Stephen Terrell

Colonel Stephen Terrell OBE TD DL QC (15 June 1916 – 16 August 2004), was a British barrister and Liberal Party politician.

Background

He was educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond and University College, London. In 1951 he married Diana Marion Hartwell. They had two sons. He was awarded the OBE in 1952.^[1]

Professional career

He was Called to the Bar by Gray's Inn in 1946. In 1965 he took silk. He became a Bencher at Gray's Inn in 1970. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for Middlesex and then in 1961 for Greater London.^[2]

Political career

He was Liberal candidate for the Eastbourne division of Sussex at the 1964 General Election. He was elected to the Liberal party national executive. He was Chairman of the Liberal's Home Office panel.^[3] He contested Eastbourne again in 1966, 1970 and February 1974 general elections, each time without success. He served as President of the Liberal Party from 1971 to 1972. After failing to win Eastbourne for the fourth time, he did not stand for parliament again.^[4]

Electoral record

General Election 1964: Eastbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Stuart Taylor	26,410	49.0
	Liberal	Stephen Terrell	15,441	28.7	+10.3
	Labour	J E M Baker	12,034	22.3
Majority			10,969	20.4
Turnout			53,885	76.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1966: Eastbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Stuart Taylor	26,039	46.3
	Liberal	Stephen Terrell	16,746	29.8	+1.1
	Labour	John Harold High	12,620	22.4
	Independent	Vernon Hubert Petty	883	1.6
Majority			9,293	16.5
Turnout			56,288	77.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1970: Eastbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Charles Stuart Taylor	30,296	48.8
	Liberal	Stephen Terrell	23,308	37.5	+7.8
	Labour	Cyril G Abley	8,475	13.7
Majority			6,988	11.3
Turnout			62,079	73.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	–

General Election February 1974: Eastbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Reginald Edward Gow	31,462	51.3
	Liberal	Stephen Terrell	23,987	39.1	+2.6
	Labour	David Dawson	5,874	9.6
Majority			7,475	12.2
Turnout			61,323	82.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party political offices
Preceded by Inga-Stina Robson	President of the Liberal Party 1971–1972	Succeeded by Trevor Jones

References

^ ‘TERRELL, Colonel Stephen’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 11 Feb 2015
^ ‘TERRELL, Colonel Stephen’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 11 Feb 2015
^ The Times House of Commons 1966
^ British parliamentary election results 1974–1983, Craig, F.W.S.

[1] ‘TERRELL, Colonel Stephen’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 11 Feb 2015

[2] ‘TERRELL, Colonel Stephen’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 11 Feb 2015

[3] The Times House of Commons 1966

[4] British parliamentary election results 1974–1983, Craig, F.W.S.

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