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Sydney Tierney (16 September 1923 – 6 March 2010^[1]) was a British Labour Party politician and former President of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW).

Union career

Tierney joined one of the forerunners of USDAW in 1938 whilst working as a milkman in Rotherham.^[2] In 1953 he was appointed a collector/canvasser based in Sheffield, 4 years later becoming an area organiser for the Midlands division, based in Leicester.^[2]

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.^[2]

Labour Party

Tierney was Member of Parliament 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.^[2]

References

^ "Central Lobby - UK political and parliamentary policy news, interviews and analysis". Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Network March/April 2010 Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine, pg.27

Times Guide to the House of Commons 1979
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sydney Tierney
Obituary in Network magazine

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Derek Coombs	Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley February 1974 – 1979	Succeeded by David Gilroy Bevan
Political offices
Preceded by James Hughes	President of USDAW 1977–1991	Succeeded by Audrey Wise

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[1] "Central Lobby - UK political and parliamentary policy news, interviews and analysis". Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2010.

[network-2] Network March/April 2010 Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine, pg.27

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+'''Sydney Tierney''' (16 September 1923 – 6 March 2010<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.epolitix.com/members/member-page/sites/association-of-former-members-of-parliament/pages/remembrance-of-departed-colleagues/ |title=Central Lobby - UK political and parliamentary policy news, interviews and analysis |access-date=30 December 2010 |archive-date=15 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515215547/http://www.epolitix.com/members/member-page/sites/association-of-former-members-of-parliament/pages/remembrance-of-departed-colleagues/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>) was a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician and former President of the [[Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers]] (USDAW).
+==Union career==
-Tierney was [[Member of Parliament]] for the marginal [[Birmingham Yardley (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham Yardley]] seat from [[United Kingdom general election, February 1974|February 1974]] until his defeat at [[United Kingdom general election, 1979|1979 general election]] by the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[David Gilroy Bevan]].
+Tierney joined one of the forerunners of USDAW in 1938 whilst working as a milkman in Rotherham.<ref name="network">[http://www.usdaw.org.uk/adviceresources/magazines/networkmagazine/2010/idoc.ashx?docid=345a1d2e-4e84-4dd7-8b73-59c0e41e6e0e&version=-1 Network March/April 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402232547/http://www.usdaw.org.uk/adviceresources/magazines/networkmagazine/2010/idoc.ashx?docid=345a1d2e-4e84-4dd7-8b73-59c0e41e6e0e&version=-1 |date=2 April 2012 }}, pg.27</ref> In 1953 he was appointed a collector/canvasser based in Sheffield, 4 years later becoming an area organiser for the Midlands division, based in Leicester.<ref name="network"/>
+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.<ref name="network"/>
+==Labour Party==
+Tierney was [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for the marginal [[Birmingham Yardley (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham Yardley]] seat from [[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|February 1974]] until his defeat at [[1979 United Kingdom general election|1979 general election]] by the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[David Gilroy Bevan]].
+He also served as a councillor and Labour NEC member and chaired the party for a year.<ref name="network"/>
 ==References==
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 *''Times Guide to the House of Commons 1979''
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+*{{Hansard-contribs | mr-sydney-tierney | Sydney Tierney }}
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120402232547/http://www.usdaw.org.uk/adviceresources/magazines/networkmagazine/2010/idoc.ashx?docid=345a1d2e-4e84-4dd7-8b73-59c0e41e6e0e&version=-1 Obituary in Network magazine]
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