Walter Sweeney (politician)

Walter Sweeney
Member of Parliament
for Vale of Glamorgan
In office
9 April 1992 – 8 April 1997
Preceded byJohn Smith
Succeeded byJohn Smith
Personal details
Born (1949-04-23) 23 April 1949 (age 75)
Dublin, Ireland[1]
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Nuala Kennan; 3 children
ProfessionSolicitor

Walter Edward Sweeney (born 23 April 1949)[2] is a British Conservative.

Member of Parliament

Sweeney contested Stretford in 1983, but Labour's Tony Lloyd beat him by 4,432 votes.

In 1992, he was elected MP for the Vale of Glamorgan by 19 votes, defeating Labour's John Smith who had won the seat in a 1989 by-election. In the 1997 Labour landslide, however, Sweeney lost the seat back to Smith.[3]

In 2008, Sweeney, a member of the executive committee of The Freedom Association,[4] made a surprise political re-appearance,[5] standing as an Independent against the Conservative candidate in the Haltemprice and Howden by-election.

He stood in the 2012 election for Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside as an Independent.[6] He finished sixth with 5,118 votes.

Personal life

Sweeney lives in Beverley, Yorkshire with his wife. He has three children.[citation needed]

Sources

References

  1. ^ New Statesman Society, Volume 6, Issues 234-250, page 23
  2. ^ "Members since 1979" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 20 April 2009.
  3. ^ Walter Sweeney: election profile
  4. ^ "Total Politics - Where are they Now? - Walter Sweeney". Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Paul Linford - Sweeney Rides Again". 27 June 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Crick on Politics - Tories in rumpus at who should fight John Prescott". 29 June 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Vale of Glamorgan
1992 – 1997 		Succeeded by