John Marshall

John Leslie Marshall (born 19 August 1940) is a British Conservative politician.

He attempted to enter Parliament a number of times before he was successful. In 1964 and 1966 he contested Dundee East, but was beaten by the Labour incumbent George Thomson, the first time as a Liberal National, and the second time in Conservative colours. He fought Lewisham East in the February 1974 general election, coming second to Labour's Roland Moyle.

Marshall served as a councillor in Aberdeen from 1968 until 1970 and then in Ealing from 1971 until 1986.

He was MEP for London North from 1979 to 1989.

In May 1998 Marshall was elected to Barnet London Borough Council for a ward in his old constituency and following the Conservative victory in local elections in 2002, he has served in the Cabinet. He unsuccessfully sought to regain his Finchley and Golders Green seat at the 2001 general election, but Vis beat him by 3,716 votes.

John Marshall was Mayor of the London Borough of Barnet in the Municipal year 2008-2009.

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