[1] Ford polled 9% of the vote, which arguably split Labour support and helped the Conservative candidate, Geoffrey Lawler, to win.
In 1991, he was appointed president of the Leeds Federation of Liberal Democrats, remaining in situ for the next six years.
[1] Ford married Vera Ada (née Fawcett-Fancet) in 1950, with whom he had three children: Anthony, Paula and Ivan.
He lived in Bramhope, Leeds, and was a member of East Ward Labour Club in Bradford.
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