Sir Tony Lloyd, the Labour MP for Rochdale, who has died aged 73, had a 36-year Commons career. He served as the MP for Rochdale, near Manchester, and was the mayor of Greater Manchester from 2015 to 2017.
His family has announced. The member of parliament, who is also a former Police and Crime Commissioner for Greater Manchester, announced recently he had developed ‘aggressive and untreatable leukemia.
In a statement, they said: “He was working until a few days before his death as his passion was helping others. He devoted his life to serving and making a difference in the lives of those he met including his constituents, colleagues, friends, and family.
“We would like to thank all the dedicated doctors, nurses, healthcare assistants, and other hospital staff who have provided him with care, as well as the blood and platelet donors who gave him an extra four years of life.”
Labor leader Keir Starmer led tributes to Lloyd, praising “his desire to make the world a better, fairer place”.
He said: “The death of Sir Tony Lloyd today is a terrible loss. I know the entire Labour Party, and many beyond the Party, join me in sending our deepest condolences to Tony’s wife, Judith, his children, Siobhan, Angharad, Kieron, and Ali, and his granddaughters, Carmen and Carys.
Anthony Joseph Lloyd was born in Stretford on February 25, 1950, the fourth of five children of Sydney Lloyd, a printer, and the former Cecily Boatte. Lloyd’s father died when he was 13, leaving his mother, a staunch Labour supporter who had had friends killed in the Spanish Civil War, to shape his values.
