Leslie Spriggs (22 April 1910 – 22 May 1990)[1] was a British Labour politician and trade unionist, MP for St Helens from 1958 until 1983.
[4] Until elected a Member of Parliament, Spriggs lived his adult life in Thornton, Lancashire and was a railways goods guard.
Three years later, he was chosen as the Labour candidate in the St Helens by-election following the resignation of Hartley Shawcross.
Following the seat's abolition he retired from politics, due to age and ill health, and moved back to Thornton.
[2] He supported proposals for a float glass plant at Pilkington's St Helens facility, which he claimed lost him votes in the October 1974 general election.