Elizabeth Shields

Elizabeth Lois Shields, née Teare, (born 27 February 1928) is a British Liberal Democrat politician.

Shields studied at York University and became a teacher and lecturer. She served as a councillor on Ryedale District Council from 1980 for Norton.

Shields contested Howden in 1979 and Ryedale in 1983. She was elected a Liberal Party Member of Parliament on her third attempt at the Ryedale by-election of 1986 - gaining the seat from the Conservatives. However, it was a short-lived success, as the Conservative John Greenway regained Ryedale at the 1987 general election.

Shields stood for Ryedale again in 1992, but the Conservatives increased their majority. As of April 2007 she remains a Ryedale councillor, until last year for many years Elizabeth had been the Group Leader of the Liberal Democrats on the District Council. During 1989/1990 she held the office of Chairman of the District Council. She is currently the local Party President of Thirsk and Malton Liberal Democrats.

External links

* [http://www.councillor.info/eshields.aspx Councillor.info personal site]

References

*"Times Guide to the House of Commons", 1992
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*"Thirsk and Malton Liberal Democrats Executive Committee minutes 2007."
*"Ryedale District Council - Website"----

Further reading

"A Year to Remember": Elizabeth Shields, Liberal Democrat Publications, Dorchester, 1995