The London Labour Party has announced its candidates for a number of important London assembly seats being contested in May 2016.
The selections include Cllr Unmesh Desai, who will stand in the City and East constituency, which covers the boroughs of Newham, Barking and Dagenham, Tower Hamlets and the City of London, while Marina Ahmad will stand for Croydon and Sutton.
Cllr Desai, who is also the cabinet member for crime and anti-social behaviour, won 53.3% per cent of the vote, defeating Barking and Dagenham’s Cllr Rocky Gill in the final stage.
The election process featured six candidates, with the person receiving the lowest percentage of votes eliminated and next preference votes transferred until one candidate passed the 50% threshold.
The seat has been held by Labour’s John Biggs since 2000, but the Tower Hamlets Mayor has chosen not to run for City Hall again. The election is set to take place on May 5, 2016.
