Sydney Tierney (16 September 1923 – 6 March 2010[1]) was a British Labour Party politician and former President of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW).
Tierney joined one of the forerunners of USDAW in 1938 whilst working as a milkman in Rotherham.
[2] Tierney was Member of Parliament for the marginal Birmingham Yardley seat from February 1974 until his defeat at 1979 general election by the Conservative David Gilroy Bevan.
He also served as a councillor and Labour NEC member and chaired the party for a year.
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