Joan Hall (UK politician)

Joan Hall (UK politician)

Joan Valerie Hall, CBE (born 31 August 1935) has been a British Conservative Party politician and secretary.

At the 1970 general election she was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for the marginal seat of Keighley with a majority of 616 votes, becoming its first female MP. However, at the February 1974 election she lost by 878 votes to the Labour candidate Bob Cryer.

References

*Times Guide to the House of Commons February 1974
*Rayment


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