John Sykes (politician)

Last updated

John David Sykes (born 24 August 1956) was a British Conservative politician.

Contents

Parliamentary career

Sykes contested Sheffield Hillsborough at the 1987 general election, being beaten into third place.

He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Scarborough from 1992 to 1997. Following boundary changes at the 1997 general election, Sykes contested the redrawn seat of Scarborough and Whitby, but lost to the Labour candidate, Lawrie Quinn, by 5,124 votes. He re-fought the seat in 2001, but was again beaten by Quinn.

Related Research Articles

Lawrence William Quinn is a British Labour Party politician, railway engineer and from 1997 to 2005 he was the Member of Parliament for Scarborough and Whitby.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scarborough and Whitby (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom

Scarborough and Whitby is a constituency in North Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Robert Goodwill, a Conservative.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Goodwill</span> British Conservative politician

Sir Robert Goodwill is a British Conservative Party politician and farmer serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Scarborough and Whitby since 2005. He was previously a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Yorkshire and the Humber. Goodwill served in Theresa May’s government as Minister of State at the Home Office, the Department for Education and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

East Kerry was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1922.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thirsk and Malton (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom

Thirsk and Malton is a constituency in North Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Kevin Hollinrake, a Conservative.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1832

Yorkshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1290, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament, traditionally known as Knights of the Shire, until 1826, when the county benefited from the disfranchisement of Grampound by taking an additional two members.

Madeleine Taylor-Quinn is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Senator for the Cultural and Educational Panel from 1981 to 1982 and 1992 to 2002 and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency from 1981 to 1982 and 1982 to 1992.

John Leslie Marshall is a British Conservative politician.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Shaw, Baron Shaw of Northstead</span> British politician (1920–2021)

Michael Norman Shaw, Baron Shaw of Northstead was a National Liberal and British Conservative Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1960 to 1964 and from 1966 to 1992 for the Conservatives.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luke White (English politician)</span> British politician

Sir Luke White was an English Liberal Party politician.

The 1940 Nottingham Central by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Nottingham Central on 19 July 1940. The seat had become vacant when the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Sir Terence O'Connor had died on 7 May 1940. O'Connor had held the seat since a by-election in 1930.

The Uxbridge by-election was held on 7 December 1972 after Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Charles Curran had died on 16 September of the same year. The seat was retained by the Conservatives by Michael Shersby. Shersby would hold the seat until his sudden death just days after the 1997 general election.

Shaftesbury was a parliamentary constituency in Dorset. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1295 until 1832 and one member until the constituency was abolished in 1885.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Waiariki (New Zealand electorate)</span> Māori electorate in New Zealand

Waiariki is a New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorate that was established for the 1999 election, replacing the Te Tai Rawhiti electorate. It is currently held by Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi, who won it in the 2020 general election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bas Balkissoon</span> Canadian politician

Bas Balkissoon is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2005 to 2016 who represented the riding of Scarborough—Rouge River. From 1988 to 1997 he was a municipal councillor in Scarborough and from 1998 to 2005 he was a councillor in the amalgamated city of Toronto.

The 1919 Kingston upon Hull Central by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of Kingston upon Hull Central on 29 March 1919. The by-election was the fifth to be held during the 1918-1922 parliament.

The 1917 Spalding by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of Spalding in Lincolnshire on 25 October 1917.

The Kingston upon Hull Central by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 5 July 1911. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1931 Scarborough and Whitby by-election</span>

The Scarborough and Whitby by-election was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Scarborough and Whitby on 6 May 1931.

Audrey Manuela Penelope Heather Sykes was a British Liberal Party politician who later joined the Labour Party.

References

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Scarborough
19921997
constituency abolished