Elizabeth Shields

Elizabeth Lois Shields (née Teare; born 27 February 1928) is a British politician.

Elizabeth Shields
Shields at the 1987 Liberal Party Assembly
Member of Parliament for Ryedale
In office 8 May 1986 – 11 June 1987
Preceded by	John Spence
Succeeded by	John Greenway
Majority	4,940 (in 1986)
Personal details
Born	(1928-02-27) 27 February 1928
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal Democrats
Other political affiliations	Liberal (1980–1988)
Alma mater	University of York

Shields studied at the University of York and became a teacher and lecturer. She served as a councillor on Ryedale District Council from 1980 to 2019 for Norton (later Norton East).

Shields contested Howden in 1979 and Ryedale in 1983. Following the death of Ryedale's Conservative MP John Spence in 1986, Shields achieved victory in the Ryedale by-election of 1986, becoming the constituency's first Liberal MP. However, it was a short-lived success, as the Conservative John Greenway regained Ryedale at the 1987 general election.

Shields stood for Ryedale again in 1992, but the Conservatives increased their majority. Since May 2019 she is no longer a Ryedale councillor for the Liberal Democrats, after previously serving as the Group Leader of the Liberal Democrats on the District Council, she lost her seat to the Conservatives in the 2019 Local Elections.[1] During 1989–1990 she held the office of Chairman of the District Council. She is currently the local Party President of Thirsk and Malton Liberal Democrats.