William Wellwood

Politician from Northern Ireland (1893–1971)

Captain William Wellwood MC (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. ^ "The House of Commons - Constituencies Beginning With "L"". leighrayment.com. 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Londonderry 1950-1970". www.ark.ac.uk.

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Preceded by Member of Parliament for Londonderry
1951–1955 		Succeeded by
Robin Chichester-Clark


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