Nicholas Winterton
| Sir Nicholas Winterton | |
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Member of Parliament for Macclesfield |
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In office 1 October 1971 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur Vere Harvey |
| Succeeded by | David Rutley |
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31 March 1938 Rugeley, Staffordshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Winterton |
| Children | 3 |
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| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1957–1959 |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Unit | 14th/20th King's Hussars |
Sir Nicholas Raymond Winterton (born 31 March 1938) is a retired British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Macclesfield from 1971 until he retired from the House of Commons at the 2010 general election.
His wife, Ann Winterton, also served as a Member of Parliament, representing the neighbouring Congleton constituency.
Winterton was born in Rugeley, Staffordshire and was educated at Bilton Grange, a prep school in Rugby, then Rugby School. He undertook his National Service from 1957–59 and was commissioned into the 14th/20th King's Hussars serving in Germany before leaving to work as a trainee sales executive with Shell-Mex and BP.
In 1960, he became a Sales and General Manager of a construction machinery company, a job he retained until he was elected to Parliament. He served as a member of the West Midlands Conservative Council from 1967 to 1971 and was a Warwickshire County Councillor representing a coal mining and industrial division in North Warwickshire from 1967–72. In 1969 he contested a by-election in Newcastle-under-Lyme but was unsuccessful; he stood again for the same seat at the 1970 general election but again was unsuccessful.
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