Frank Hatton (UK politician)
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Frank Hatton was a Labour Party
politician in the United Kingdom
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He was elected as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Manchester Exchange
at the 1973 by-election
. When the seat was abolished in boundary changes for the February 1974 general election
, Hatton was returned to the House of Commons
as MP for Manchester Moss Side
. He died in office aged 56 in 1978. His successor in the subsequent by-election was George Morton
.
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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He was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Manchester Exchange
Manchester Exchange (UK Parliament constituency)
Manchester Exchange was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....
at the 1973 by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
. When the seat was abolished in boundary changes for the February 1974 general election
United Kingdom general election, February 1974
The United Kingdom's general election of February 1974 was held on the 28th of that month. It was the first of two United Kingdom general elections held that year, and the first election since the Second World War not to produce an overall majority in the House of Commons for the winning party,...
, Hatton was returned to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
as MP for Manchester Moss Side
Manchester Moss Side (UK Parliament constituency)
Manchester Moss Side was a parliamentary constituency in the Moss Side area of the city of Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....
. He died in office aged 56 in 1978. His successor in the subsequent by-election was George Morton
George Morton
George Martin Morton is a retired Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.Morton was educated at Fettes College, Edinburgh, and Glasgow University...
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