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400: 118:" attempting to disqualify left-wing ILP members from Parliamentary candidacies. The post was broadened to North West Regional Organiser in 1931, and Kneeshaw remained in the role until his retirement. During 405: 395: 88: 73: 114:
In 1928, Kneeshaw became the Labour Party's Lancashire Area Organiser, and soon fell into conflict with the ILP, which complained that he was acting as a "
410: 84: 69: 353: 99:, only handing his nomination papers in ten minutes before the deadline, as he mistakenly believed they should be delivered to 57: 96: 61: 95:, but only 19.0% of the vote. He became the ILP's Organising Secretary in 1922. He stood again for Labour in the 49: 357: 345: 45: 53: 390: 385: 92: 108: 41: 65: 37: 56:, serving until 1919. He served for several years as the Midlands representative on the 379: 294:
A 'Mass' Party Frustrated? The Development of the Labour Party in Manchester, 1918-31
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Organized Patriotism and the Crucible of War: Popular Imperialism in Britain
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to become a full-time organiser for the ILP, and in 1911 was elected to
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Independent Labour Party National Administrative Committee members
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Socialism in Birmingham and the Black Country, 1850-1939
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in 1914. The expected election was not held due to
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Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party
44:, Kneeshaw became a bricklayer and joined the 300:. Salford: University of Salford. p. 352 122:, he served as Welfare Officer for miners in 8: 196: 194: 406:Labour Party (UK) parliamentary candidates 334: 178: 176: 396:Councillors in Birmingham, West Midlands 352:Midlands Division representative on the 135: 60:of the ILP, and was also active in the 7: 85:1918 United Kingdom general election 276:"Labour organiser for Lancashire". 216:"Labour to fight West Birmingham". 70:Prospective Parliamentary Candidate 261:"Conservatives hold Howdenshire". 25: 246:"Candidate's race against time". 91:. He took second place, behind 354:National Administrative Council 143:1939 England and Wales Register 58:National Administrative Council 231:"Anti-conscription leaflets". 1: 183:Hendley, Matthew C. (2012). 97:1926 Howdenshire by-election 411:People from Market Weighton 319:"Obituary: John Kneeshaw". 165:Barnsby, George J. (1998). 62:Union of Democratic Control 427: 27:British political activist 364: 350: 342: 337: 280:. No. 12 April 1928. 64:. He was adopted as the 358:Independent Labour Party 338:Party political offices 46:Independent Labour Party 291:McHugh, Declan (2001). 201:"ILP's new organiser". 87:, Kneeshaw contested 31:John William Kneeshaw 18:John William Kneeshaw 235:. 23 September 1916. 48:(ILP). He moved to 278:Manchester Guardian 265:. 27 November 1926. 263:Manchester Guardian 250:. 17 November 1926. 248:Manchester Guardian 233:Manchester Guardian 218:Manchester Guardian 203:Manchester Guardian 154:1911 England Census 93:Neville Chamberlain 89:Birmingham Ladywood 42:Kingston-upon-Hull 374: 373: 365:Succeeded by 205:. 15 August 1922. 16:(Redirected from 418: 343:Preceded by 335: 329: 328: 316: 310: 309: 307: 305: 299: 288: 282: 281: 273: 267: 266: 258: 252: 251: 243: 237: 236: 228: 222: 221: 220:. 20 April 1914. 213: 207: 206: 198: 189: 188: 180: 171: 170: 162: 156: 151: 145: 140: 54:the city council 21: 426: 425: 421: 420: 419: 417: 416: 415: 376: 375: 370: 361: 348: 333: 332: 318: 317: 313: 303: 301: 297: 290: 289: 285: 275: 274: 270: 260: 259: 255: 245: 244: 240: 230: 229: 225: 215: 214: 210: 200: 199: 192: 182: 181: 174: 164: 163: 159: 152: 148: 141: 137: 132: 74:Birmingham West 38:Market Weighton 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 424: 422: 414: 413: 408: 403: 398: 393: 388: 378: 377: 372: 371: 366: 363: 349: 344: 340: 339: 331: 330: 311: 283: 268: 253: 238: 223: 208: 190: 172: 169:. p. 129. 157: 146: 134: 133: 131: 128: 103:, rather than 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 423: 412: 409: 407: 404: 402: 399: 397: 394: 392: 389: 387: 384: 383: 381: 369: 360: 359: 355: 347: 341: 336: 326: 322: 315: 312: 296: 295: 287: 284: 279: 272: 269: 264: 257: 254: 249: 242: 239: 234: 227: 224: 219: 212: 209: 204: 197: 195: 191: 186: 179: 177: 173: 168: 161: 158: 155: 150: 147: 144: 139: 136: 129: 127: 125: 121: 117: 112: 110: 106: 102: 98: 94: 90: 86: 81: 79: 75: 71: 67: 63: 59: 55: 51: 47: 43: 39: 34: 32: 19: 351: 346:Leonard Hall 324: 320: 314: 302:. Retrieved 293: 286: 277: 271: 262: 256: 247: 241: 232: 226: 217: 211: 202: 184: 166: 160: 153: 149: 142: 138: 120:World War II 113: 82: 66:Labour Party 35: 30: 29: 391:1960 deaths 386:1878 births 368:J. W. Murby 327:: 38. 1961. 116:witchfinder 105:Pocklington 78:World War I 380:Categories 362:1911–1917 304:24 January 130:References 124:Whitehaven 50:Birmingham 101:Beverley 36:Born in 356:of the 109:deposit 83:At the 298:(PDF) 40:near 306:2018 72:for 68:'s 382:: 325:60 323:. 193:^ 175:^ 126:. 111:. 308:. 20:)

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John William Kneeshaw
Market Weighton
Kingston-upon-Hull
Independent Labour Party
Birmingham
the city council
National Administrative Council
Union of Democratic Control
Labour Party
Prospective Parliamentary Candidate
Birmingham West
World War I
1918 United Kingdom general election
Birmingham Ladywood
Neville Chamberlain
1926 Howdenshire by-election
Beverley
Pocklington
deposit
witchfinder
World War II
Whitehaven




A 'Mass' Party Frustrated? The Development of the Labour Party in Manchester, 1918-31
Leonard Hall
National Administrative Council
Independent Labour Party

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