Councillor
Keith Prince
AM
Prince in 2018
Member of the London Assembly
for Havering and Redbridge
Assumed office
7 May 2016
Preceded byRoger Evans
Majority15,327
Leader of Redbridge Borough Council
In office
May 2009 – June 2014
Preceded byAlan Weinberg
Succeeded byJas Athwal
Leader of Havering Conservatives
Assumed office
23 May 2023
Personal details
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
ResidenceRomford
OccupationPolitician
Websitekeithprince.london

Keith Anthony Prince is a British Conservative Party politician and Member of the London Assembly for Havering and Redbridge since 2016.[1] Prince is also a Councillor in the London Borough of Havering for the Squirrels Heath Ward, a position he has held since 2022; he also serves as Leader of the Conservative Group on Havering Council.

Political career

Prince served as a councillor on Havering London Borough Council from 1990 to 1994, representing Gidea Park ward, before being defeated by the Residents Association and then being elected as a councillor in Redbridge London Borough Council for the Barkingside ward from 2003 until 2018, serving as leader of the council between 2009 and 2014,[1] in coalition with the Liberal Democrats after May 2010.[2] In 2014 Labour won control of Redbridge Council[3] which consigned Prince to the backbenches.

In 2016, Prince ran to become the Conservative candidate for the London Assembly seat of Havering and Redbridge, after the retirement of the incumbent Assembly Member Roger Evans.[4] Prince was subsequently elected as the Assembly Member in May 2016 with a majority of 1,438.

In 2017, Prince was involved in a heated row with a fellow passenger on a train, on his daily commute to work on the Southeastern train service from Dartford to London.[5] The confrontation was filmed and received attention on social media and in print and broadcast media. Prince subsequently released a statement, stating that “I’d like to apologise to my fellow commuters for the disturbance our initial disagreement caused."[6]

In 2022, Prince was elected as a councillor on Havering Council for the Squirrels Heath ward with a majority of 1,207. In May 2023 he was elected as Leader of the Havering Conservatives.[7]

On 12 May 2023 Keith Prince was re-selected[8] as the Conservative candidate for the Havering & Redbridge constituency for the 2024 London elections.

Conservative Mayoral Candidacy 2023

In May 2023 Prince was announced as official running mate for Samuel Kasumu in a bid for London's Mayoralty; if Kasumu were to be elected as Mayor, Prince will take up a role as Deputy Mayor.

On Prince's website it said "Keith Prince was selected by Kasumu as a running mate following internal modelling which has shown that the East of London will be vital if the Conservatives are to be successful in next year’s mayoral election."[9]

Prince then supported Mozammel Hossain KC to become the Conservative Party Candidate.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Prince, Keith. "Keith Prince". Keith Prince. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  2. ^ Binns, Daniel (19 May 2010). "REDBRIDGE: Tories and Lib Dems form council coalition". Wanstead & Woodford Guardian. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. ^ Hill, Dave (23 May 2014). "Local elections: Labour wins control of Redbridge council for first time". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Havering's London Assembly member, Roger Evans, will not stand in election". Romford Recorder. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Man caught up in race row with woman on train is Tory councilor in charge of transport". The Independent. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Tory councillor apologises over bizarre 'feet on seat' train row". Sky News. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  7. ^ Dailiy, The Havering (24 May 2023). "Keith Prince elected as Leader of the Conservative Group in Havering". The Havering Daily. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Cllr. Keith Prince A.M. selected as the Conservative candidate for Havering & Redbridge". Keith Prince AM. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Cllr Keith Prince A.M. joins Forces with London Mayoral Frontrunner". Keith Prince AM. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  10. ^ "https://twitter.com/KeithPrinceAM/status/1669376512930324483". Twitter. Retrieved 18 June 2023. ((cite web)): External link in |title= (help)

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