Joe Ashton
British politician (1933–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joseph William Ashton OBE (9 October 1933 – 30 March 2020) was a British Labour Party politician who was the MP for Bassetlaw from 1968 to 2001. He took his seat in by-election, winning with a majority of just 1.72%; in his last election before retiring, he won it by a majority of 36.4%.
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Quick Facts Member of Parliament for Bassetlaw, Preceded by ...
Joe Ashton | |
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Member of Parliament for Bassetlaw | |
In office 31 October 1968 – 14 May 2001 | |
Preceded by | Frederick Bellenger |
Succeeded by | John Mann |
Personal details | |
Born | Joseph William Ashton (1933-10-09)9 October 1933 Sheffield, England |
Died | 30 March 2020(2020-03-30) (aged 86) Sheffield, England |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse |
Maggie Lee
(m. 1957; died 2015) |
Children | 1 |
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