Doug Hoyle, Baron Hoyle

Eric Douglas Harvey Hoyle, Baron Hoyle, known as Doug Hoyle (born 17 February 1930) is a British Labour politician and former member of parliament for Nelson and Colne and Warrington North.

First elected in 1974 for Nelson and Colne, he narrowly lost his seat at the 1979 General Election, but returned to Parliament in 1981 when he saw off a strong challenge from Roy Jenkins in a normally safe Labour seat, in a notable by-election in Warrington when enthusiasm for the newly-created SDP was at its peak. Constituency boundaries were redrawn for the 1983 general election.

He stepped down at the 1997 general election, and on 14 May 1997 he was made a life peer as Baron Hoyle, of Warrington, in the County of Cheshire.^[1]

He is the current chairman of Warrington Wolves rugby league club and a non executive director of the major local employer Debt Free Direct.^[2][3]

Lord Hoyle, already a Freeman of the City of Gibraltar, was awarded the Gibraltar Medallion of Honour in March 2010 for being a 'supporter of Gibraltar and its people'.^[4]

In November 2010 Lord Hoyle received a Doctor of Letters from the University of Chester for his outstanding contribution made to the Borough of Warrington.^[5]

Hoyle's son Lindsay Hoyle is the Labour Member of Parliament for Chorley.

References

1. ^ UK Parliament - Alphabetical List of Members
2. ^ Debt Free Direct, FAQ, Frequently Asked Questions | Debt Free Direct
3. ^ Debt Free Direct
4. ^ "Lord Hoyle: Three Decades of Loyalty". http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=18629. 
5. ^ Local heroes honoured

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Doug Hoyle

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by David Waddington	Member of Parliament for Nelson and Colne October 1974 – 1979	Succeeded by John Lee
Preceded by Sir William Thomas Williams	Member of Parliament for Warrington 1981 – 1983	Constituency abolished
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Warrington North 1983 – 1997	Succeeded by Helen Jones
Political offices
Preceded by David Blunkett	Chair of The Labour Party 1994 – 1995	Succeeded by Diana Jeuda
Political offices
Preceded by Stanley Orme	Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party 1992 – 1997	Succeeded by Clive Soley

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Name	Hoyle, Doug
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Date of birth	17 February 1930
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