Thomas Kellock
# Thomas Kellock

His Honour Thomas Oslaf Kellock QC (4 July 1923 – 12 January 1993), was a British Judge, Liberal Party politician and leading figure in the Anti-Apartheid Movement.

## Background

He was the son of surgeon Thomas Herbert Kellock of Cambridge and Margaret Brooke. He was educated at Rugby School and Clare College, Cambridge. In 1967 he married Jane Ursula Symonds.

## Professional career

He was barrister and a member of the chambers of former Liberal MP Dingle Foot.

## Political career

He was elected a member of the Liberal Party council. He was Liberal candidate for the Torquay division of Devon at the 1959 General Election. He was Chairman of the Anti-Apartheid Movement from 1963–65. He was Liberal candidate for the Kensington South division at the 1966 General Election. He was Liberal candidate for the Kensington South division at the 1968 Kensington South by-election. He was Liberal candidate for the Harwich division of Essex at the October 1974 General Election. He did not stand for parliament again. He was actively involved in Liberal International as Chairman of the British section.

### Election results

General Election 1959: Torquay :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Frederic Bennett | 29,527 | 56.79 |
| | Labour | WV Cooper | 11,784 | 22.66 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Kellock | 10,685 | 20.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,743 | 34.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 76.91 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

General election of 31 March 1966: Kensington South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | William Roots | 21,050 | 65.1 |
| | Labour | J.V. Rosenhead | 6,419 | 19.8 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Kellock | 4,871 | 15.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,631 | 45.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,660 | 58.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

1968 Kensington South by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Brandon Rhys-Williams | 16,489 | 75.5 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Kellock | 2,742 | 12.6 |
| | Labour | Clive Bradley | 1,874 | 8.6 |
| | Independent | Sinclair Eustace | 675 | 3.1 |
| | Independent | William Gold | 59 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,747 | 63.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

General Election October 1974: Harwich :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Julian Ridsdale | 29,963 | 46.7 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | JB Fryer | 19,135 | 29.8 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Kellock | 15,048 | 23.5 | -4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,828 | 16.9 | -0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,146 | 72.3 | -8.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.2 | |
