Ted Garrett

Ted Garrett
Member of Parliament
for Wallsend
In office
15 October 1964 – 16 March 1992
Preceded byJohn McKay
Succeeded byStephen Byers
Personal details
Born
William Edward Garrett

(1920-03-21)21 March 1920
Died30 May 1993(1993-05-30) (aged 73)
Political partyLabour
Alma materLondon School of Economics

William Edward Garrett (21 March 1920 – 30 May 1993) was a British Labour Party politician.

Garrett was educated at the London School of Economics and was an engineer and maintenance fitter. He was a councillor on Northumberland County Council and Prudhoe Urban District Council.

Garrett contested Hexham in 1955 and Doncaster in 1959. He was Member of Parliament for Wallsend from 1964 until he retired in 1992. His successor was Stephen Byers. Garrett died the following year, aged 73.