Sir Tony Lloyd died peacefully at home with his family (17 January), just days after revealing his blood cancer developed into an aggressive and untreatable form of leukemia.
Sir Tony Lloyd wife
Tony Lloyd married Judith Tear in 1974. As a supporter of Manchester United, in March 2011 he tabled an early day motion in the House of Commons for their player Ryan Giggs to be knighted.
Sir Tony Lloyd children
Tony Lloyd married Judith. She survives him, with their son and three daughters. Lloyd was first elected to public office when he stood as a Labour Party candidate in the 1979 Trafford Council election.
Sir Tony Lloyd parents
Lloyd, who was born in Stretford, south Manchester, is the son of Sydney Lloyd and his wife, Cecily. Lloyd was raised in Stretford and attended Stretford Grammar School for Boys, the University of Nottingham, and Manchester Business School
Sir Tony Lloyd siblings
Lloyd was the fourth of five siblings. Lloyd’s father died when he was 13, leaving his mother Cecily, a staunch supporter of the Labour Party, to shape his values. Lloyd said: “My mother had friends who died in the Spanish Civil War.
