Conor McGinn MP Member of Parliament for St Helens North
I was so sorry today to hear about the death of former Newton and St Helens North MP John Evans.
John was a much-loved member of our Labour family in Newton-le-Willows and St Helens and he will be sadly missed. He was a fine public representative who served the people of our borough with distinction since he was first elected MP in 1974.
John was a Labour man to the core of his being, representing the National Union of Labour & Socialist Clubs on the party’s NEC and serving as its Honorary Political Secretary – roles I held and hold – for many years.\n
John was a much-loved member of our Labour family in Newton-le-Willows and St Helens and he will be sadly missed. He was a fine public representative who served the people of our borough with distinction since he was first elected MP in 1974.
John was a Labour man to the core of his being, representing the National Union of Labour & Socialist Clubs on the party’s NEC and serving as its Honorary Political Secretary – roles I held and hold – for many years.\n
He will forever be associated with the Parkside Colliery – which he fought so valiantly to defend from closure – and he honoured the men who worked there, and the local community, by taking Lord Evans of Parkside as his title after entering the House of Lords when he stepped down from the House of Commons in 1997.
I know Dave Watts felt very proud to follow in John’s footsteps as MP. I too feel proud to follow in his tradition as a Labour and trade union MP, honoured as he was to represent the people of Newton-le-Willows and St Helens.
We offer our condolences to Joan and the entire family circle at this sad time.
I know Dave Watts felt very proud to follow in John’s footsteps as MP. I too feel proud to follow in his tradition as a Labour and trade union MP, honoured as he was to represent the people of Newton-le-Willows and St Helens.
We offer our condolences to Joan and the entire family circle at this sad time.
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