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==Political career==
Le Marchant unsuccessfully contested [[Vauxhall (UK Parliament constituency)|Vauxhall]], a London [[safe seat]] held by the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]'s [[George Strauss]] since its formation in 1950, at the [[1966 United Kingdom general election|1966 general election]]. He was elected to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for the marginal Derbyshire constituency of [[High Peak (UK Parliament constituency)|High Peak]] at the [[1970 United Kingdom general election|1970 general election]], and held the seat until he retired from [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] at the [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983 general election]]. He was appointed [[Comptroller of the Household]] when [[Margaret Thatcher]] came to power in 1979.
Le Marchant received note in Thatcher's memoirs as "famous for his intake of [[Champagne (wine)|champagne]]", 6 foot and 6 inches tall, and "could be heard booming out the result" when the then [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] government lost a [[motion of confidence]] by one vote, causing the [[1979 United Kingdom general election|1979 general election]].
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