Thomas Urwin (politician)

Thomas William Urwin (9 June 1912 – 14 December 1985) was a British Labour Party politician.

Urwin worked as a trade union organiser and was divisional secretary of the Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers.^{[citation needed]} He served as a councillor on Houghton-le-Spring Urban District Council, latterly as chairman from 1954 until 1955.^[1]

Urwin was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Houghton-le-Spring from 1964 to 1983. He was a minister for Economic Affairs from 1968 to 1969, and for Local Government and Regional Planning from 1969 to 1970.^[2]

References

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

^ "Houghton-le-Spring: Houghton Urban District Council Chamber in the Old Rectory". www.houghtonlespring.org.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1966 & 1979

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Urwin

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Billy Blyton	Member of Parliament for Houghton-le-Spring 1964–1983	Constituency abolished (see Houghton & Washington)

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[1] "Houghton-le-Spring: Houghton Urban District Council Chamber in the Old Rectory". www.houghtonlespring.org.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[2] Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1966 & 1979

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