George Banton

George Banton (1856 – 19 April 1932) was a Labour politician in England. A long-serving alderman in Leicester, and leader of the Labour Party in Leicester, Banton was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) Leicester East at a by-election March 1922. He made his maiden speech on 4 April, about old-age pensions. He was defeated at the general election in November 1922. He regained the seat at the 1923 general election, but was defeated again at the 1924 general election.