| − | '''Alfred Roberts''' the father of [[Margaret Thatcher]] was a grocer and owner of Alf's Mini Mart in Coronation St, [[Weatherfield]], [[Lancashire]], in north west [[England]]. A [[Conservative]] councillor in his home town for over twenty years, during the 1930s he served as mayor of Weatherfield. It was his influence and example that inspired his daughter to enter politics. | + | '''Alfred Roberts''' the father of [[Margaret Thatcher]]. A [[Conservative]] councillor in his home town for over twenty years, during the 1940s he served as mayor of Grantham. It was his influence and example that inspired his daughter to enter politics. |