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) Leicester East at a by-election March 1922.[3] He made his maiden speech on 4 April, about old-age pensions.[4]

He was defeated at the general election in November 1922.[5]

He regained the seat at the 1923 general election, but was defeated again at the 1924 general election.[6]

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)
  2. ^ "Obituary". The Times. No. 46116. London. 25 April 1932. p. 9. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Labour Gain At Leicester". The Times. No. 42994. London. 31 March 1922. p. 12. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  4. ^ "House Of Commons". The Times. No. 42998. London. 5 April 1922. p. 17. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  5. ^ "First Polling Results". The Times. London. 16 November 1922. p. 12. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  6. ^ "The General Election". The Times. No. 43796. London. 10 October 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Leicester East
March 1922 – 1922 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Leicester East
1923 – 1924 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Midlands Division representative on the National Administrative Council of the Independent Labour Party
1924–1925 		Succeeded by


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