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Frank Gormill

EDM number 851 in 2013-14, proposed by Pamela Nash on 04/12/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Death and Local government.

That this House notes with sadness the death of former Labour councillor, Frank Gormill, who celebrated his 95th birthday only in March 2013; also notes that he was first elected to Lanark County Council and the Seventh District Council on 5 December 1945 to represent the people of Allanton and Shotts and subsequently represented the same ward on Motherwell District Council and North Lanarkshire Council until he retired in 2007; further notes that his long career as a representative of his community serving as a councillor for over 61 years, which made him the longest-serving councillor in the UK; further notes that he was a strong trade unionist and became Assistant General Secretary of the Scottish Colliery, Enginemen, Boilermen and Tradesmen's Association in 1956 and General Secretary in 1966; believes that his contribution to local government and civil society in Scotland was an example to everyone; and posthumously thanks him for the hard work and dedication that he has showed in serving his country, his community, his fellow workers and the people of Lanarkshire.

This motion has been signed by a total of 12 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Pamela Nash04/12/2013Airdrie and ShottsLabourProposed
Tom Clarke04/12/2013Coatbridge, Chryston and BellshillLabourSeconded
Frank Roy04/12/2013Motherwell and WishawLabourSeconded
Lindsay Roy04/12/2013GlenrothesLabourSeconded
Graeme Morrice04/12/2013LivingstonLabourSeconded
Alan Meale05/12/2013MansfieldLabourSeconded
Jim Dobbin05/12/2013Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Dennis Skinner05/12/2013BolsoverLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn05/12/2013Islington NorthLabourSigned
Paul Flynn09/12/2013Newport WestLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins09/12/2013Luton NorthLabourSigned
Jim McGovern06/01/2014Dundee WestLabourSigned

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