Cyril Townsend

Sir Cyril Townsend
Member of Parliament for Bexleyheath
In office February 1974 – 1997
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	21 December 1937 Woking, Surrey, England
Died	20 November 2013(2013-11-20) (aged 75) Chillaton, Devon, England
Political party	Conservative Liberal Democrats
Spouse	Anita Walshe
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1958–1968
Rank	Captain
Service number	455112
Unit	Durham Light Infantry
Battles/wars	Cyprus Emergency Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

Sir Cyril David Townsend (21 December 1937 − 20 November 2013) was a British politician.^[1]

Townsend was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for Bexleyheath at the February 1974 election, and held the seat until retiring at the 1997 election.