Longbottom was born in
Yorkshire in 1886. He was elected to
Liverpool City Council on 1 December 1925 as Conservative Protestant for
Breckfield Ward. In 1926 he lost his seat by only 46 votes but regained a council place for
St. Domingo ward on 31 October 1930. He stood as a
Liverpool Protestant Party candidate unsuccessfully for
Kirkdale in the 1931 general election. He tried again unsuccessfully in 1935. He was elected as an
Alderman in 1935. He served as
Lord Mayor of Liverpool from 1950-51. ==See also==