page_title: 2017 in the United Kingdom
section_title: May
hierarchical_section_title: 2017 in the United Kingdom / Deaths / May
caption_attribution_description: Geoffrey Bayldon in June 2009
context_page_description: Events from the year 2017 in the United Kingdom.
context_section_description: 1 May – Roy Gater, 76, footballer (Port Vale, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Crewe Alexandra).
  2 May
  Michael Bore, 69, cricketer (Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire).
  Cammy Duncan, 51, footballer (Motherwell, Partick Thistle, Ayr United).
  Norma Procter, 89, opera singer.
  Moray Watson, 88, actor (The Darling Buds of May, The Quatermass Experiment, Compact).
  3 May – Saxa, 87, Jamaican-born saxophonist (The Beat).
  4 May
  Richard Dalby, 68, ghost story editor, scholar and bookseller.
  Stephen McKenna, 78, artist.
  5 May
  Clive Brooks, 67, drummer (Egg, The Groundhogs, Pink Floyd).
  Michael Wearing, 78, television producer (Edge of Darkness).
  6 May
  Tony Conwell, 85, footballer (Derby County, Huddersfield Town, Doncaster Rovers).
  Peter Noble, 72, footballer (Swindon Town, Burnley).
  Henry Tempest, 93, landowner (Broughton Hall).
  7 May – Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton, 85, historian and life peer.
  8 May
  Lawson Soulsby, Baron Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, 90, microbiologist and life peer.
  Nicolas Stacey, 89, clergyman.
  10 May – Geoffrey Bayldon, 93, actor (Catweazle, Worzel Gummidge, Casino Royale).
  11 May – Nigel Forman, 74, politician, MP for Carshalton and Wallington (1976–1997).
  12 May
  Brendan Duddy, 80, restaurateur, property developer and peace negotiator.
  David Thomas, 74, Anglican prelate, Provincial Assistant Bishop of the Church in Wales.
  13 May
  Jimmy Copley, 63, drummer (Jeff Beck, Graham Parker, Tears for Fears).
  Janet Lewis-Jones, 67, executive.
  15 May – Ian Brady, 79, serial killer (Moors murders).
  17 May
  Eustace Gibbs, 3rd Baron Wraxall, 87, diplomat and aristocrat.
  Rhodri Morgan, 77, politician, MP for Cardiff West (1987–2001), Leader of Welsh Labour (2000–2009) and First Minister of Wales (2000–2009).
  Alan Swinbank, 72, racehorse trainer.
  18 May – Eric Stevenson, 74, footballer (Hibernian).
  19 May
  John Cavell, 100, Anglican prelate, Bishop of Southampton (1972–1984).
  Corbett Cresswell, 84, footballer (Carlisle United).
  Tommy Ross, 70, footballer (York City).
  20 May
  Noel Kinsey, 91, footballer (Birmingham City).
  James Weatherhead, 86, Church of Scotland minister, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (1993–1994).
  21 May
  Sir Paul Judge, 68, businessman (Cadbury Schweppes, Premier Brands, Standard Bank) and political executive.
  Sir Peter Marychurch, 89, intelligence officer, Director of GCHQ (1983–1989).
  22 May
  Salman Ramadan Abedi, 22, suicide bomber (Manchester Arena bombing).
  Philippa Roles, 39, discus thrower.
  23 May
  Sir Roger Moore, 89, actor (Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, A View to a Kill, The Persuaders!, The Saint).
  Neville Wigram, 2nd Baron Wigram, 101, peer and Army lieutenant-colonel.
  24 May
  David Bobin, 71, sports broadcaster (Sky Sports).
  George Chesworth, 86, Royal Air Force officer and Lord Lieutenant of Moray (1994–2005).
  Tom Gilbey, 79, fashion designer.
  Paul Keetch, 56, politician, MP for Hereford (1997–2010).
  25 May
  Gina Fratini, 85, fashion designer.
  Sir Alistair Horne, 91, historian, journalist and spy.
  27 May – Don Robinson, 84, English rugby league player (Wakefield Trinity, Leeds), world champion (1954).
  28 May
  Eric Broadley, 88, race car builder and founder of Lola Cars.
  Marcus Intalex, disc jockey and record producer.
  John Noakes, 83, television presenter (Blue Peter, Go With Noakes).
  Graham Webb, 73, racing cyclist, road world champion (1967).
  29 May – David Lewiston, 88, music collector.
  30 May
  Sir Gordon Brunton, 95, businessman.
  Molly Peters, 75, actress (Thunderball).
  John Taylor, 75, politician, MP for Solihull (1983–2005).
  31 May
  Clifford Barker, 91, Anglican prelate, Bishop of Selby (1983–1991).
  Derek Neilson, 58, footballer (Brechin City, Berwick Rangers).
caption: Geoffrey Bayldon
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