Autographs of Shirley Williams
Shirley Vivian Teresa Brittain Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby (née Catlin; 27 July 1930 – 12 April 2021) was a British politician and academic. Originally a Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP), she served in the Labour cabinet from 1974 to 1979. She was one of the "Gang of Four" rebels who founded the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 1981 and, at the time of her retirement from politics, was a Liberal Democrat.
Williams was elected to the House of Commons for Hitchin in the 1964 general election. She served as minister for Education and Science from 1967 to 1969 and Minister of State for Home Affairs from 1969 to 1970. She served as Shadow Home Secretary from 1971 and 1973. In 1974, she became Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection in Harold Wilson's cabinet. When Wilson was succeeded by James Callaghan, she served as Secretary of State for Education and Science and Paymaster General from 1976 to 1979. She lost her seat to the Conservative Party at the 1979 general election.
In 1981, dismayed with the Labour Party's left-ward movement under Michael Foot, she was one of the "Gang of Four"—centrist Labour figures who formed the SDP. Williams won the 1981 Crosby by-election and became the first SDP member elected to Parliament, but she lost the seat in the 1983 general election. She served as President of the SDP from 1982 to 1987 and supported the SDP's merger with the Liberal Party that formed the Liberal Democrats.
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Current items with a signature of Shirley Williams
These are the most current items with a signature of Shirley Williams that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Shirley Williams English Politician 1930 - 2021 Original 10 x 8 Signature Piece | £13.05 |  |
| Shirley Williams English Politician 1930 - 2021 Original 10 x 8 Signature Piece | £13.05 | |
Traded items with a signature of Shirley Williams
The most expensive item with a signature of Shirley Williams (DAVID OWEN,SHIRLEY WILLIAMS AND ROY JENKINS,SIGNED 1981 FDC,FOUNDING OF SDP) was sold in September 2018 for £56.55 while the cheapest item (SHIRLEY WILLIAMS-Labour MP & One Of Gang Of Four-SDP -1981-Signed Letter) found a new owner for £0.95 in October 2013. The month with the most items sold (3) was September 2018 with an average selling price of £4.00 for an autographed item of Shirley Williams. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2026 with £22.38 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was April 2014. In average, an autographed item from Shirley Williams is worth £6.03.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Shirley Williams were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | BARONESS SHIRLEY WILLIAMS Signed Paper Slip, Autograph, Politics | £5.00 |  |
| BARONESS SHIRLEY WILLIAMS Signed Paper Slip, Autograph, Politics | £5.00 | |
| Politics cover SIGNED Shirley Williams, Betty Bootroyd | £19.99 | |
| Politics cover SIGNED Shirley Williams, Betty Bootroyd | £19.99 | |
| Politics Shirley Williams hand signed 5.5x3.5 photograph | £9.99 | |
| Politics Shirley Williams hand signed 5.5x3.5 photograph | £9.99 | |
| SHIRLEY WILLIAMS (SDP) TLS SIGNED LETTER WITH COA FROM 1986 | £22.38 | |
| SHIRLEY WILLIAMS (SDP) TLS SIGNED LETTER WITH COA FROM 1986 | £22.38 | |
| SHIRLEY WILLIAMS - FORMER LABOUR POLITICIAN - SIGNED WHITE CARD | £7.75 | |
| SHIRLEY WILLIAMS - FORMER LABOUR POLITICIAN - SIGNED WHITE CARD | £7.75 | |
| SHIRLEY WILLIAMS MP Hand Signed Index Card Autograph | £9.99 | |
| SHIRLEY WILLIAMS MP SDP Signed Card Autograph Gang of Four Politician | £9.99 | |
| SHIRLEY WILLIAMS MP SDP Signed Card Autograph Gang of Four Politician | £9.99 | |
| Signed Letter Shirley Williams Leader of the Liberal Democrats & Photo 1997 | £12.95 | |
| Signed Letter Shirley Williams Leader of the Liberal Democrats & Photo 1997 | £12.95 | |
Latest News about Shirley Williams
Baroness Shirley Williams, “Liberal Lion And True Trailblazer”, Has Died Aged 90 (12/04/2021): Baroness Shirley Williams, a political trailblazer and one of the Liberal Democrats' most famous politicians has died aged 90, the party has confirmed. 
Ex-cabinet minister and Lib Dem peer Shirley Williams - one of the 'Gang of Four (12/04/2021): Former cabinet minister and Liberal Democrat peer Shirley Williams - one of the "Gang of Four" who defected from Labour in the early 1980s - has died aged 90.
