Ian Stevenson Webster

He was Liberal candidate for the Wigan division of Lancashire at the 1950 General Election.^[4] He was the first Liberal candidate to contest Wigan since 1918.^[5] The 1950 elections were tough for Liberal candidates and he finished third;

He did not stand for parliament again.^[6]

Webster qualified as a Barrister and in 1948 received a Call to the Bar by the Middle Temple. Basing himself in his home town of Rochdale, he worked on the Northern Circuit.^[7] In 1970 he became Assistant Recorder of Oldham. In 1971 he became Assistant Recorder of Salford. In 1972 he became a Recorder of the Crown Court. In 1976 he became Chairman of the Industrial Tribunals for Manchester. In 1981 he became a Circuit Judge, first as Liaison Judge for the Burnley, Reedley and Accrington Benches. In 1985 he became Resident Judge for Burnley. In 1987 he became Liaison Judge for the Rochdale, Middleton and Heywood Benches. In 1991 he became Hon. Recorder for Burnley. He retired in 1995.^[8]