Sydney Tierney
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Sydney Tierney was a British
Labour Party
politician and former President of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
(USDAW).
In 1977 he was elected USDAW President and after losing his parliamentary seat returned to work as a national officer for USDAW with responsibilities for SATA membership and the insurance section.
for the marginal Birmingham Yardley seat from February 1974
until his defeat at 1979 general election
by the Conservative
David Gilroy Bevan
.
He also served as a councillor and Labour NEC member and chaired the party for a year.
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 and former President 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...
(USDAW).
Union career
Tierney joined one of the forerunners of USDAW in 1938 whilst working as a milkman in Rotherham. In 1953 he was appointed a collector/canvasser based in Sheffield, 4 years later becoming an area organiser for the Midlands division, based in Leceister.In 1977 he was elected USDAW President and after losing his parliamentary seat returned to work as a national officer for USDAW with responsibilities for SATA membership and the insurance section.
Labour Party
Tierney was Member of ParliamentMember of Parliament
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for the marginal Birmingham Yardley seat from February 1974
United Kingdom general election, February 1974
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until his defeat at 1979 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1979
The United Kingdom general election of 1979 was held on 3 May 1979 to elect 635 members to the British House of Commons. The Conservative Party, led by Margaret Thatcher ousted the incumbent Labour government of James Callaghan with a parliamentary majority of 43 seats...
by the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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David Gilroy Bevan
David Gilroy Bevan
Andrew David Gilroy Bevan, commonly known as David Gilroy Bevan, was a British Conservative politician....
.
He also served as a councillor and Labour NEC member and chaired the party for a year.