Herbert Edward Parkin (14 August 1908 – 1998) was a British trade unionist and politician.
Born in Waingroves in Derbyshire, Parkin left school aged fourteen to work at the Hartshay Colliery.
There, he opposed the introduction of subcontracting, known as the "butty" system, and as a result became active in the Derbyshire Miners' Association (DMA).
[1] In 1937, Parkin was elected as checkweighman at New Langley, and also to the local branch committee of the DMA.
[1] Parkin was elected as vice-president of the reconstituted Derbyshire Area of the National Union of Mineworkers in 1951.