Thomas William Urwin (9 June 1912 – 14 December 1985) was a British Labour Party politician.
Urwin worked as a trade union organiser and was divisional secretary of the Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers. He served as a councillor on Houghton-le-Spring Urban District Council, latterly as chairman from 1954 until 1955.
Urwin was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Houghton-le-Spring from 1964 to 1983. He was a minister for Economic Affairs from 1968 to 1969, and for Local Government and Regional Planning from 1969 to 1970.
References
- "Houghton-le-Spring: Houghton Urban District Council Chamber in the Old Rectory". www.houghtonlespring.org.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1966 & 1979
External links
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byBilly Blyton | Member of Parliament for Houghton-le-Spring 1964–1983 |
Constituency abolished (see Houghton & Washington) |
_colour.png){kind=small}   | This article about a Labour Party member of Parliament representing an English constituency is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
- 1912 births
- 1985 deaths
- Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers-sponsored MPs
- Councillors in North East England
- Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1964–1966
- UK MPs 1966–1970
- UK MPs 1970–1974
- UK MPs 1974
- UK MPs 1974–1979
- UK MPs 1979–1983
- Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians-sponsored MPs
- Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- Ministers in the Wilson governments, 1964–1970
- Labour MP for England stubs