Ted Leadbitter

Edward Leadbitter
Member of Parliament
for Hartlepool
In office
28 February 1974 – 16 March 1992
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byPeter Mandelson
Member of Parliament
for The Hartlepools
In office
15 October 1964 – 8 February 1974
Preceded byJohn Kerans
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born(1919-06-18)18 June 1919
Easington, County Durham[1]
Died23 December 1996(1996-12-23) (aged 77)
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
SpouseIrene Mellin (m. 1940)
Children2
Residence(s)Hartlepool, United Kingdom
OccupationCouncillor
ProfessionTeacher

Edward Leadbitter (18 June 1919 – 23 December 1996) was a British Labour politician. Leadbitter was a teacher, and served as a councillor on West Hartlepool Borough Council.

  1. ^ "Obituary: Ted Leadbitter". independent.co.uk. 27 December 1996. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2017.