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Ben Ford (politician) was a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of East Ham North from 1964 to 1970. Ford was born in London in 1925 and was educated at the City of London School. He served in the Royal Air Force during World War II. After the war, he worked as a clerk in the civil service. Ford was elected to Parliament in 1964, and served as a backbencher until 1970. During his time in Parliament, he was a member of the Select Committee on Race Relations and Immigration, and was a strong advocate for the rights of immigrants. Ford was a passionate campaigner for social justice and civil rights, and was a vocal opponent of the Vietnam War. He was also a strong supporter of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Ford retired from Parliament in 1970 and returned to his civil service job. He died in 2006 at the age of 81.

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Born 1 April 1925
Birthday 1 April
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1979

In 1979, Ford was made a Freeman of the City of London. From 1978 to 1999, he was a Liveryman of the Gunmakers' Company. In 1982, he became a deputy lieutenant of West Yorkshire. He became an Honorary Fellow of the Association of International Accountants in 1983. In 1976, he was made a Grand Officer of the Order of the Southern Cross in Brazil.

1964

He was elected Labour Party Member of Parliament for Bradford North at the 1964 general election. Whilst an MP, he served as chairman of the All-Party Wool and Textile Group of MPs and was a founder member of The Manifesto Group (an alliance of Labour parliamentarians opposed to the party's perceived move to the left). In 1982, he was deselected as the Labour candidate in favour of Pat Wall, and subsequently stood at the 1983 general election as an independent Labour candidate. Ford polled 9% of the vote, which arguably split Labour support and helped the Conservative candidate Geoffrey Lawler to win. By the early 1990s, Ford had joined the Liberal Democrats.

1959

Ford was councillor on Clacton Urban District Council from 1959 to 1962, and an alderman of Essex County Council from 1959 to 1965. Ford was election agent for Harwich in 1959, and president of that Constituency Labour Party from 1955 to 1963.

1950

He married Vera Ada (née Fawcett-Fancet) in 1950, with whom he had three children: Anthony, Paula and Ivan. Outside of politics, he lists his recreations as music, shooting, family and reading. He lives in Bramhope, Leeds, and is a member of East Ward Labour Club in Bradford.

1927

Born to parents Benjamin Charles Ford and May Ethel (née Moorton), Ford's address at the time of his birth was 67 Haberdasher Street, Shoreditch, County of London. He moved to Streatham, SW16 in 1927. Ford attended Rowan Road Central School in Surrey. From 1951 to 1964, he worked as an electronic fitter-wireman.

1925

Benjamin Thomas Ford DL (born 1 April 1925) is a British former Labour politician who was the Member of Parliament for Bradford North from 1964 to 1983.

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