Julian Malins
Julian Malins | |
|---|---|
| Born | Julian Henry Malins 1 May 1950 |
| Education | Brasenose College, Oxford, Oxford University |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Political party | Reform UK |
| Other political affiliations | Conservatives (until 2019) |
| Spouse | Divorced |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Humfrey Malins MP |
Julian Malins, KC (1 May 1950) is a British barrister and a Reform UK candidate who served as the Farringdon ward councillor of the City of London[1] and a Governor of the Museum of London.[2]
Early life
Malins was born in Rinteln, West Germany, where his father served as an army vicar. Brought up in Ghana, Nigeria and Singapore, he was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford. He studied at The College of Law, and was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1972 by the Middle Temple and subsequently to the Bars of the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands and on a case-by-case basis to other Bars. He was pupil to Baron Alexander of Weedon QC.
Legal career
Malins served as a deputy judge and a recorder from 1990. The retirement age for such posts is 70 years.
Malins was retained by Cambridge Analytica to report on its political activities.[3]
Political career
As well as being elected a councillor in the City of London, Malins also contested the Pontefract and Castleford constituency for the Conservatives at the 1987 General Election, where he lost to Labour's Geoffrey Lofthouse, coming second of four candidates with 21.2% of the vote.[4]
Malins left the Conservative Party and put himself up as a candidate for The Brexit Party for the Salisbury constituency in the 2019 UK general election.[5] He ultimately did not stand, after the party withdrew from competing in 317 Conservative-held seats to avoid splitting the vote.[6]
He stood for Reform UK as a candidate for Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner in 2021, and came last in 6th place, finishing the election with 4,348 votes.[7] Malins also stood in the subsequent by-election, when original winner Jonathon Seed was disqualified, but again finished last, with 1,859 first-preference votes (2.1%).[8]
Malins stood again in Salisbury at the 2024 general election, as the Reform UK candidate; he finished in fourth place of seven candidates with 10.4% of the vote, with Conservative MP John Glen holding his seat.[9]
Personal life
His brother Humfrey Malins is Conservative Party politician.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Julian Malins OC, Ward of Farringdon Without". Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
- ^ "London Museum Board of Governors".
- ^ "Cambridge Analytica and Scl Elections Commence Insolvency Proceedings and Release Results of Independent Investigation into Recent Allegations". Cambridge Analytica. 2 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "1987 General Election - Pontefract and Castleford". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ "Renowned barrister wants to be city MP – and stakes claim three years before next election". Salisbury Journal. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ Proctor, Kate; Wearden, Graeme (11 November 2019). "Brexit party will not contest 317 Tory-won seats, Farage says". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ "Results of Wiltshire and Swindon Police and Crime Commissioner election". Swindon Borough Council. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Result of Police and Crime Commissioner election declared". Wiltshire Council. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Salisbury – General election results 2024". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ The Times (3 November 2006). "Barons do battle". London. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011.