Evan Hayward
Evan Hayward was a Liberal Party politician in England.
Background and education
Hayward was born in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire and attended Katherine Lady Berkeley's Grammar School where he studied politics and law.Political career
Hayward was elected as Member of Parliament for South East [Durham (UK Parliament constituency)|South East Durham] at the January 1910 [United Kingdom general election|January 1910 general election], and held the seat until the constituency was abolished at the 1918 [United Kingdom general election|1918 general election]. He then stood for the new Seaham constituency in County Durham, as a Liberal candidate; he had been issued with the "coalition coupon", but repudiated it. Nonetheless, the Conservative Party did not field a candidate in Seaham, and Hayward won the seat with a comfortable 17% majority over his Labour Party opponent. However, at the 1922 general election, the Conservatives did field a candidate. Hayward was pushed into a poor third place with only 15.5% of the votes, and Labour's Sidney Webb took the seat with nearly 60% of the votes.After his defeat, Hayward did not stand for Parliament of [the United Kingdom|Parliament] again.