# Ken Purchase

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**Kenneth Purchase** (8 January 1939 – 28 August 2016) was a British [Labour Co-operative](/source/Labour_Co-operative) politician who served as [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)) for [Wolverhampton North East](/source/Wolverhampton_North_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) from 1992 to 2010.[1]

## Early life

He attended Springfield Secondary Modern School (became Woden Primary School) on Springfield Road in Wolverhampton. At [Wolverhampton Polytechnic](/source/University_of_Wolverhampton), (now [Wolverhampton University](/source/Wolverhampton_University)) he gained a [BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) in Social Science. Ken worked as a [co-operative](/source/Co-operative) development officer. He was an apprentice toolmaker in the foundry industry from 1956–60 at the firm of Arthur Shaw & Company at [Willenhall](/source/Willenhall)[2] From 1960–8, he worked in experimental component development in the aerospace industry. From 1968–76, he was a toolroom machinist in the car industry. He worked in the property division of Telford Development Corporation. From 1981–2, he was a housing officer in the Housing Department of [Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council](/source/Metropolitan_Borough_of_Walsall).[2] From 1982–92, he was a [Business Development Advisor](/source/Business_development) at Black Country CDA Ltd. He was a councillor on Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council from 1970–90.

## Parliamentary career

He unsuccessfully contested Wolverhampton North East in [1987](/source/1987_United_Kingdom_general_election), before winning at the next general election in [1992](/source/1992_United_Kingdom_general_election). He served as [Parliamentary Private Secretary](/source/Parliamentary_Private_Secretary) to [Robin Cook](/source/Robin_Cook) for six years.

On 27 October 2007 Purchase announced his intention to retire at the [next general election](/source/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election).[3]

## Personal life

He married Brenda Sanders on 20 August 1960 in [Rowley Regis](/source/Rowley_Regis). They had two daughters, Samantha and Lisa, who survived him. He died in August 2016 aged 77 and was cremated at [Bushbury](/source/Bushbury) Crematorium, Wolverhampton.[2]

## References

1. Langdon, Julia (5 September 2016). ["Kenneth Purchase obituary"](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/sep/05/kenneth-purchase-obituary). *The Guardian*. Retrieved 5 September 2016.

1. ["Ken Purchase, funeral to dedicated man of the people"](http://expressandstar.com/news/2016/09/20/ken-purchase-funeral-to-dedicated-man-of-the-people/). *Express & Star*. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.[dead link]

1. ["City MP Ken to retire"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071203113627/http://www.expressandstar.com/2007/10/27/city-mp-ken-to-retire/). *Express & Star*. 27 October 2007. Archived from [the original](https://www.expressandstar.com/2007/10/27/city-mp-ken-to-retire) on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2007.

## External links

- [Guardian Unlimited Politics – Ask Aristotle: Ken Purchase MP](https://archive.today/20130420074659/http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-4287,00.html)
- [TheyWorkForYou.com – Ken Purchase MP](https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/ken_purchase/wolverhampton_north_east)
- [BBC Politics](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/640.stm) [Archived](https://archive.today/20071021084328/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/640.stm) 21 October 2007 at archive.today
- [Ken Purchase](https://www.kenpurchasemp.co.uk/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140516194201/http://kenpurchasemp.co.uk/) 16 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine official site

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