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Kenneth Thomas Weetch (born 17 September 1933) is a British former Labour Party politician in England.

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Early life

Weetch was born on 17 September 1933. [1] He was educated at Newbridge Grammar School and the London School of Economics. He then qualified as a teacher and held various posts in education.

Parliamentary career

Having unsuccessfully fought Saffron Walden in 1970, he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Ipswich at the October 1974 general election. He held the seat until the 1987 general election, when, against the national trend, he lost his seat to the Conservative Michael Irvine.

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References

  1. "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "I"". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Ipswich
October 19741987
Succeeded by