Career
Gates"s 98.7% share of the votes remains an all-time record for any Parliamentary by-election in the United Kingdom.
Gates"s 98.7% share of the votes remains an all-time record for any Parliamentary by-election in the United Kingdom.
37th United Kingdom Parliament. 38th United Kingdom Parliament. 39th United Kingdom Parliament]
He was a Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for the Middleton and Prestwich constituency in Lancashire from 1940 until he stood down at the 1951 general election.