John Murphy
Some forum users may remember John Murphy, who was elected to the London Borough of Hounslow as a Liberal Democrat councillor for the old ward of Feltham South in 1998, and who later resigned his whip to become an independent. He stood for re-election in 2002 on behalf of his own West Hanworth Independent Group but was unsuccessful.I am advised that John sadly passed away this morning after a long illness. He had been suffering from cancer.After becoming an independent councillor John and I formed a group of two on the local authority, which allowed us both certain constitutional rights not afforded to unaligned members. Post 2002 we remained friends and he supported the ICG campaigns in 2006 and 2010. After I had lost my own seat in 2010 John was helpful to me on a personal level, for which I will always be grateful.My condolences go to his widow Pat, and to all his other family members, friends and loved ones.
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