About Lawrence Cunliffe
Lived 1929 – 2025 (aged 95). Lawrence Cunliffe was a British politician.
Lawrence Francis Cunliffe (25 March 1929 – 7 February 2025) was a British Labour Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Leigh from 1979 to 2001.
Early life Cunliffe was born in Walkden, Lancashire on 25 March 1929. He was a National Coal Board engineer, and became involved in the National Union of Mineworkers.
Parliamentary career Cunliffe 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.
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Who was Lawrence Cunliffe?
British politician (born 1929)
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Lawrence Cunliffe was born on 29 March 1929 in Walkden.
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Lawrence Cunliffe died on 7 February 2025.
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Lawrence Cunliffe was a politician.
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Lawrence Cunliffe was British.
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