Choose your representative
You have several elected representatives at different levels of government.
Your councillor
Your Limehouse councillor represents you on the Tower Hamlets Borough Council. The Borough Council is responsible for local services, including planning, council housing, rubbish collection, local roads, and public paths. Most councillors are not paid a salary, but get a basic allowance for the work they do.
- James King (Labour)
Your London Assembly Members
Your City and East London Assembly Member represents you on the London Assembly. Areas covered include the Mayor's budget, culture, sport and tourism, health, planning, transport, and trunk roads.
- Unmesh Desai (Labour Group)
11 London Assembly list members also represent you.
- Shaun Bailey (City Hall Conservatives)
- Susan Hall (City Hall Conservatives)
- Hina Bokhari (Liberal Democrat)
- Alex Wilson (Reform UK)
- Emma Best (City Hall Conservatives)
- Elly Baker (Labour Group)
- Zack Polanski (City Hall Greens)
- Caroline Russell (City Hall Greens)
- Andrew Boff (City Hall Conservatives)
- Zoë Garbett (City Hall Greens)
- Alessandro Georgiou (City Hall Conservatives)
Your MP
Your Poplar and Limehouse MP represents you in the House of Commons. The House of Commons is responsible for making laws in the UK and for overall scrutiny of all aspects of government.
- Apsana Begum (Labour)
House of Lords
Lords are not elected by you, but they still get to vote in Parliament just like your MP. You may want to write to a Lord (more info).