British Liberal Democrat Patsy Calton, 56, dies of cancer
{{date|June 2, 2005}}

{{w|Patsy Calton}} from {{w|Bramhall}}, {{w|Cheshire}}, [[England]], a [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] [[House of Commons (UK)|MP]] for the {{w|Cheadle (constituency)|Cheadle}} constituency died at age 56 from cancer on Sunday May 29. The Liberal Democrat party leader {{w|Charles Kennedy}} described her as a "spirited and courageous" politician.

She was first elected to the Cheadle constituency by the slim margin of 33 votes in the 2001 election. She was then re-elected just 24 days before her death with a greatly increased majority of 4020, in spite of not campaigning herself due to the illness.

She was a staunch supporter of a ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces. Acting as the party's health spokesman, she supported the Bath Liberal Democrats anti-smoking initiatives in the 2004 spring conference.

She is survived by her husband Clive Calton, who worked as her researcher at the [[House of Commons (UK)|House of Commons]], and her son and two daughters.
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*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4592009.stm BBC 
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