Marsha de Cordova

Marsha de Cordova
MP

Official Parliamentary Photo, 2017
Member of Parliament
for Battersea
Assumed office
8 June 2017
Preceded by Jane Ellison
Majority 2,416 (4.4%)
Personal details
Political party Labour

Marsha Chantol de Cordova[1] is a British Labour Party politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Battersea at the 2017 general election.[2] She is a member of the Labour Party and defeated the Conservative Minister Jane Ellison.[3]

Personal life

De Cordova suffers from nystagmus and is registered blind. Most recently, de Cordova worked at leading sight loss charity Thomas Pocklington Trust where she was the Director of Engagement and Advocacy. She was previously the Chief Executive Officer for the charity South East London Vision and before that worked for Action for Blind People.[4][5][6]

Political activity

De Cordova is a Labour Party councillor for the Larkhall ward on Lambeth Council. De Cordova was elected in 2014 with 1,809 votes and 19% of the overall vote.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "No. 61961". The London Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 11777.
  2. ↑ "Marsha De Cordova MP". parliament.uk. Parliament UK.
  3. ↑ Sparrow, Andrew (9 June 2017). "Shock result as UK election returns hung parliament - as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2017. Labour’s Marsha de Cordova has taken Battersea with 25,292 votes. She has defeated Conservative minister Jane Ellison, on 22,876, in the strongly pro-remain area.
  4. ↑ "Congratulations to Marsha de Cordova". pocklington-trust.org.uk. Thomas Pocklington Trust. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Callum (16 February 2015). ""Attitude is everything" - Marsha De Cordova In Conversation". Access Magazine. Aceville Publications Ltd. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Fletcher, Ryan (18 December 2015). "Breaking down barriers". UNITElive.org. Unite the Union. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Election 2017: Battersea parliamentary constituency". BBC News. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Jane Ellison		 Member of Parliament for Battersea
2017–present 		Incumbent


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