Background
The daughter of Richard Wallhead (Independent Labour Party chairman 1920–1922 and Member of Parliament for Merthyr 1922–1934), she was married with one son, and worked as a teacher before entering parliament.
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
The daughter of Richard Wallhead (Independent Labour Party chairman 1920–1922 and Member of Parliament for Merthyr 1922–1934), she was married with one son, and worked as a teacher before entering parliament.
She served as Chair of Welwyn Garden City Urban District Council from 1937 to 1945. At the 1935 general election she stood unsuccessfully in the Bradford North constituency in West Yorkshire, losing by a wide margin to the sitting Conservative Party Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) Eugene Ramsden. In the Labour landslide at the 1945 general election, she unseated Ramsden, winning the seat with a majority of 3,444 (a swing of 127%).
After boundary changes for the 1950 general election, she lost her seat to the Conservative and National Liberal Party candidate, William Taylor.
She was unsuccessful in seeking to return to Parliament for Stockport North in 1955 general election.
38th United Kingdom Parliament.