Meet the Councillors

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The single most cited reason given by people who seek election as councillors is that somebody asked them to put themselves forward. The reason people often don't put themselves forward is that they don't think that councillors are "people like them". Here you will find a range of people who are Labour councillors or seeking election as Labour candidates. We hope that their stories will inspire you to consider it too.

Shiria Khatun

Shiria Khatun

Shiria has been involved in politics and campaigning from an early age. She remembers being aged 11 years when one of her neighbours asked if she could write a letter on his behalf to the British Embassy in Bangladesh. He... more

Anntoinette Bramble

Anntoinette Bramble

The opportunity to shadow a Labour MP provided by Operation Black Vote gave Anntoinette the confidence to consider putting herself forward for a more active role in politics, and encouragement from her local Labour councillor led her to seek selection... more

Julie Gunnell

Julie Gunnell

Representing the area where she has lived in York for twenty years, being involved with the local community and being able to represent local people's needs and views is important to Julie Gunnell, a councillor since 2007 and a lifelong... more

Tulip Siddiq

Tulip Siddiq

Tulip is active in all sorts of campaigns, from the very local in Camden, where she is part of the Kings Cross Labour Action Team, to the international, where her family's involvement in Bangladeshi politics has led to her working... more

Dipu Ahad

Dipu Ahad

At 29, Dipu has been a councillor for just two years, and although he says that apart from a daily visit to the gym and two sessions of football a week, he "doesn't really have a life at the moment",... more

Mary Foy

Mary Foy

Mary Foy was first elected in 2006 and has recently been elected on to the cabinet which she describes as "exciting and daunting." She was previously a local parish councillor and represents the ward where she lives, having been inspired... more

Patrick Kitterick

Patrick Kitterick

Before and after becoming a councillor I’ve had a variety of jobs including bus driving, being a doorman and working for a Member of Parliament. One of the things that surprised me was that as a councillor you often... more

Henri Murison

Henri Murison

I decided to stand to be a local councillor because I believed I could do something to change where I live for the better. As a young person I had got involved in campaigns I cared about. That’s what got... more

James Lewis

James Lewis

I’ve been a councillor for 6 years now, first being elected when I was 25 and becoming the youngest member of the council at the time. Like following my football team Leeds United, there has been ups and downs and... more

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