William Oldfield (British politician)
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| Intro | British politician | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| is | Activist Trade unionist | |
| Work field | Activism | |
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| Death | 1961 | |
| Politics: | Labour Party |
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William Henry Oldfield (1881 in Sowerby Bridge – 1961) was a British Labour Member of Parliament (MP) and a trade unionist.
A cotton operative himself, Oldfield served as Secretary of the Cotton Trades and Labour Council and President of the Cotton Spinners' Association. He was a Manchester City Councillor 1928-1945 and Alderman 1945-61.
The Labour Agent for Gorton, he was selected to fight the Manchester constituency in a wartime by-election in 1942, following the elevation of William Wedgwood Benn to the peerage. He was elected unopposed and held the seat until 1955.