Alfred Edward Waterson (5 August 1880,Derby – 25 November 1964) was aLabour andCo-operativeMember of Parliament in the United Kingdom. He was the first Co-operative Party MP.

Born inDerby, Waterson was a railwayman and activist in histrade union. He served as atown councillor.

Although the Co-operative Party put up several candidates for the first time at the1918 general election, only one met with success. Waterson was elected as MP for theKettering seat. He took the Labour whip in Parliament, ahead of any decision ofCo-operative Congress to progress a formal alliance with the Labour Party.

Waterson was defeated at the1922 general election. He became a national organiser of the Co-operative Party, serving until 1945. He contested theNottingham Central by-election in 1930, and stood inNottingham Central at the1931 general election, coming a distant second in each case. He died inWood Green, London aged 84.

• Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969].British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services.ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
• Rosen, Greg (2007).Serving the People: Co-operative Party History from Fred Perry to Gordon Brown. London: Co-operative Party.ISBN 978-0-9549161-4-5.

• Co-operative News article on Waterson's election

• Hansard 1803–2005:contributions in Parliament by Alfred Waterson

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