| Molly Samuel | |
| Birth Name: | Molly Irene Samuel[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1961 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Martial Art: | Isshin-ryū karate |
| Rank: | 6th Dan |
Molly Irene Samuel-Leport MBE (born 12 September 1961) is a British karateka,[2] community leader and political candidate. She has a 6th Dan black belt in karate and is the winner of multiple European Karate Championships. Samuel-Leport received the 1989 Sunday Times International Sports Woman of the Year and 1987 Jamaican Jubilee Award for Excellence.[3] [4]
She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to karate.[5]
Samuel-Leport was the Conservative PPC for Walthamstow in the 2015 general election. She polled 5,584 votes, which was 13.4% of the overall vote. This was the first time the Conservatives had finished in second place in the constituency since 2001.[6]
At the 2017 general election, she was selected again to contest the seat where she finished in second again, increasing her vote share to 14.1%.
She stood as the Conservative Party candidate for Brent and Harrow for the 2021 London Assembly election, coming second, and as a Conservative Party candidate for Upper Walthamstow ward in the 2022 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election, coming fourth in the two-member ward.[7] [8]