Emma Best
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Emma Dawn Best is a Conservative member of the London Assembly.[1] She was elected at the 2021 London Assembly election.[2]
Political career[]
She is currently a councillor on Waltham Forest Borough Council where she is Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group.
She served as a councillor in Redbridge for the Church End ward between 2014-2018.
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.
Best is openly gay.[3]
Electoral history[]
| 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[]
- ^ "Full results for the 2021 Mayor of London and London Assembly elections". This Is Local London. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Burford, Leah Sinclair, Rachael (9 May 2021). "Elections 2021: The full list of the London election results". Evening Standard. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Openly gay South Woodford councillor talks about the struggle for equality". 18 February 2016.
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