BEFORE the university teaching, daytime talk show and celebrity status that went with it, Robert Kilroy-Silk was the Labour MP for Ormskirk.
Originally from Birmingham and the son of a Navy stoker, Kilroy took over the Ormskirk constituency in 1974.
During this time, he attended various events including the Mencap children’s Christmas party featured here.
This picture was taken in December 1975, when he was relatively new in the area and shows PC Dan Cardwell who provided the entertainment, as well as chairman of West Lancs District Council, Bob Kirby.
Kilroy kept his seat until 1983, before taking up the constituency of Knowsley North. He was appointed Shadow Home Affairs spokesman, but resigned in 1985.
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