page_title: Russell Thomas (politician)
section_title: Ilford
hierarchical_section_title: Russell Thomas (politician) / Politician / Ilford
caption_attribution_description: English: A map of Ilford constituency within Essex, as it existed from 1918 to 1945.
context_page_description: William Stanley Russell Thomas was a physician, barrister and Welsh Liberal politician who served as a Liberal National Member of Parliament.
context_section_description: He was Liberal candidate for Ilford in the 1931 election. It was a promising seat which the Liberals had nearly gained from the Conservatives in 1929. At the 1931 elections, the Liberal party was split into three groups and Thomas remained with the official Liberals under Sir Herbert Samuel, in support of the National Government. He finished third in Ilford, just behind the Labour candidate. 
  He remained loyal to the official Liberal party when it left the National government in 1932.
caption: Ilford in Essex, showing boundaries used in 1931
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