Faith the opportunity to resume a political career at the headquarters of the European Community, of which she was a strong supporter of British membership. Later, she was elected MEP for Cumbria and Lancashire North in the 1984 European election, and served one term before retiring. She was a member of the Committee on Energy, Research, and Technology. Sellafield was located in the constituency. She was appointed as an unpaid member of the Parole Board of England and Wales from 1991 to 1994 by the Conservative government. Sheila Faith was president of the Cumbria and Lancashire North Constituency Council from 1989–95. References External links 1928 births 2014 deaths English dentists Women dentists English Jews Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1979–1983 Conservative Party (UK) MEPs 20th-century women MEPs for England MEPs for England 1984–1989 Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies Jewish British politicians Jewish women politicians Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for constituencies in Derbyshire 20th-century British women politicians Alumni of King's College, Newcastle 20th-century dentists