James Small-Edwards Explained

James Small-Edwards
Honorific-Suffix:AM
Office:Member of the London Assembly
for West Central
Term Start:6 May 2024
Predecessor:Tony Devenish
Office1:Member of Westminster City Council
for Bayswater
Term Start1:5 May 2022
Birth Name:James Tacuma Small-Edwards
Party:Labour
Alma Mater:University of Edinburgh (MA)
Balliol College, Oxford (MPP)
Honorific Prefix:Cllr

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 has served as a Member of Westminster City Council since 2022.

He is a former rugby player and the son of Shaun Edwards,[1] and the pop singer Heather Small.[2] Small-Edwards studied politics at the University of Edinburgh and earned a Master of Public Policy (MPP) from the University of Oxford.[1] [3]

In 2022, he won a seat representing Bayswater on Westminster City Council for the Labour Party. He was appointed Deputy Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Development following his 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.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Purewal . Nick . 10 March 2023 . James Small-Edwards interview: From scrum-half to city councillor, I still turn to France coach dad for advice . 4 May 2024 . Evening Standard.
  2. News: Gibsone . Harriet . 12 March 2022 . Heather Small looks back: 'James was born in March – by November he was with me on tour' . 4 May 2024 . The Guardian.
  3. Web site: James Small-Edwards Blavatnik School of Government . 2024-05-10 . www.bsg.ox.ac.uk . en.
  4. News: London Mayor Election 2024 Candidates and Results . 2024-05-04 . BBC News . en-GB.