Background
YOUNG, David Wright was born on October 12, 1930.
YOUNG, David Wright was born on October 12, 1930.
Born in Greenock, Young attended the Greenock Academy, Street Paul"s College in Cheltenham, and the University of Glasgow.
At first he was a teacher, becoming head of the History department, but he later became an insurance executive in Coventry. Young joined the Labour Party in 1955, and he was Chair of Coventry East Constituency Labour Party from 1964 to 1968. The Labour Member of Parliament for the constituency at this time was Richard Crossman, a senior figure on the left of the party.
In 1973 he was elected to Nuneaton Borough Council, serving for three years.
After a succession of candidacies in unwinnable seats (South Worcestershire in 1959, Banbury in 1966, and Bath in 1970), Young was elected to the House of Commons on his fourth attempt for Bolton East in February 1974. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to Fred Mulley from 1977 to 1979.
Following boundary changes, he became Member of Parliament for Bolton South East in 1983. although willing to continue, he was replaced as Labour candidate for the seat by Brian Iddon before the 1997 general election. Young accepted his deselection with good grace.
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