Shirley Vivian Teresa Brittain Williams
Also Known As
- Shirley Catlin
- Shirley Williams
Born: 27 July 1930, Chelsea, London
Died: 12 April 2021
Peerages
- Baroness Williams of Crosby - 1 February 1993
Member of Privy Council - 6 March 1974
- daughter of George Edward Gordon Catlin
- wife of Prof Richard Elliott Neustadt
- wife of Prof Sir Bernard Arthur Owen Williams
- daughter of Vera Brittain
Education
- Summit School, Minnesota
- St Paul's Girls School, Hammersmith
- Somerville College, Oxford (- 1951)
- Columbia University, New York
Journalist and Lecturer
Appointments
Elections fought
11 February 1954 |
| Harwich |
Labour Party |
13,535 |
40.93 |
26 May 1955 |
| Harwich |
Labour Party |
14,425 |
34.08 |
8 October 1959 |
| Southampton Test |
Labour Party |
23,410 |
43.69 |
15 October 1964 |
| Hitchin |
Labour Party |
34,034 |
45.84 |
31 March 1966 |
| Hitchin |
Labour Party |
42,233 |
56.52 |
18 June 1970 |
| Hitchin |
Labour Party |
40,932 |
48.53 |
28 February 1974 |
| Hertford & Stevenage |
Labour Party |
30,343 |
44.65 |
10 October 1974 |
| Hertford & Stevenage |
Labour Party |
29,548 |
47.13 |
3 May 1979 |
| Hertford & Stevenage |
Labour Party |
30,443 |
43.23 |
26 November 1981 |
| Crosby |
Social Democratic Party in Alliance |
28,118 |
49.07 |
9 June 1983 |
| Crosby |
Social Democratic Party in Alliance |
27,203 |
41.96 |
11 June 1987 |
| Cambridge |
Social Democratic Party in Alliance |
16,564 |
30.62 |