Marsha de Cordova is the Labour MP for Battersea, having first been elected to Parliament in 2017. She was re-elected in the 2019 General Election with a majority of 5,668 over the Conservatives.
The Battersea constituency is found within South London and covers Battersea, parts of Balham and Wandsworth. Formerly a swing marginal seat, Battersea can be considered more of a safe Labour seat. House prices in this particular Labour seat are said to be close to three quarters of a million pounds. Almost four fifths of the electorate backed Remain in the 2016 EU referendum, amongst the highest figure seen anywhere in the UK.
Marsha de Cordova was appointed as the Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities in April 2020. She stood down from the position in September 2021, with media reports stating that she had become frustrated with how Sir Keir Starmer’s inner circle were blocking her efforts to develop plans for a new law that would tackle racial injustice.
She previously served as Shadow Minister for Disabled People, between 2017 and 2020.
She supported Sir Keir Starmer in the 2020 Labour leadership election.
Born in 1976, Marsha de Cordova studied law and European policy Studies at London South Bank University.
Registered blind from birth, prior to becoming an MP, de Cordova worked for a number of charities including Action for Blind People, before founding the charity South East London Vision in 2014. She is Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Eye Health and Visual Impairment.
She served on Lambeth Council between 2014 and 2018.
At Westminster she is Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Groups on Human Rights, Christians in Parliament, Jamaica, Council Housing, Disability, and Hate Crime.
Her brother was previously a professional footballer with Fulham.
Email – marsha.decordova.mp@parliament.uk
Website – https://marshadecordova.co.uk/
Twitter – @MarshadeCordova
