Joe Ashton
Joseph William Ashton OBE (9 October 1933 – 30 March 2020), usually known as Joe Ashton, was a British Labour Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1968 to 2001 representing Bassetlaw. He was born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire. In 2007, Ashton was appointed an OBE.
Ashton died on 30 March 2020, aged 86.
References
- ↑ "Who's Who". www.ukwhoswho.com.
- ↑ "Former Sheffield councillor and long-serving Bassetlaw MP dies". www.worksopguardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
Other websites
- Interview BBC Radio Four, 17 July 2009.
- Joe Ashton interview at History of Parliament Online Archived 2019-04-18 at the Wayback Machine
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