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Walter Edward Sweeney (born 23 April 1949) is a British Conservative politician.
Member of Parliament
Sweeney contested Stretford in 1983, but Labour's Tony Lloyd beat him by 4,432 votes.
In 1992, he was elected MP for the Vale of Glamorgan by 19 votes, defeating Labour's John Smith who had won the seat in a 1989 by-election. In the 1997 Labour landslide, however, Sweeney lost the seat back to Smith.
Haltemprice and Howden Election
In 2008, Sweeney, a member of the executive committee of The Freedom Association, made a surprisepolitical re-appearance, standing as an Independent against the Conservative candidate in the Haltemprice and Howden by-election.
Present
Sweeney lives in Beverley, Yorkshire with his wife. He has three daughters.
Sweeney stood in the 2012 election for Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside as an Independent. He finished sixth with 5,118 votes.
Sources
- Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Limited, 1997
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| Preceded by John Smith | Member of Parliament for Vale of Glamorgan 1992 – 1997 | Succeeded by John Smith |