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词条 Alistair Bell
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  1. Background

  2. Professional career

  3. Political career

     Electoral record 

  4. References

His Honour Alistair Watson Bell (31 March 1930 – 2 August 2012), was a British Circuit judge and Liberal Party politician.

Background

Bell was born in Edinburgh, only son of Albert William Bell and Alice Elizabeth Watson. He was educated at Lanark Grammar School, George Watson's College and the Universities of Edinburgh (MA) and Wadham College, Oxford[1] (MA, BCL). In 1957 he married Patricia Margaret Seed. They had two daughters and a son.[2]

Professional career

Bell served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Army Service Corps in 1955. In 1955 he received a Call to the bar, by Middle Temple. He entered practice on the Northern Circuit in 1957. He was a Recorder of the Crown Court from 1972–78 and Honorary Recorder at Carlisle from 1990–98. He served as a Circuit Judge from 1978–97.[3]

Political career

Bell was Liberal candidate for the Chorley division of Lancashire at the 1964 General Election.

He was then Liberal candidate for the Westmorland division at the 1966 General Election. He did not stand for parliament again.[4]

Electoral record

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|title=General Election 1964: Chorley [5]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Clifford Kenyon
|votes = 24,710
|percentage = 48.4
|change = −2.3
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Sutcliffe
|votes = 20,997
|percentage = 41.1
|change = −8.2
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Alistair Bell
|votes = 5,331
|percentage = 10.5
|change = N/A
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,713
|percentage = 7.3
|change = +6.0
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 51,038
|percentage = 84.6
|change = −1.1
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +3.0
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin|title=General Election 1966: Westmorland [6]}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Jopling
|votes = 17,907
|percentage = 50.5
|change =-1.2
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Alistair Bell
|votes = 9,052
|percentage = 25.6
|change =-4.4
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John E Dayton
|votes = 8,465
|percentage = 23.9
|change =+5.6
}}{{Election box majority
|votes = 8,855
|percentage = 24.9
|change =+3.2
}}{{Election box turnout
|votes =
|percentage = 75.5
|change =-3.3
}}{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =+1.6
}}{{Election box end}}

References

1. ^The Times House of Commons, 1964
2. ^‘BELL, His Honour Alistair Watson’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 18 Aug 2015
3. ^‘BELL, His Honour Alistair Watson’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 18 Aug 2015
4. ^British parliamentary election results 1950-1983, Craig, F.W.S.
5. ^British parliamentary election results 1950-1973, Craig, F.W.S.
6. ^British parliamentary election results 1950-1973, Craig, F.W.S.
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7 : 1930 births|2012 deaths|Liberal Party (UK) politicians|People educated at Lanark Grammar School|People educated at George Watson's College|Alumni of Wadham College, Oxford|Members of the Middle Temple

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