Noel Whiteside

Borras Noel Hamilton Whiteside (12 December 1903 – 13 June 1948) was a British company director and politician, who served a single term as a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP). He was noted for his interest in aviation, being a private pilot and frequently raising the issue of air defence in Parliament. During the Second World War he was a senior civil servant; at the end he fought again for a seat in Parliament but was unsuccessful.

Whiteside's father, Capt. R. Borras Whiteside RASC, died on active service in France during the First World War, when he was 11. His mother, Leonore, was a daughter of 9th Lord Belhaven and Stenton. Whiteside was sent to Wellington College, and went on to University College London. After leaving university he went into the insurance business and in 1925 was made West End Local Director of the London and Scottish Assurance Company. Whiteside also became a civilian pilot, holding an A license.

After spending several years public speaking in support of Conservative Party causes, Whiteside was adopted as the Conservative candidate for Leeds South, a seat held for the Labour Party by Henry Charleton who was a Whip for his party. When the general election was called in October 1931, the Conservaives hoped that Whiteside and Charleton would have a straight fight. However at the last moment Captain Frederick Boult came forward as a Liberal Party candidate, having withdrawn from fighting at Buckrose. This shift was thought to make the election more difficult for Whiteside, and Charleton was expected to win the election. However, on polling day Leeds South was part of the landslide result, with Whiteside winning a majority of 725 over Charleton and Boult coming a poor third.

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