Steven Philip "Steve" Rotheram (born 4 November 1961)
is a British

United Kingdom

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 Labour Party

Labour Party (UK)

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 politician who has been the Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Liverpool Walton

Liverpool Walton (UK Parliament constituency)

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 since the 2010 general election.

A former Lord Mayor of Liverpool

Lord Mayor of Liverpool

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, he was selected by the Labour selection conference in March 2010 and received 101 votes out of a possible 113.

He also served as a councillor

Councillor

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 for Fazakerley

Fazakerley (ward)

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 ward on Liverpool City Council

Liverpool City Council

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 until standing down at the 2011 election

Liverpool Council election, 2011

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.

Hillsborough Disaster

He is thought to be supportive of the Hillsborough Disaster Memorial Fund: "I'm one of the fortunate ones as I swapped my Leppings Lane ticket for a stand seat 15 minutes before kick-off. If I can go from being a brickie in Kirkby

Kirkby

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 to the Lord Mayor, who knows what these 96 people may have achieved in their lives." On 15 April 2011, the disaster's 22nd anniversary, Rotherham backed a campaign by relatives of the Hillsborough victims for Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish

Kenny Dalglish

Kenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish MBE is a Scottish former footballer and the current manager of Liverpool F.C.. In a 22-year playing career, he played for two club teams, Celtic and Liverpool, winning numerous honours with both. He is the most capped Scottish player, with 102 appearances, and...

 - who had recently returned to the role of manager having been in charge at the time of the disaster - to receive a knighthood.