Lord Hoyle

Douglas Hoyle

Douglas Hoyle

Party

Labour

Address as

Lord Hoyle

Contact details

Westminster

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 3196
Fax: 020 7219 3831

Biography

Electoral history

Contested (Labour) Clitheroe 1964, Nelson and Colne 1970 and February 1974 general elections. MP (Labour) for Nelson and Colne October 1974-79, for Warrington 1981 by-election to 1983, for Warrington North 1983-97

Lords career

Government Spokesperson for: Defence 1997-99, Home Office 1997-99, Agriculture 1997-99; Government Whip 1997-99

Party groups

Member, Labour Party National Executive 1978-82, 1983-85

Councils, public bodies

JP 1958; Member, North West Regional Health Authority 1968-74

Political interests

Trade, employment, industrial relations, health, immigration, arts, sport

Countries of interest

Australia, Europe, Gibraltar, New Zealand, South Africa

Name, style and title

Raised to the peerage as Baron Hoyle, of Warrington in the County of Cheshire 1997

Register of Interests

5: Land and property

Part ownership of office, retail and industrial premises in Adlington, Lancashire

10: Non-financial interests (b)

Member, Adlington Town Council

10: Non-financial interests (d)

Labour Friends of Israel

Vice President, ASTMS and MSF

10: Non-financial interests (e)

President, Adlington Cricket Club

President, Warrington Wolves Rugby League Football Club