Ernest Fernyhough (24 December 1908 – 16 August 1993) was a British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for 32 years.

Fernyhough worked for the National Union of Distributive and Allied Workers from 1936 to 1947.

[2][1] In 1947, Fernyhough was elected Member of Parliament for the Labour stronghold of Jarrow in a by-election caused by the death of Ellen Wilkinson - and held the seat until he retired in 1979.

The oldest John Fernyhough died in June 2020 aged 82 and the youngest Margaret is still alive.

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