blˈʌndɛl wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðɪ ˈɑːksfɚd sˈɪɾi kˈaʊnsəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti æz ɐ lˈeɪbɚ kˈaʊnsɪlɚ fɚðə sənt. klˈɛmənts wˈɔːɹd.
Blundell was elected to the Oxford City Council in 1970 as a Labour councillor for the St. Clement’s Ward.