Sub-national Politicians
Many MPs and MEPs have also been involved in local politics. They appear in their respective sections, above.
| Name | College | Years at Oxford | Party | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Boles | Magdalen | member of Westminster City Council 1998–2002 | |||
| Ian Frank Bowater | Magdalen | Lord Mayor of London 1969–70 | |||
| Nicholas Bye | Mayor of Torbay 2003–04, directly–elected Mayor of Torbay 2005– | ||||
| George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair | Balliol | London County Council 1910–25 & 1931–34 | |||
| Cyril Jackson | New College | 1885 BA Literae Humaniores | Agent-General for Western Australia 1910–11, Leader of London County Council 1911–15 | ||
| Boris Johnson | Balliol | Conservative | Editor of The Spectator 1999–2005, MP for Henley 2001–08, Mayor of London 2008– | ||
| Christopher Newbury | Keble | member of Wiltshire County Council 1997–, of the Congress of the Council of Europe 1998– | |||
| Kathleen Ollerenshaw | Somerville | Lord Mayor of Manchester 1975–76 | |||
| Lena Townsend | Somerville | Leader of the Inner London Education Authority 1969–70 | |||
| Mike Woodin | Wolfson and Balliol | Green Party member of Oxford City Council 1994–2004 |
Read more about this topic: List Of University Of Oxford People In British Public Life
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