| Sakina Sheikh | |
| Honorific-Prefix: | Cllr |
| Office: | Member of the London Assembly for Londonwide |
| Term Start: | 8 May 2021 |
| Term End: | 4 May 2024 |
| Party: | Labour |
| Birth Name: | Sakina Zahra Sheikh |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
Sakina Zahra Sheikh (born 1990) is a British Labour Party politician who was a Member of the London Assembly (AM) for Londonwide from 2021 to 2024.[1] She also represents Perry Vale on Lewisham Council.[2]
Sheikh studied Law with an emphasis on Human Rights.[3]
Sheikh was first elected to Lewisham Council in 2018 as a councillor for Perry Vale ward. She was re-elected in 2022.[4]
In 2020, she ran for selection as a Labour candidate in the London Assembly list, which covers the entire city. Her campaign emphasised social housing, acting on the climate crisis, and equalities.[5] She won second place on Labour's list of list candidates,[6] and was elected as the second of Labour's two Londonwide Assembly Members in the 2021 London election.[7]
Since her election, she continued to focus on the climate and is chair of the 2022-2023 Planning and Regeneration committee.[8]
Sheikh lost her seat in the 2024 London Assembly election.