Ken Weetch Explained

Kenneth Thomas Weetch (born 17 September 1933)^[1] is a former Labour Party politician in England.

Early life

Weetch was educated at Newbridge Grammar School and the London School of Economics. He then qualified as a teacher and held various posts in education.

Parliamentary career

Having unsuccessfully fought Saffron Walden in 1970, he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Ipswich at the October 1974 general election. He held the seat until the 1987 general election, when, against the national trend, he lost his seat to the Conservative Michael Irvine.

References

The Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Ltd, 1987

Notes and References

Web site: Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "I" . Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages . 11 January 2010 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20101231170844/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Icommons.htm . 31 December 2010 .