UK Elections Info

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Roy Jenkins

Born: 11 November 1920

Died: 5 January 2003

Baron Jenkins of Hillhead - 20 November 1987

Member of Privy Council - 21 October 1964

son of Hattie Harris

husband of Jennifer Morris

Abersychan Grammar School

University College of Wales, Cardiff

Balliol College, Oxford (October 1938 - July 1941)

Minister for Aviation	October 1964	23 December 1965
Secretary of State for the Home Department	23 December 1965	30 November 1967
Chancellor of the Exchequer	30 November 1967	19 June 1970
Secretary of State for the Home Department	5 March 1974	10 September 1976

5 July 1945	Solihull	Labour Party	21,647	44.78
29 April 1948	Southwark Central	Labour Party	8,744	65.41
23 February 1950	Birmingham Stechford	Labour Party	33,077	58.48
25 October 1951	Birmingham Stechford	Labour Party	34,355	59.50
26 May 1955	Birmingham Stechford	Labour Party	23,358	58.43
8 October 1959	Birmingham Stechford	Labour Party	21,919	53.57
15 October 1964	Birmingham Stechford	Labour Party	22,421	56.83
31 March 1966	Birmingham Stechford	Labour Party	24,598	64.19
18 June 1970	Birmingham Stechford	Labour Party	22,559	56.20
28 February 1974	Birmingham Stechford	Labour Party	23,704	53.06
10 October 1974	Birmingham Stechford	Labour Party	23,075	57.56
5 January 1977 Resignation of Rt Hon Roy Jenkins on appointment as the President of the Commission of the European Communities.
16 July 1981	Warrington	Social Democratic Party	12,521	42.43
25 March 1982	Glasgow Hillhead	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	10,106	33.37
2 July 1982 Rt Hon Roy Jenkins elected leader of the SDP.
9 June 1983	Glasgow Hillhead	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	14,856	36.18
13 June 1983 Roy Jenkins resigns as leader of the SDP.
11 June 1987	Glasgow Hillhead	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	14,707	35.13