Elizabeth Shields
Elizabeth Shields | |
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![]() Shields at the 1987 Liberal Party Assembly | |
Member of Parliament for Ryedale | |
In office 8 May 1986 – 11 June 1987 | |
Preceded by | John Spence |
Succeeded by | John Greenway |
Majority | 4,940 (in 1986) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1928-02-27) 27 February 1928 (age 96) |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Other political affiliations | Liberal (1980–1988) |
Alma mater | University of York |
Elizabeth Lois Shields (née Teare; born 27 February 1928) is a British former politician.[1][2]
Biography
Shields studied at the University of York and became a teacher and lecturer. She served as a councillor on Ryedale District Council from 1980 to 2019 for Norton (later Norton East).[3][4]
Shields contested Howden in 1979 and Ryedale in 1983. Following the death of Ryedale's Conservative MP John Spence in 1986, Shields achieved victory in the Ryedale by-election of 1986, becoming the constituency's first Liberal MP, as part of the Alliance electoral pact between the Liberals and the Social Democrats. However, it was a short-lived success, as the Conservative John Greenway regained Ryedale at the 1987 general election.[5] Shields stood for Ryedale again in 1992, this time for the Liberal Democrats, who were the successors to the Liberal Party. The Conservatives, however, increased their majority.[6]
After previously serving as the Group Leader of the Liberal Democrats on the District Council, Shields lost her seat to the Conservatives in the 2019 local elections.[7] During 1989–1990 she held the office of Chairman of the District Council.
References
- Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1992
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
- Thirsk and Malton Liberal Democrats Executive Committee minutes 2007.
- Ryedale District Council - Website
- Specific
- ^ "Parliamentary career for Mrs Elizabeth Shields - MPs and Lords". UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Mrs Elizabeth Shields". Hansard. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Norton East Ward". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "ELECTION OF COUNCILLORS FOR THE NORTON EAST DISTRICT WARD" (PDF). Ryedale District Council. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Parliamentary career for Mrs Elizabeth Shields - MPs and Lords". UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Parliamentary career for Mrs Elizabeth Shields - MPs and Lords". UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "ELECTION OF COUNCILLORS FOR THE NORTON EAST DISTRICT WARD" (PDF). Ryedale District Council. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
Further reading
A Year to Remember: Elizabeth Shields, Liberal Democrat Publications, Dorchester, 1995
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Elizabeth Shields
- Councillor.info personal site
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Preceded by John Spence | Member of Parliament for Ryedale 1986–1987 | Succeeded by John Greenway |
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