Cecil Pike

Cecil Frederick Pike was a British politician.
Born in Bromley, Kent, Pike joined the Conservative Party after studying at Owens College in Manchester. He stood unsuccessfully for the party in Rother Valley at the 1929 [United Kingdom general election|1929 general election]. He moved to contest Sheffield [Attercliffe |Sheffield Attercliffe] at the 1931 [United Kingdom general election|1931 election]. Although this was usually a safe Labour Party seat, he was able to win by just 165 votes. He was heavily defeated at the 1935 election, and was also unsuccessful at the 1939 [Colne Valley by-election]. Pike died in Chesterfield, Derbyshire aged 70.