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# Tributes paid following death of former Lichfield District Council member
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/tributes-paid-following-death-of-former-lichfield-district-council-member/
- Published: 2023-03-01T10:32:49.000Z
- Updated: 2023-03-01T10:32:58.000Z
- Description: Tributes have been paid to a former Lichfield councillor.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Alrewas, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:07, News

Tributes have been paid to a former Lichfield councillor.

Margaret Stanhope MBE served as member of Lichfield District Council over a number of decades.

Cllr Thomas Marshall told a meeting of the local authority that his former Conservative colleague was “a real character”.

> “Her 45 year stint as a member of this authority and its forerunner is unprecedented – the official recognition of her public service in the form of her MBE was very richly deserved.  
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> “Margaret’s desire to represent the local community remained undiminished throughout her adult life.  
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> “For the two decades I knew her she was a leading light of this place. She was always authoritative, straight talking, impecably-mannered and impeccably dressed too.  
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> “Her ability to state her case clearly and with gravitas earned her enormous respect. Her inimitable laugh was a very endearing characteristic.  
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> “All who knew her have been very fortunate – she has definitely enhanced and brightened the lives of a great many.”  
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> Cllr Thomas Marshall, Lichfield District Council

Council chair Cllr Colin Greatorex described the former cabinet member as “a politician’s politician”.

> “She knew when to come into a debate. She’d listen, wouldn’t always be first to speak, but made points that needed making at the right time.  
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> “Margaret was never short of an opinion – she didn’t hold back, but it was always very definite, well-measured and argued.  
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> “Margaret Stanhope would work Alrewas into every speech, such was her dedication to that parish.  
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> “I will miss her.”  
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> Cllr Colin Greatorex, Lichfield District Council