Marina Ahmad

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Marina Ahmad
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মেরিনা মাসূমা আহমদ
Member of the London Assembly for Lambeth and Southwark
Assumed office
8 May 2021
Preceded byFlorence Eshalomi
ConstituencyLambeth and Southwark
Personal details
Born
Marina Masuma Ahmad

Bangladesh
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Surrey
Websitewww.marinaahmadlabour.com

Marina Masuma Ahmad (Bengali: মেরিনা মাসূমা আহমদ) is a British Labour Party politician and trade unionist who has been the London Assembly Member for Lambeth and Southwark since 2021.[1] She represented Crystal Palace and was an education spokesperson on Bromley Council.

She contested Beckenham in three general elections.

Early life[]

Ahmad was born in Bangladesh and moved to England at six months old where she grew up on a council estate. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English and History from the University of Surrey.[2][3]

Electoral history[]

General election 2019: Beckenham[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Stewart 27,282 54.0 -5.3
Labour Marina Ahmad 13,024 25.8 -4.3
Liberal Democrats Chloe-Jane Ross 8,194 16.2 +8.3
Green Ruth Fabricant 2,055 4.1 +1.4
Majority 14,258 28.2 -1.0
Turnout 50,555 73.6 -2.4
Registered electors 68,671
Conservative hold Swing -0.5

References[]

  1. ^ "Labour holds Lambeth & Southwark London Assembly seat but we still don't know who will be mayor". Southwark News. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ "About". Marina Ahmad for Lambeth and Southwark. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Bangladeshis in the UK general election". Dhaka Tribune. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Beckenham Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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