Sir Malcolm Thornton | |
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| 4th Pro-Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University | |
| Assumed office 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Cdre. Rod WalkerDL |
| Member of Parliament forCrosby | |
| In office 9 June 1983 – 8 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Shirley Williams |
| Succeeded by | Claire Curtis-Thomas |
| Member of Parliament forLiverpool Garston | |
| In office 3 May 1979 – 13 May 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Eddie Loyden |
| Succeeded by | Eddie Loyden |
| Wirral Metropolitan Borough Councillor forNorth Liscard-Upper Brighton Street | |
| In office 12 April 1973 – 3 May 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Council Created |
| Succeeded by | B. Nottage |
| Leader ofWirral Metropolitan Borough Council | |
| In office 1974–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Whitehurst |
| Succeeded by | Harry Deverill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1939-04-03)3 April 1939 (age 85) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Rosemary, Lady Thornton |
Sir George Malcolm ThorntonFRSA (born 3 April 1939) is aBritishConservativepolitician who served as theMember of Parliament (MP) forLiverpool Garston from1979 to1983, and forCrosby from 1983 to1997.
He was educated at Wallasey Grammar School and later attended Liverpool Nautical College.[1]
Thornton was first elected to Parliament inthe 1979 general election, winning the marginal seat ofLiverpool Garston from Labour'sEddie Loyden. In the early 1980s, however, all seats were re-organised with the new boundaries set to come in at the next election. Liverpool Garston would lean strongly towards Labour, so Thornton sought a safer seat inCrosby, just outside Liverpool. However, following the death of SirGraham Page in 1981,Shirley Williams, a former Labour Cabinet minister who had founded the centristSDP a few months earlier, won the seat.That by-election had been held in the depths ofMargaret Thatcher's unpopularity; however, after that the economy returned to growth and Britain won theFalklands War, so Thatcher calledan election in 1983 which was a Tory landslide. Thornton regained the seat, while Eddie Loyden won a redrawn Garston for Labour.However, by 1997, the Conservatives were again deeply unpopular and Thornton lost, by a surprisingly wide margin to Labour'sClaire Curtis-Tansley.
In 2007, Sir Malcolm Thornton became the 4th and currentPro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Board of Governors forLiverpool John Moores University.[2]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forLiverpool Garston 1979 –1983 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forCrosby 1983 –1997 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by Cdre. Rod Walker | Pro-Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University 2007 | Succeeded by Incumbent |
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