James Small-Edwards
James Small-Edwards | |
|---|---|
| Member of the London Assembly for West Central | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Tony Devenish |
| Member of Westminster City Council for Bayswater | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Tacuma Small-Edwards |
| Party | Labour |
| Parents | |
| University of Edinburgh (MA) Balliol College, Oxford (MPP) | |
| Website | Official website |
James Tacuma Small-Edwards is a British politician serving as Member of the London Assembly for West Central since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he served as a Member of Westminster City Council between 2022 and 2026.
He is a former rugby player and the son of Shaun Edwards,[1] and the soul singer Heather Small.[2] Small-Edwards studied politics at the University of Edinburgh and earned a Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree from the University of Oxford.[1][3]
In 2022, he won a seat representing the ward of Bayswater on Westminster City Council for the Labour Party.[1][2] He was appointed Deputy Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Development following his election. He retired from Westminster Council at the 2026 election.
In 2024, he became the representative for West Central after winning in the 2024 London Assembly election, defeating the Conservative Party incumbent, Tony Devenish.[4] This makes him the first non-Conservative representative for West Central since the London Assembly was created in 2000.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Purewal, Nick (10 March 2023). "James Small-Edwards interview: From scrum-half to city councillor, I still turn to France coach dad for advice". Evening Standard. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b Gibsone, Harriet (12 March 2022). "Heather Small looks back: 'James was born in March – by November he was with me on tour'". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "James Small-Edwards | Blavatnik School of Government". www.bsg.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "London Mayor Election 2024 Candidates and Results". BBC News. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Profile at the London Assembly
- Living people
- Labour Party (UK) councillors
- Labour Members of the London Assembly
- Labour Co-operative Members of the London Assembly
- Councillors in the City of Westminster
- 21st-century English politicians
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford
- Black British politicians
- 20th-century births
- London AMs 2024–2028
- UK councillors 2022–2026