William Howie, Baron Howie of Troon

William Howie, Baron Howie of Troon (2 March 1924 – 26 May 2018),^[1] known as Will Howie, was a British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament (MP).

The Right Honourable The Lord Howie of Troon
Howie in the House of Lords in 2015
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 21 April 1978 – 26 May 2018 Life Peerage
Comptroller of the Household
In office 1967–1968
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson
Preceded by	William Whitlock
Succeeded by	Ioan Evans
Member of Parliament for Luton
In office 7 November 1963 – 29 May 1970
Preceded by	Charles Hill
Succeeded by	Charles Simeons
Personal details
Born	(1924-03-02)2 March 1924
Died	26 May 2018(2018-05-26) (aged 94)
Political party	Labour

Howie was elected to the House of Commons at a 1963 by-election in the Luton constituency, following the appointment of Conservative MP Charles Hill as chairman of the Independent Television Authority. He was re-elected at the 1964 general election with a majority of only 723 votes.

He held his seat at the 1966 election with an increased majority of 2,464, but at the 1970 general election he lost his seat to the Conservative Charles Simeons.

On 21 April 1978, he was made a life peer as Baron Howie of Troon, of Troon in the District of Kyle and Carrick.^[2][3]

On 17 July 2007 it was revealed that Howie provided a parliamentary security pass to Douglas Smith, Chairman of the lobbying group Westminster Advisers.^[4]