David Harris (British politician)

David Anthony Harris (born 1 November 1937) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.

Political career

David Harris was a Conservative member of the Greater London Council from 1968 to 1977, representing Bromley until 1973 and then Ravensbourne.[1][2] He first stood for Parliament at Mitcham and Morden in February 1974, but was beaten by Bruce Douglas-Mann of the Labour Party.

Harris was Member of Parliament (MP) for St Ives from 1983 until he retired in 1997, and also Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Cornwall and Plymouth from 1979 to 1984.

Harris now lives in Perranwell Station, about six miles west of Truro in Cornwall.

House of Commons: With Full Results of the Polling and Biographies of Members and Unsuccessful Candidates and a Complete Analysis, Statistical Tables, and a Map of the General Election. 1974. p. 185. ISBN 9780723001157.
Maurice Trowbridge (1980). A guide to the European Democratic Group in the European Parliament and the role of the Parliament in the European Community. p. 24.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Nott	Member of Parliament for St Ives 1983 – 1997	Succeeded by Andrew George

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