Christopher Boyd (politician)

For other people named Thomas Boyd, see Thomas Boyd (disambiguation).

Thomas Christopher Boyd (14 August 1916 – 15 March 2004) was a British Labour Party politician.

Thomas Christopher Boyd
Born	(1916-08-14)14 August 1916 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Died	15 March 2004(2004-03-15) (aged 87) Appledore, Kent, England

Boyd unsuccessfully fought Isle of Thanet in 1950 and Harborough at the 1951 general election.

At the 1955 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol North West, defeating the sitting Conservative MP Gurney Braithwaite. He served in the House of Commons for only four years, losing his seat at the 1959 general election to the Conservative Martin McLaren.

After losing his seat at the 1959 general election, Boyd moved to Moffat, Scotland. He then retired to Appledore, Kent.

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Christopher Boyd