Clifford Morris | |
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Leader of Bolton Council | |
Assumed office 2006 |
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Preceded by | Barbara Ronson |
Mayor of Bolton | |
In office 2003–2004 |
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Preceded by | John Walsh |
Succeeded by | Prentice Howarth |
Personal details | |
Born | 1942 (age 74–75) Bolton, England |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse(s) | Doreen Eccles |
Children | three |
Clifford Morris (born 1942) is a British Labour politician and the current leader of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England.
Morris was born in Bolton in 1942, and married Doreen Eccles at the Hebron Hall, Mayor Street, Bolton in 1964. They have three children (Andrew, David and Helen), six grandchildren and one great grandchild; their names are (from oldest to youngest) Karen, Emma, Andrew, Callum, Rebekah, James and Amiee. Clifford worked at both the Lamplighter and Smithills Coaching House prior to the demise of both.
He was elected as a councillor for the Halliwell ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in 1983. At the 1992 general election, he stood in the Bolton West Constituency. Between 2003 and 2004, he was the ceremonial Mayor of Bolton. Since 2006, he has been the leader of Bolton Council. Since its creation in 2011, Morris has been the Greater Manchester Combined Authority's lead on health.