Draft:Clive Lindley
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Clive Lindley (1934 - 2018) was a British businessman and political candidate.
In 1971, he founded Roadchef.[1]
Lindley was the Labour Party candidate for Leominster in the February 1974 general election.
On February 5th 1981, Lindley's name was published in The Guardian as a supporter of the Limehouse Declaration.[2] He became the first treasurer of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).[3]
In 1983 and 1987, he was the SDP candidate in Monmouth.
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[edit]- ^ "Roadchef - motorway services". 24 March 2024.
- ^ "5 February 1981: Support for the SDP". The Guardian. 3 June 2011.
- ^ https://twitter.com/fcaidan/status/1002557391211200513