William Wellwood Explained

Captain William Wellwood (1893 – 28 Jun 1971)[1] was the Ulster Unionist Party MP for Londonderry in the Westminster Parliament from 1951 to 1955.

Following the resignation of incumbent MP Ronald Ross, Wellwood was elected unopposed in a by-election on 19 May 1951.[2] He was one of the last four MPs to be unopposed in a general election, on 25 October 1951.

He retired at the 1955 United Kingdom general election, and was replaced by Robin Chichester-Clark.

References

  1. Web site: 2014-08-14. The House of Commons - Constituencies Beginning With "L". https://web.archive.org/web/20141111011903/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/lcommons4.htm. 2014-11-11. 2021-05-12. usurped. leighrayment.com.
  2. Web site: Londonderry 1950-1970. www.ark.ac.uk.

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