Ralph Cleworth QC (31 October 1896 – 22 October 1975), was a British lawyer and Liberal Party politician.
Background edit
Cleworth was born the son of Rev. William Enoch Cleworth.[1] He was educated at Wheelwright Grammar School for Boys, Dewsbury and Christ's College, Cambridge. In 1928 he married Eleanore Greenwood. They had one son.[2]
Professional career edit
Cleworth received a Call to the bar in 1924. He worked as a barrister on the North-Eastearn Circuit.[3] He became a Queens Counsel in 1947.[4]
Political career edit
In 1927 Cleworth was Liberal candidate for Armley & Wortley in the Leeds County Borough elections. He was in a three-party contest with Labour and Conservative. He came third polling 15% of the vote.[5] In 1929 he was Liberal candidate for the Leeds West division of Yorkshire at the UK General Election. Leeds West was a Labour/Unionist marginal that Labour had won in 1923 and 1924. Cleworth's prospects were not good and he finished a distant third as expected. He did not stand for parliament again.[6]
Electoral record edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Thomas William Stamford | 18,765 | 41.9 | ||
| Unionist | George William Martin | 18,129 | 40.8 | ||
| Liberal | Ralph Cleworth | 7,892 | 17.6 | ||
| Majority | 636 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 44,786 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References edit
- ^ The Times House of Commons, 1929
- ^ ‘CLEWORTH, Ralph’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 14 March 2016
- ^ The Times House of Commons, 1929
- ^ ‘CLEWORTH, Ralph’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 14 March 2016
- ^ 1929 Leeds Council directory
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1983, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig