Terence Walker

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Terence Walker
Member of Parliament for Kingswood
In office
February 1974-1979
Personal details
Born (1935-10-26) 26 October 1935 (age 88)
Political party Labour
Spouse(s)
Priscilla Dart
(m. 1959;div. 1983)

Rosalie Fripp
(m. 1983)
Children3

Terence William "Terry" Walker (born 26 October 1935) is a British Labour Party politician. [1]

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Early life

Walker was the son of William Edwin and Lilian Grace Walker. Educated at the Grammar School and College of Further Education in Bristol, he became an accountant, and worked for Courage (Western) Limited from 1951 to 1974. [2]

Political career

Walker was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the then-new constituency of Kingswood from 1974 to 1979 when he lost the seat to the Conservative Jack Aspinwall by just 303 votes (0.6%). [2] He was Second Church Estates Commissioner from November 1974 until he lost his seat. [3] He contested Kingswood again at the subsequent 1983 election, but failed to retake the seat. In 1987, he unsuccessfully stood for Bristol North West. [1]

He became a member of Avon County Council in 1981 until its abolition in 1996; he was Vice-Chairman, 1992–93 and Chairman, 1993–94. From then, until his retirement in 2015, he was a member of South Gloucestershire Council, representing Kings Chase ward. During his tenure, he was Deputy Leader of the Labour Group from 1996 to 2009. From 1996 to 2015, Walker was also Chairman of the Avon Fire Authority. [1]

Personal life

In 1959, Walker married Priscilla Dart; the marriage was dissolved in 1983. They have a daughter and two sons. In 1983, Walker married Rosalie Fripp. [1] His daughter-in-law, Julie Walker, was formerly also a South Gloucestershire councillor, both representing the same ward.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Walker, Terence William, (Terry Walker), (born 26 Oct. 1935)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u38628 . Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1981). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. IV. Brighton: Harvester Press. p. 383.
  3. "Second Church Estates Commissioners Accessdate=6 July 2024". Church of England Parliamentary Unit. December 2014.
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