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 the 2021 London Assembly election.[1] She represented Crystal Palace and was an education spokesperson on Bromley Council.
Marina Ahmad | |
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মেরিনা মাসূমা আহমদ | |
Member of the London Assembly for Lambeth and Southwark | |
Assumed office 8 May 2021 | |
Preceded by | Florence Eshalomi |
Constituency | Lambeth and Southwark |
Personal details | |
Born | Marina Masuma Ahmad Bangladesh |
Political party | Labour |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Surrey |
Website | www |
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]
Ahmad is a trade unionist who has worked in the public sector, the voluntary sector, and for the NHS. She is also a trained barrister, having previously worked for the Crown Prosection Service.[4] She contested Beckenham in three general elections; 2015, 2017 and 2019.
She represented Crystal Palace ward on Bromley Council from 2018 to 2021, serving as the Council's education spokesperson.[4]
In the 2021 London Assembly election, she was elected as Assembly Member (AM) for Lambeth and Southwark (London Assembly constituency), and has since served as deputy chair of the Economy committee and as a member of the Police and Crime committee.[4]
In October 2022 it was reported that Ahmad was a candidate to be the prospective parliamentary candidate in Camberwell and Peckham at the next general election.[5] Ahmad did not make the shortlist.[5] In November 2023, Ahmad sought the nomination in Beckenham and Penge.[6]
She founded the anti-racism social policy think tank Race on the Agenda.[4]
Ahmad lives in West Wickham with her husband, who is a local GP. They have two children.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Bob Stewart | 30,632 | 59.3 | +2.0 | |
Labour | Marina Ahmad | 15,545 | 30.1 | +10.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Julie Ireland | 4,073 | 7.9 | +1.0 | |
Green | Ruth Fabricant | 1,380 | 2.7 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 15,087 | 29.2 | -8.7 | ||
Turnout | 51,630 | 76.0 | +2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 67,925 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -4.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Bob Stewart | 27,955 | 57.3 | −0.6 | |
Labour | Marina Ahmad | 9,484 | 19.4 | +4.9 | |
UKIP | Rob Bryant | 6,108 | 12.5 | +9.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anuja Prashar | 3,378 | 6.9 | -13.7 | |
Green | Ruth Fabricant[13] | 1,878 | 3.8 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 18,471 | 37.9 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 48,803 | 73.2 | +1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 67,439 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.6 |