Ian Campbell (Scottish politician)
| Ian Campbell | |
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| Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for Dunbartonshire West |
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In office 1970–1983 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Steele |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for Dumbarton |
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In office 1983–1987 |
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| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | John McFall |
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26 April 1926 Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
| Died | 9 September 2007 (aged 81) Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
| Political party | Labour |
Ian Campbell (26 April 1926 – 9 September 2007) was a Scottish politician who served as a backbench Labour Member of Parliament (MP) of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1987.
Campbell was born in Dumbarton, the second of the four children of William Campbell and his wife Helen (née Crockett). He was educated at Knoxland Primary School and Dumbarton Academy, and studied electrical engineering at the Royal College of Science and Technology in Glasgow (now Strathclyde University). After National Service in Germany with the Royal Engineers, he became a chartered engineer, and worked for the South of Scotland Electricity Board from 1948 to 1965. He married Mary Millar in 1950; they had two sons and three daughters.
Campbell joined the Labour Party in 1953. He was elected to Dumbarton Burgh Council in 1958 and was first elected as Provost of Dumbarton in 1962. In 1968, was re-elected unopposed for an almost unprecedented third term. The Labour administration in Dumbarton during these years embarked on a significant programme of slum clearance, house building, and town centre redevelopment. The closure of the Denny Shipyard in 1963 was the most significant sign of a shift from heavy industry as the major source of employment in the town requiring a major investment of effort from the council and its leadership in economic development.
When Tom Steele, the Labour MP for Dunbartonshire West, indicated that he would stand down at the 1970 general election, Campbell was selected by the Constituency Labour Party as their candidate. He was duly elected, serving as MP for Dunbartonshire West until 1983 and then for the successor seat, Dumbarton, until 1987.
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