Harold Boardman
Encyclopedia
Harold Boardman was a British
Labour Party
politician.
Boardman worked as an official of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
and was a member of Derby
Town Council for 25 years. He was chairman of the Derby Co-operative Movement and of Derby Labour College.
Boardman was Member of Parliament
for Leigh
from 1945 to 1979, preceding Lawrence Cunliffe
.
United Kingdom
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Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician.
Boardman worked as an official of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers is a trade union in the United Kingdom. Consisting of over 405,000 members, USDAW is the UK's fourth largest and fastest growing trade union. Membership has increased by more than 17% in the last five years and by nearly a third in the last decade...
and was a member of Derby
Derby
Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...
Town Council for 25 years. He was chairman of the Derby Co-operative Movement and of Derby Labour College.
Boardman was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Leigh
Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)
Leigh is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
from 1945 to 1979, preceding Lawrence Cunliffe
Lawrence Cunliffe
Lawrence Cunliffe is a retired British Labour Party politician. He served as the Member of Parliament for Leigh from 1979 until he retired from the House of Commons at the 2001 general election...
.