From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cecil Franks
Cecil Franks
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Barrow and Fur- Succeeded by
Albert Booth ness John Hutton
1983–1992
Cecil Simon Franks (born 1 July 1935) is a British solicitor for election again, and has since 1995, has involved him-
and politician from Manchester. He was the Member of self working with various charities in opposing the pro-
Parliament for Barrow and Furness from the 1983 Gener- cessing of Amazon rainforest wood in China.
al Election until the 1992 General Election.
His election was somewhat of a surprise, given that
he was a Conservative Party candidate in a traditional
References
Labour Party heartland. In being elected, Franks defeated • Times Guide to the House of Commons 1992
former cabinet minister Albert Booth. • Leigh Rayment’s Historical List of MPs
The explanation for this was popular national sup-
port of the Conservative party for its support for military
actions in the Falklands war. Barrow-in-Furness, the con-
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stituency’s biggest town, is largely dependent on its Roy- • Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by
al Navy contracts, and in particular, nuclear submarines Cecil Franks
(at VSEL, the area’s major employer, even today) which Persondata
played a leading part in the Falklands conflict. At the Name Franks, Cecil
1987 election, the Labour party was still wanting to can-
Alternative names
cel Trident, this Labour policy was locally unpopular and
Franks was able to hold onto this Labour ’safe-seat’ for Short description British politician
the next 4 years until 1992. Date of birth 1 July 1935
By 1992 Labour party were still planning to cancel the Place of birth
last Trident Submarine that was yet to be built, the Con-
servatives were still pro Trident. However, the electorate Date of death
were not convinced enough that the loss of employment Place of death
was sufficient to merit a vote for another Conservative
MP. Since losing his seat in Parliament, he has not stood
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