James Small-Edwards

Cllr
James Small-Edwards
AM
Member of the London Assembly
for West Central
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 May 2024
Preceded byTony Devenish
Member of Westminster City Council
for Bayswater
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 May 2022
Personal details
Born
James Tacuma Small-Edwards
Political partyLabour
Parents
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh (MA)
Balliol College, Oxford (MPP)
WebsiteOfficial website

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.[1][2] 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.

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