2001 United Kingdom general election previous autumn had shown the first Tory lead (though only by a narrow margin) in the opinion polls for eight years as they benefited from the public anger towards the government over the fuel protests which had led to a severe shortage of motor fuel. By the end of 2000, however, the dispute had been solved and Labour were firmly back in the lead of the opinion polls. In total, a mere 29 parliamentary seats changed hands at the 2001 Election. One of the more noted events of a quiet campaign was when countryside protester Craig Evans threw an egg
Samuel Evans (British politician) fields. He was appointed a GCB in 1916. However, he declined the offer of a peerage. Evans died in September 1918 aged 59 and was buried at Skewen. Samuel Evans (British politician) Sir Samuel Thomas Evans, GCB, PC (4 May 1859 – 13 September 1918), was a Welsh barrister, judge and Liberal politician. Evans was born at Skewen, near Neath, Glamorganshire, the only son of John Evans, a grocer, and his wife Margaret, both originally of Cardiganshire. He was educated in Swansea, at University College, Aberystwyth, and the University of London. Evans married firstly Rachel, daughter of William Thomas, in