John Ovenden

John Frederick Ovenden (17 August 1942 – 17 July 2018) was a British Labour Party politician.

Born in Kent, Ovenden was educated at the Chatham House Grammar School in Ramsgate. From 1961 until 1974, he worked as an engineer with the Post Office. He joined the Labour Party, and served on Gillingham Council from 1966 to 1969, and again from 1972 to 1974.[1]

Having fought Sevenoaks in 1970, Ovenden served as Member of Parliament for the marginal seat of Gravesend from 1974 to 1979, when he lost to the Conservative Timothy Brinton.[1] He served on Kent County Council from 1985 to 2001, and was leader of the Labour Group and co-leader of the Council (in a Labour/Lib Dem alliance) from 1994 to 1997 – the first period of non-Conservative control in the Council's history.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1981). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. IV. Brighton: Harvester Press. p. 285.
  2. ^ "Ovenden, John Frederick", Who Was Who (online ed., Oxford University Press, 2021). Retrieved 3 May 2025.


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