Lawrence Cunliffe
Lawrence Cunliffe | |
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Member of Parliament for Leigh | |
In office 3 May 1979 – 14 May 2001 | |
Preceded by | Harold Boardman |
Succeeded by | Andy Burnham |
Personal details | |
Born | Walkden, Lancashire, England | 29 March 1929
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Lawrence Cunliffe (born 25 March 1929) is a retired British Labour Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leigh from 1979 to 2001.[1][2]
Early life[]
Cunliffe was born in Walkden, Lancashire, in 1929. He was a National Coal Board engineer, and became involved in the National Union of Mineworkers.
Parliamentary career[]
He first stood for Parliament in Rochdale. There, he lost the previously Labour-held seat to the Liberal candidate Cyril Smith at a by-election in 1972, and was again defeated by Smith at the subsequent general election in February 1974.[2]
Cunliffe served as the Member of Parliament for Leigh from 1979 until he retired from the House of Commons at the 2001 general election.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Mr Lawrence Cunliffe". Hansard. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Parliamentary career for Mr Lawrence Cunliffe - MPs and Lords". UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lawrence Cunliffe
Categories:
- 1929 births
- Living people
- Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- National Union of Mineworkers-sponsored MPs
- UK MPs 1979–1983
- UK MPs 1983–1987
- UK MPs 1987–1992
- UK MPs 1992–1997
- UK MPs 1997–2001
- People from Walkden
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Leigh
- Labour MP for England stubs