12 Facts About Bob Litherland

Robert Kenneth Litherland, known as Bob Litherland, was a British Labour politician.

Bob Litherland was elected Member of Parliament for Manchester Central at a by-election in September 1979, and held the office until he retired at the 1997 general election.

Bob Litherland's father was an engineer and his mother was a mill worker.

Bob Litherland was active in the trade union the Society of Graphical and Allied Trades and joined the Labour party at sixteen.

Bob Litherland was elected to Manchester City Council in 1971 for the ward of Harpurhey.

Bob Litherland became chairman of the council's direct works committee, overseeing slum clearance.

Bob Litherland was re-elected with a majority of nearly 20,000.

Bob Litherland chose to retire from politics when he reached retirement age, stepping down as an MP at the 1997 general election.

Bob Litherland was a staunch socialist and held some radical beliefs.

Bob Litherland was a member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and opposed the deployment of troops to the Falklands War.

Bob Litherland opposed Conservative Party laws on trade unions and criticised Margaret Thatcher for promoting democracy abroad, such as during her visit to Poland, while suppressing unions at home.

Bob Litherland died in May 2011 after living with cancer for ten years.