Emma Best (politician)
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Emma Best | |
|---|---|
 Best in 2024 | |
| Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party in the London Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2023 | |
| Leader | Neil Garratt |
| Preceded by | Peter Fortune |
| Member of the London Assembly for Londonwide | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 March 1991 London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Website | emmabest |
Emma Dawn Best (born 23 March 1991) is a British politician who has been deputy leader of the Conservatives in the London Assembly since May 2023, and a Member of the London Assembly (AM) for Londonwide since 2021.[1]
Political career
[edit]She is currently a councillor on Waltham Forest Borough Council where she is Leader of the Conservative Group.
She served as a councillor in Redbridge for the Church End ward between 2014 and 2018.
In 2021, she stood in the North East London constituency, coming third. She was also on the party's London-wide list and elected through that.
In the 2022 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election, she was elected in Endlebury ward.[2]
Best was elected as Deputy Leader of the London Assembly Conservative Group in May 2023.[3]
Political positions
[edit]Bets is a proponent of electoral reform.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Best is openly gay.[5]
Electoral history
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sem Moema | 112,739 | 51.2 | −7.5 | |
| Green | Caroline Russell | 43,601 | 19.8 | +7.0 | |
| Conservative | Emma Best | 41,398 | 18.8 | +4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kate Pothalingham | 14,827 | 6.7 | +0.4 | |
| Reform UK | Alex Wilson | 4,251 | 1.9 | N/A | |
| TUSC | Nancy Taaffe | 3,236 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 69,138 | 31.4 | −13.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 220,052 | 98.4 | −0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,555 | 1.6 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 223,607 | 42.2 | −3.8 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Full results for the 2021 Mayor of London and London Assembly elections". This Is Local London. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Munro, Victoria (24 February 2023). "Thousands in council cash for Chingford area spent 'outside the ward'". Waltham Forest Echo. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Conservatives choose new City Hall leader". 2 May 2023.
- ^ AM, Emma Best (23 August 2024). "Emma Best: Can Conservatives now talk seriously about electoral reform?". Conservative Home. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Openly gay South Woodford councillor talks about the struggle for equality". 18 February 2016.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Profile at the London Assembly
- Emma Best on Twitter
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