Michael Winstanley, Baron Winstanley

Michael Winstanley
Born 27 August 1918
Died 18 July 1993
Education University of Manchester
Occupation

Michael Platt Winstanley, Baron Winstanley (27 August 1918 – 18 July 1993) was the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Cheadle from 1966 to 1970 and, after boundary changes, for Hazel Grove, a newly created seat comprising half his former seat, from February to October 1974.

Winstanley was born in Nantwich, Cheshire, to Sydney Adams Winstanley (1878-1953), GP[1]. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and the University of Manchester where he was President of the University Union and captain of cricket.[2] He graduated in medicine and served in the RAMC before becoming a general practitioner in Urmston. He became a noted media personality as a television and radio doctor in the 1960s. Between 1972 and 1986 he presented Granada Television's This Is Your Right, an early-evening, five-minute consumer advice and legal rights bulletin which ultimately credited him as Lord Michael Winstanley.

Following his return to the House of Commons in 1974, Winstanley discovered that he held a post which would disqualify him from being a member of the House of Commons, medical officer at a Royal Ordnance Factory that amounted to employment in the Civil Service of the Crown. On 3 April 1974, the Commons passed a motion under section 6 of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1957 to override the disqualification and allow Winstanley to sit.[3]

Winstanley was created a life peer on 23 January 1976 with the title Baron Winstanley of Urmston in Greater Manchester.[4] His niece is journalist and newsreader Anna Ford.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry URL= https://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/53451 Date accessed= 5 May 2018
  2. ↑ Who's Who 1987
  3. ↑ "DR. MICHAEL WINSTANLEY (Hansard, 3 April 1974)". hansard.millbanksystems.com. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  4. ↑ "No. 46809". The London Gazette. 27 January 1976. p. 1297.
  5. ↑ "1978: Ford makes her ITN debut". 1978-02-13. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  6. ↑ Adams, Tim (2008-12-07). "Women's special: Tim Adams interviews Anna Ford". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
William Shepherd		 Member of Parliament for Cheadle
1966—1970		 Succeeded by
Tom Normanton
New constituency Member of Parliament for Hazel Grove
Feb 1974—Oct 1974		 Succeeded by
Tom Arnold


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