Lawrence Cunliffe | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Leigh | |
| In office 3 May 1979 – 14 May 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Harold Boardman |
| Succeeded by | Andy Burnham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 March 1929 Walkden, Lancashire, England |
| 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]
Cunliffe was born in Walkden, Lancashire, in 1929. He was a National Coal Board engineer, and became involved in the National Union of Mineworkers.
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]