Lawrence Cunliffe
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Lawrence Francis Cunliffe (born 25 March 1929) is a former British Labour Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Leigh from 1979 to 2001.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="parliamentsite">Template:Cite web</ref>
Early life
Cunliffe was born in Walkden, Lancashire, in 1929. He was a National Coal Board engineer, and became involved in the National Union of Mineworkers.
Parliamentary career
Cunliffe first stood for Parliament in Rochdale. There, he lost the previously Labour-held seat to the Liberal candidate Cyril Smith at a by-election in 1972, and was again defeated by Smith at the subsequent general election in February 1974.<ref name="parliamentsite" />
He served as a Member of Parliament for Leigh from 1979 until he retired from the House of Commons at the 2001 general election.<ref name="parliamentsite" />
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