Talk:Edith Pitt

Problem statement
The statement 'When she died, she was succeeded by Jill Knight, the first time a female Member of Parliament had been followed by another woman' in the lead and repeated in a similar fashion later, but cited is not accurate. Irene Ward had gained Wallsend from Margaret Bondfield in 1931 and Tynemouth from Grace Colman in 1950. It may be that this was the first time a woman succeeded another of the same party, but that needs to be made clear if it is the case. Dunarc (talk) 19:25, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

Actually, thinking further, the statement is not even true for a woman from the same party -Leah Manning succeeded Ethel Bentham in Islington East in 1931 (and was herself succeeded by Thelma Cazalet later that year). Both Bentham and Manning were Labour MPs - so is the correct statement that is being aimed for that this was the first time a Conservative woman succeeded another? Dunarc (talk) 22:18, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

I have removed the statement for now, as as it stood it was clearly wrong.Dunarc (talk) 16:47, 14 February 2017 (UTC)