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Terence Lewis
Member of Parliament
for Worsley
In office
9 June 1983 – 11 April 2005
Preceded byConstituency Established
Succeeded byBarbara Keeley
Personal details
Born (1935-12-29) 29 December 1935 (age 89)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour

Terence Lewis (born 29 December 1935), known as Terry Lewis, is a politician in the United Kingdom. He was educated at Mount Carmel School, Salford and did his National Service in the Royal Army Medical Corps before becoming a Personnel Officer. He was elected as the Labour Member of Parliament for Worsley, Greater Manchester in 1983. He retired at the 2005 general election, being succeeded by Barbara Keeley of Labour.

In 2010 Lewis announced his resignation from the Labour Party, saying that it had 'lost its soul'.

References

  1. ^ Waller, Robert; Criddle, Byron (1999). The almanac of British politics. Routledge. p. 773. ISBN 0-415-18541-6.
  2. ^ "Ex-MP Terry Lewis quits 'Thatcherite' Labour party". Manchester Evening News. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byConstituency Established Member of Parliament for Worsley
19832005
Succeeded byBarbara Keeley


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