Ernest Thornton

Ernest Thornton (18 May 1905 – 5 February 1992) was a British Labour Party politician. He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Farnworth in a 1952 by-election, and served until his retirement at the 1970 general election. His successor John Roper retained the seat for the Labour Party.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by George Tomlinson	Member of Parliament for Farnworth 1952–1970	Succeeded by John Roper
Trade union offices
Preceded by James H. Holden	General Secretary of the Rochdale Weavers' Association 1929–1964	Succeeded by R. W. Hill?
Preceded by Cephas Speak	Secretary of the United Textile Factory Workers' Association 1943–1953	Succeeded by Harold Bradley
Preceded by Harold Bradley	President of the Amalgamated Weavers' Association 1960–1964	Succeeded by Fred Hague

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General Secretaries	1889: Thomas Birtwistle 1892: James Mawdsley 1902: Joseph Cross 1925: James Bell 1931: Cephas Speak 1943: Ernest Thornton 1953: Harold Bradley 1958: James Milhench 1968: Joseph Richardson
Presidents	1889: David Holmes 1890s: William Mullin 1913: William C. Robinson 1919: Walter Gee 1924: William Thomasson 1935: Archie Robertson 1953: William Roberts 1958: Harold Chorlton 1964: Jim Browning
Affiliates	Amalgamated Association of Beamers, Twisters and Drawers (Hand and Machine) Amalgamated Association of Operative Cotton Spinners (Bolton Oldham Preston) Amalgamated Textile Warehousemen's Association Amalgamated Textile Workers' Union (NW Lancs) Amalgamated Weavers' Association (Accrington Ashton Blackburn Bolton Burnley Burnley and Nelson Chorley Colne Darwen Great Harwood Hyde Manchester & Salford Nelson Oldham Padiham Preston Rochdale Rossendale) Cardroom Amalgamation (Bolton Hyde Northern Oldham Rochdale SE Lancs Stockport) General Union of Lancashire and Yorkshire Warp Dressers' Association General Union of Loom Overlookers Lancashire Amalgamated Tape Sizers' Friendly Society Operative Bleachers, Dyers and Finishers Association
Associated organisations	North East Lancashire Amalgamated Weavers' Association Northern Counties Textile Trades Federation