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Greenwich And Lewisham (London Assembly Constituency)
Greenwich and Lewisham is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. It consists of the combined area of the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Lewisham. Overlapping constituencies In elections to Westminster it is traditionally a strong Labour-voting area, with all constituencies returning Labour MPs. Greenwich and Lewisham contains all of the following UK Parliament constituencies: *Eltham (Labour) * Greenwich and Woolwich (Labour) *Lewisham Deptford (Labour) *Lewisham East Lewisham East could refer to: *Lewisham East (UK Parliament constituency) Lewisham East is a parliamentary constituency in South London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since the by-election on 14 June 2018 by Janet Dab ... (Labour) Additionally, it contains part of the following two constituencies: * Erith and Thamesmead (Labour) * Lewisham West and Penge (Labour) Assembly Members Mayoral election results ''Below are the results for the cand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent (politician)
An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party and therefore they choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In some cases, a politician may be a member of an unregistered party and therefore officially recognised as an independent. Officeholders may become independents after losing or repudiating a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Russell, 7th Earl Russell
John Francis Russell, 7th Earl Russell (born 19 November 1971), is a British hereditary peer, photographer, and Liberal Democrat politician. Early life The younger son of Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell, a professor of history at Yale University, and his wife Elizabeth Franklin Sanders, Russell is also a grandson of the philosopher Bertrand Russell and a great-great-grandson of John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, a Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He was educated at the William Ellis School, Highgate.''Burke's Peerage'', volume 3, 2003, p. 3439. As a teenager, he took adventure training holidays at Ty'n y Berth, a Wide Horizons centre in Wales, and he later became an advocate of providing disadvantaged children with such opportunities. Career Russell works as a freelance photographer, specializing in "political photography, event photography, charity commissions and landscapes". In 2006, he was in-house photographer for ''Total Politics'' magazine and also works for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 London Assembly Election
The London Assembly election of 2012 was an election of members to the London Assembly which took place on Thursday, 3 May 2012, the same day as the 2012 London mayoral election, and the 2012 United Kingdom local elections. Although Conservative candidate Boris Johnson Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party from 2019 to 2022. He wa ... won the Mayoral election, the Assembly election produced the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party's best result since the inception of the London Assembly; this was subsequently surpassed by the party's performance in the 2016 London Assembly election, 2016 election. Overview The Assembly is elected by the Additional Member System. There are fourteen directly elected constituencies, all of which have, to date, only ever been won by the Conservative Party (UK), Conserva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 London Assembly Election
The 2016 London Assembly election was an election held on 5 May 2016 to elect the members of the London Assembly. It took place on the same day as the London mayoral election and the United Kingdom local elections. Four parties had AMs in the previous Assembly: London Labour led by Len Duvall, London Conservatives led by Gareth Bacon, London Greens led by Siân Berry, and the London Liberal Democrats led by Caroline Pidgeon. Labour received the largest number of votes ever cast for a party in a London Assembly election, becoming the first party to poll over 1 million votes. Although they gained Merton and Wandsworth from the Conservatives, their regional vote share declined by 0.8%, and they finished with 12 AMs, the same as in 2012. The Conservative Party won just 8 Assembly seats, its worst-ever performance in a London Assembly election. The Green Party retained its 2 Assembly members, although its 8.0% share of the regional vote represented its worst-ever result, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 London Assembly Election
The 2021 London Assembly election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect the members of the London Assembly, alongside the 2021 London mayoral election. The mayoral and Assembly elections were originally to be held on 7 May 2020, but on 13 March 2020 it was announced the election would be postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the sixth election since the Assembly was established in 2000. Due to the previous term being extended to 5 years, those elected would only serve a three-year term until the next election in 2024. The election was held on the same day in 2021 as other elections in the UK; the UK local elections, Scottish Parliament election, and Welsh Senedd election. Five parties had featured in the fifth Assembly: London Labour led by Len Duvall; London Conservatives led by Gareth Bacon and latterly Susan Hall; London Greens led by Caroline Russell; UKIP London represented by David Kurten (as part of the Brexit Alliance group led by its former lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Fox
Laurence Paul Fox (born 26 May 1978) is an English actor and right-wing political activist. A member of the British entertainment industry's Fox family, he graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and debuted in the film '' The Hole'' (2001). His best known role is James Hathaway in the TV drama series '' Lewis'' (2006–2015). During the COVID-19 pandemic, Fox was a frequent critic of the British government's response to the pandemic. He was also publicly critical of the George Floyd protests that began in 2020. After founding the right-wing populist political party Reclaim, he stood unsuccessfully in the 2021 London mayoral election in opposition to what he deemed "extreme political correctness". He gained 1.9% of the vote, losing his election deposit. He subsequently stood in the 2024 London Assembly election, in which he also lost his deposit. Fox's political career has resulted in multiple controversies and legal disputes. Early life and education Laurence Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 London Assembly Election
The 2024 election to the London Assembly was held on 2 May concurrently with the 2024 London mayoral election, London mayoral election and 2024 United Kingdom local elections, local elections across England and Wales. Background In the 2021 London Assembly elections, Labour won eleven seats, the Conservatives nine, the Green Party three, and the Liberal Democrats two. The 2024 election was one of 2024 United Kingdom local elections, several local elections (and 2024 Blackpool South by-election, one parliamentary by-election) that took place on the same day, across England and Wales. Electoral system Members of the London Assembly are elected through a combination of both first past the post and closed list proportional representation. This system is commonly referred to as the additional member system. Fourteen members are elected in single member List of London Assembly constituencies, constituencies with the candidate receiving the largest number of votes becoming the Assemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 London Mayoral Election
The 2024 London mayoral election was held on 2 May 2024 to elect the next mayor of London. It took place simultaneously with elections to the London Assembly, some local council by-elections in London and regular local elections elsewhere in England and Wales. Following the Elections Act 2022, voting in this election took place under the first-past-the-post system for the first time, replacing the supplementary vote system. The result of the election was announced on 4 May 2024. Sadiq Khan of the Labour Party, who has served as the mayor of London since 2016, was re-elected as mayor and became the first person to be elected to the role for three terms. The Conservative Party stood former London Assembly Conservative leader Susan Hall as its candidate, the Green Party nominated Hackney borough councillor Zoë Garbett, the Liberal Democrats nominated Rob Blackie, and Reform UK nominated Howard Cox. There were eight other candidates. Background The mayor of London has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 London Mayoral Election
The 2021 London mayoral election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect the mayor of London. It was held simultaneously with 2021 London Assembly election, elections for the London Assembly, 2021 United Kingdom local elections, other local elections across England and Wales, and Devolution in the United Kingdom, devolved elections in 2021 Scottish Parliament election, Scotland and 2021 Senedd election, Wales. The mayoral and Assembly elections were to be held on the 7th of May 2020, but in March 2020 the Government of the United Kingdom, government announced the election would be postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in London, COVID-19 pandemic. Sadiq Khan was re-selected as the Labour candidate in 2018, the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party selected Shaun Bailey, Baron Bailey of Paddington, Shaun Bailey and the Green Party of England and Wales, Green Party chose Siân Berry. Rory Stewart, a former Conservative MP and minister, ran as an independent before with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadiq Khan
Sir Sadiq Aman Khan (, ; born 8 October 1970) is a British politician serving as Mayor of London since 2016. He was previously Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Tooting (UK Parliament constituency), Tooting from 2005 until 2016. A member of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party, Khan is on the party's soft left and has been ideologically characterised as a social democrat. Born in Tooting, South London, to a British Pakistani family, Khan earned a law degree from the University of North London. He subsequently worked as a solicitor specialising in human rights issues and chaired the Liberty (advocacy group), Liberty advocacy group for three years. Joining the Labour Party, Khan was a councillor for the London Borough of Wandsworth from 1994 to 2006 before being elected MP for Tooting at the 2005 United Kingdom general election, 2005 general election. He was openly critical of several policies of Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair, including the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 London Mayoral Election
The 2016 London mayoral election was held on 5 May 2016 to elect the Mayor of London, on the same day as the 2016 London Assembly election, London Assembly election. It was the fifth election to the position of mayor, which was created in 2000 following 1998 Greater London Authority referendum, a referendum in Greater London. The election used a Contingent vote, supplementary vote system. The election was won by the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Tooting (UK Parliament constituency), Tooting, Sadiq Khan, a member of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party, who polled 56.8% of the votes in the head-to-head second round of voting over the MP for Richmond Park (UK Parliament constituency), Richmond Park, Zac Goldsmith, a member of the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party. Goldsmith was more than 25% ahead of the next candidate in the first round of voting, as part of a record field of twelve candidates. Of the twelve candidates only Khan, G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
