▁when ▁the ▁constitu ency ' s ▁Conserv ative ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ), ▁Major ▁Sir ▁Hugh ▁Charles ▁Patrick ▁Joseph ▁F ras er ▁MB E ▁( 2 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁– ▁ 6 ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 4 ) ▁died . ▁ ▁F ras er ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Am ple for th ▁College , ▁Bal li ol ▁College , ▁Oxford , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Oxford ▁Union , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Sor bon ne . ▁He ▁was ▁commission ed ▁into ▁the ▁L ovat ▁Sc outs ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁and ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁saw ▁service ▁in ▁North ▁Africa ▁and ▁Europe ; ▁he ▁retired ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Major . ▁ ▁F ras er ▁was ▁elected ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Stone ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁later ▁Staff ord ▁and ▁Stone ▁following ▁constitu ency ▁boundary ▁changes , ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁and ▁then ▁Staff ord ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁ ▁Four ▁candidates ▁were ▁nominated . ▁The ▁list ▁below ▁is ▁set ▁out ▁in ▁desc ending ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁votes ▁received ▁at ▁the ▁by - e lection . ▁▁ 1 . ▁The ▁Conserv ative ▁candidate ▁was ▁William ▁N ig el ▁Paul ▁C ash ▁( born ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 0 ), ▁a ▁solic itor . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁served ▁continu ously ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons