Clifford Morris

Clifford Morris (born January 1942) is a British Labour politician in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester. He was the leader of Bolton Council from 2006 to 2018.[1]

Clifford Morris
Leader of Bolton Council
In office
24 May 2006  7 January 2018[1]
Preceded byBarbara Ronson
Succeeded byLinda Thomas
Mayor of Bolton
In office
2003–2004
Preceded byJohn Walsh
Succeeded byPrentice Howarth
Personal details
BornJanuary 1942 (age 7879)[2]
Bolton, England
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
Spouse(s)Doreen Eccles
Childrenthree

Early life

Morris was born in Bolton in 1942, and married Doreen Eccles at the Hebron Hall, Mayor Street, Bolton in 1964.[3] They have three children (Andrew, David and Helen), six grandchildren and one great grandchild; their names are (from oldest to youngest) Karen, Emma, Andrew, Callum, Rebekah, James and Amiee.[4] Clifford worked at both the Lamplighter and Smithills Coaching House prior to the demise of both.

Political career

He was elected as a councillor for the Halliwell ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in 1983. At the 1992 general election, he stood in the Bolton West Constituency.[5] Between 2003 and 2004, he was the ceremonial Mayor of Bolton.[1] He served as the Leader of the Labour Group (2004–2017) and Leader of Bolton Council (2006–2018).[2] Since its creation in 2011, Morris has been the Greater Manchester Combined Authority's lead on health.[6]

References

  1. Clifford Morris. Links in a chain. accessed 23 May 2011.
  2. Bolton Council leader Cliff Morris to step down on December 31 after 11 years in charge. The Bolton Evening News, Wednesday, 8 November 2017.
  3. Lancashire BMD - Marriages. accessed 23 May 2011.
  4. Cliff Morris Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine. Bolton Labour Party. accessed 23 May 2011.
  5. The Guardian - Politics: Clifford Morris. accessed 23 May 2011.
  6. "Caring for Greater Manchester together". AGMA - GMCA. Greater Manchester Combined Authority. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
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