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Mr William Proctor is a former MP for Eccles.

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Former MP for Eccles

Entered the House of Commons on 5 July 1945 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 25 September 1964 — General election

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Robert Cary
• John Potter
• David Mort
• Albert Bethel
• John Buckle
• Marshall Stevens
• George Pollard
• Octavius Leigh-Clare
• Henry Roby
• Alfred Egerton

Future MPs in this constituency

• Lewis Carter-Jones
• Joan Lestor
• Ian Stewart

Recent appearances

• Orders of the Day — Licensing Bill: Clause 17. — (Penalty for Unautho Rised Sales of Intoxicating Liquor.) 19 Jun 1961

  Does the Solicitor-General not think that if the Amendment were passed as an enactment by the House of Commons it would be easy for club members to make sure that it was enforced? It would require only one member to draw attention to the fact that the law was being broken without necessarily calling in the police.

• Orders of the Day — Criminal Justice Bill: New Clause. — (Restriction of Sentence of Death.) 12 Apr 1961

  Does the hon. and learned Member consider that 18 would be an appropriate age for someone to have the vote?

• Orders of the Day — MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL BILL [Lords] 26 Jul 1960

  This debate provides an opportunity to consider the whole canal problem. I am sure that I am speaking for all my hon. Friends when I say that we have no hostility to the Manchester Ship Canal Company. We applaud everything it has done to increase prosperity in the area, and we recognise that in connecting Manchester, Salford and Eccles with the sea it has done a great service. We want to see...

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