Elaine Burton, Baroness Burton of Coventry
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Elaine Frances Burton, Baroness Burton of Coventry (2 March 1904 - 6 October 1991) was a Labour politician in the United Kingdom.
Burton was elected Member of Parliament for the newly created constituency of Coventry South at the 1950 general election. She held the seat until the national landslide of 1959, when it was gained by the Conservative candidate Philip Hocking.
Burton was subsequently given a peerage.
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Member of Parliament for Coventry South 1950–1959 |
Succeeded by Philip Hocking |
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