▁city . ▁ ▁Engineering ▁Bart on ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁She ff ield ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁Burn gre ave ▁Second ary ▁Modern ▁School . ▁He ▁went ▁into ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁app r entic ed ▁engineering ▁f itter ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁he ▁obtained ▁an ▁Engineering ▁Techn ician ' s ▁Cert ificate ▁from ▁Gran ville ▁College . ▁Bart on ▁became ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁She ff ield ▁City ▁Council . ▁ ▁Party ▁chairman ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁Bart on ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁She ff ield ▁Bright side ▁Const itu ency ▁Labour ▁Party ▁when ▁the ▁party ▁des elect ed ▁its ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament , ▁Edward ▁Griff ith s , ▁by ▁ 4 0 ▁votes ▁to ▁ 1 0 . ▁When ▁Griff ith s ▁claimed ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁victim ▁of ▁a ▁" left - wing ▁coup ", ▁Bart on ▁gave ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁ten ▁reasons ▁why ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁association ▁were ▁unh appy ▁with ▁him , ▁including ▁ren eg ing ▁on ▁a ▁promise ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁constitu ency . ▁ ▁Local ▁party ▁secretary ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Bart on ▁left ▁his ▁job ▁in ▁engineering ▁to ▁be ▁full - time ▁Secretary ▁of ▁She ff ield ▁Tr ades ▁and ▁Labour ▁Council ▁and ▁Labour ▁Party . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁leadership ▁election ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party , ▁Bart on ▁out lined ▁the ▁reason ▁why ▁the ▁She ff ield ▁Labour ▁Party ▁had ▁sold