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'''Sydney Tierney''' (16 September 1923 |
'''Sydney Tierney''' (16 September 1923 – 6 March 2010<ref>http://www.epolitix.com/members/member-page/sites/association-of-former-members-of-parliament/pages/remembrance-of-departed-colleagues/</ref>) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician and former President of the [[Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers]] (USDAW). |
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==Union career== |
==Union career== |
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==Labour Party== |
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Tierney was [[Member of Parliament]] for the marginal [[Birmingham Yardley (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham Yardley]] seat from [[United Kingdom general election |
Tierney was [[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]]. |
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He also served as a councillor and Labour NEC member and chaired the party for a year.<ref name="network"/> |
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| title = [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Birmingham Yardley (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham Yardley]] |
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| years = [[United Kingdom general election |
| years = [[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|February 1974]] – [[1979 United Kingdom general election|1979]] |
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| before = [[Derek Coombs]] |
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Revision as of 13:13, 8 June 2019
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
- Times Guide to the House of Commons 1979
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
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