Autographs of Betty Boothroyd
Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd (8 October 1929 – 26 February 2023), was a British politician who served as a member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich and West Bromwich West from 1973 to 2000. A member of the Labour Party, she served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1992 to 2000. She was previously a Deputy Speaker from 1987 to 1992. She was the first and as of 2026, the only woman to serve as Speaker. Boothroyd later sat in the House of Lords as, in accordance with tradition, a crossbench peer.
Boothroyd was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, in 1929, as the only child of Ben Archibald Boothroyd (1886–1948) and his second wife Mary (née Butterfield, 1901–1982), both textile workers. She was educated at council schools and went on to study at Dewsbury College of Commerce and Art (now Kirklees College). From 1946 to 1952, she worked as a dancer, as a member of the Tiller Girls dancing troupe, briefly appearing at the London Palladium. A foot infection brought an end to her dancing career and she entered politics, something then unusual, as the political world was heavily male-dominated and mostly aristocratic.
During the mid-to-late 1950s, Boothroyd worked as secretary to Labour MPs Barbara Castle and Geoffrey de Freitas. In 1960, she travelled to the United States to see the Kennedy campaign. She subsequently worked in Washington, DC as a legislative assistant to American Congressman Silvio Conte, between 1960 and 1962. When she returned to London, she resumed her work as a secretary and political assistant to various senior Labour politicians including Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Harry Walston. In 1965, she was elected to a seat on Hammersmith Borough Council, in Gibbs Green ward, where she remained until 1968.
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Current items with a signature of Betty Boothroyd
These are the most current items with a signature of Betty Boothroyd that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Speaker BETTY BOOTHROYD MP Signed RAF CC73 The Queen Mother Century Cover | £9.94 |  |
| Speaker BETTY BOOTHROYD MP Signed RAF CC73 The Queen Mother Century Cover | £9.94 | |
Traded items with a signature of Betty Boothroyd
The most expensive item with a signature of Betty Boothroyd (Giles Radice / The New Germans Inscribed to Betty Boothroyd Signed 1st ed 1995) was sold in April 2025 for £106.66 while the cheapest item (Signed Betty Boothroyd only lady SPEAKER who would work wonders if Serving now) found a new owner for £0.01 in October 2019. The month with the most items sold (5) was September 2020 with an average selling price of £6.00 for an autographed item of Betty Boothroyd. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2022 with £34.49 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.01 was October 2019. In average, an autographed item from Betty Boothroyd is worth £4.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Betty Boothroyd were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1969 Definitive Cover Signed Betty Boothroyd 1st Woman Speaker House of Commons | £11.39 |  |
| 1969 Definitive Cover Signed Betty Boothroyd 1st Woman Speaker House of Commons | £11.39 | |
| BARONESS BETTY BOOTHROYD SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH 5X3.5 INCHES SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE | £7.43 | |
| BETTY BOOTHROYD POSTCARD PHOTO SIGNED. | £15.63 | |
| BETTY BOOTHROYD POSTCARD PHOTO SIGNED. | £15.63 | |
| Betty Boothroyd - Speaker of the House - Original Hand Signed Autograph | £11.75 | |
| Betty Boothroyd - Speaker of the House - Original Hand Signed Autograph | £11.75 | |
 | Betty Boothroyd Autograph Politician Photo MP Speaker Hand Signed Display COA | £10.84 | |
| Betty Boothroyd Autograph Politician Photo MP Speaker Hand Signed Display COA | £10.84 | |
 | Betty Boothroyd SIGNED Queen Mother 100th Birthday FDC JS(CC)73 RAF Northolt | £13.49 | |
| Betty Boothroyd SIGNED Queen Mother 100th Birthday FDC JS(CC)73 RAF Northolt | £13.49 | |
| Betty Boothroyd speaker MP photo authentic signed autograph signature COA UACC | £10.95 | |
| Betty Boothroyd speaker MP photo authentic signed autograph signature COA UACC | £10.95 | |
 | Betty Boothroyd, Speaker, Framed Hand Signed Card With Photo Presentation & COA | £20.00 | |
| Betty Boothroyd, Speaker, Framed Hand Signed Card With Photo Presentation & COA | £20.00 | |
Latest News about Betty Boothroyd
PM leads tributes at funeral of 'remarkable' first female Speaker Betty Boothroy (29/03/2023): Rishi Sunak described Baroness Betty Boothroyd, the only female Speaker of the House of Commons, as "remarkable" as he joined Sir Keir Starmer at her funeral. 
First female Speaker of the Commons Baroness Boothroyd has died aged 93 (27/02/2023): The first female Speaker of the House of Commons, Betty Boothroyd, has died aged 93.
