The former RAF medic, who was also an engineer by trade, was first elected to Bolton Council more than half a century ago in 1970.
Well known for his work representing Farnworth, Alderman Spencer, born in 1939, was also renowned for his passion for housing.
Bolton Council leader Cllr Nick Peel said: “He was an amazingly popular local councillor with his constituents and also much further afield.
“He worked especially…