Ronald Atkins

Ronald Atkins

Ronald Henry Atkins (born 13 June 1916) is a British Labour Party politician. At 92 years of age, Ronald Atkins is currently the eldest member of Preston City Council, his most recent electoral success coming in Preston council elections, 2006

Atkins was educated at Barry County School and the University of London. He became a teacher at a college of further education and a tutor and lecturer for the National Council of Labour Colleges. He was a councillor on Braintree Rural District Council 1952-61 and served on the Mid-Essex education committee of Essex County Council

Atkins contested Lowestoft in 1964. He was twice Member of Parliament for the marginal Preston North constituency, from 1966 to 1970, and from February 1974 to 1979 - when he lost to the very-similarly named Conservative, Robert Atkins. The margin of defeat was just 29 votes (0.1%).

His daughter Charlotte Atkins is the Labour MP for Staffordshire Moorlands.

References

*"Times Guide to the House of Commons 1979"
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