Roy Galley
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Roy Galley | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Halifax | |
| In office 1983–1987 | |
| Chair of East Sussex County Council | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2024 | |
| Councillor for Maresfield And Buxted | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 December 1947 |
Roy Galley (born 8 December 1947) is a British Conservative Party politician. He served as MP for Halifax from 1983 to 1987.
Galley was educated at King Edward VII School, Sheffield followed by Worcester College, Oxford.[1]
Political career
Having stood unsuccessfully for Dewsbury in 1979, he was elected as Member of Parliament for Halifax in the 1983 general election. He ousted from Westminster the re-selected Labour candidate, Dr Shirley Summerskill. As in many seats the win, by 1,869 votes, 3.4%, was due a swing from Labour to the SDP, and when that vote fell in the 1987 general election, he was defeated by Labour's Alice Mahon.[2]
Whilst in Parliament, he served as the Secretary of the Conservative Backbench Health Committee and a member of the Social Services Select Committee. He also introduced a private member's Bill on Local Government to restrict the ability of local authorities to increase local taxes by more than the rate of inflation.
