Ben Ford (politician)

Ben Ford
Member of Parliament
for Bradford North
In office
15 October 1964 – 13 May 1983
Preceded byWilliam Taylor
Succeeded byGeoffrey Lawler
Member of Essex County Council
In office
1959–1965
Member of Clacton Urban District Council
In office
1959–1962
Personal details
Born
Benjamin Thomas Ford

(1925-04-01)1 April 1925
London, England
Died17 April 2022(2022-04-17) (aged 97)
Political partyLabour (until 1983)
Independent Labour (1983)
SDP (1984–88)
Liberal Democrats (from 1988)
Spouse
Vera Fawcett-Fancet
(m. 1950)
Children3

Benjamin Thomas Ford DL (1 April 1925 – 17 April 2022) was a British Labour politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Bradford North from 1964 to 1983.[1]

  1. ^ "FORD, Benjamin Thomas". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 2024 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)