Alec Woodall | |
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Member of Parliament for Hemsworth | |
In office 28 February 1974 – 18 May 1987 | |
Preceded by | Alan Beaney |
Succeeded by | George Buckley |
Personal details | |
Born | 20 September 1918 |
Died | 3 January 2011 (age 92) |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Alec Woodall (20 September 1918 – 3 January 2011[1]) was a British Labour Party politician.
Woodall was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hemsworth from 1974 until 1987, when he was deselected as Labour candidate and replaced by George Buckley who described him as being from "traditional mining stock" in his maiden speech.[2]
Before entering Parliament, Woodall served as an infantryman.[3]