Ernest Popplewell, Baron Popplewell, CBE (10 December 1899 – 11 August 1977) was a British Labour Party politician.

The Lord Popplewell
Popplewell in 1947
Member of Parliament
for Newcastle upon Tyne West
In office
5 July 1945 – 10 March 1966
Preceded byWilliam Nunn
Succeeded byRobert Brown
Personal details
Born10 December 1899
Died11 August 1977
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour

In the Labour landslide at the 1945 general election, Popplewell was elected as Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne West. In 1951 he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).[1] After his retirement from the House of Commons at the 1966 general election, he was made a life peer as Baron Popplewell, of Sherburn-in-Elmet in the West Riding of the County of York on 6 June 1966.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "No. 39396". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 November 1951. p. 6236.
  2. ^ "No. 44014". The London Gazette. 7 June 1966. p. 6598.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne West
19451966
Succeeded by