Cyril Lakin

Cyril Harry Alfred Lakin (29 December 1893 – 23 June 1948)^[1] was a Welsh politician and farmer who was the Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Llandaff and Barry in South Wales. He won the seat at a by-election in June 1942, with a 5,655 majority over an independent Labour candidate,^[2] but was defeated at the 1945 general election by the official Labour Party candidate Lynn Ungoed-Thomas.^[2]

Lakin lived at Highlight Farm in what is now Highlight Park, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan.^[3]His son, a farmer, was also named Cyril and died in the early 1990s.

References

1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)
2. ^ ^{a b} Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 559. ISBN 0-900178-06-X. 
3. ^ Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1981). Who's who of British members of parliament: a biographical dictionary of the House of Commons, based on annual volumes of Dod's 'parliamentary companion' and other sources. Harvester Press. http://books.google.com/books?id=eQcWAQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 30 March 2011. 

Sources

• www.barrywales.co.uk

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Cyril Lakin

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Patrick Munro	Member of Parliament for Llandaff and Barry 1942–1945	Succeeded by Lynn Ungoed-Thomas

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Name	Lakin, Cyril
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Date of birth	29 December 1893
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Date of death	23 June 1948
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