Harold Boardman (12 June 1907 – 1 August 1994) was a British Labour Party politician. Born in Bolton, Boardman moved to Derby in his youth. He worked as an official of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers and was a member of Derby Town Council for 25 years. He was chairman of the Derby Co-operative Movement and of Derby Labour College. Boardman was Member of Parliament for Leigh from 1945 to 1979, preceding Lawrence Cunliffe. References Times Guide to the House of Commons October 1974 Who's Who 1996 External links 1907 births 1994 deaths Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies National Union of Distributive and Allied Workers-sponsored MPs UK MPs 1945–1950 UK MPs 1950–1951 UK MPs 1951–1955 UK MPs 1955–1959 UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs 1966–1970 UK MPs 1970–1974 UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1974–1979 Councillors in Derbyshire Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Leigh