Emma Best (politician)
British politician (born 1991)
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Emma Dawn Best (born 23 March 1991) is a British politician who has been deputy leader of the Conservatives in the London Assembly since May 2023, and a Member of the London Assembly (AM) for Londonwide since 2021.[1]
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Emma Best | |
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Best in 2025 | |
| Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party in the London Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2023 | |
| Leader | Neil Garratt |
| Preceded by | Peter Fortune |
| Member of the London Assembly for Londonwide | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2021 | |
| Member of Waltham Forest Borough Council for Endlebury | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 March 1991 London, England |
| Party | Conservative |
| Website | emmabest |
Political career
She is currently a councillor on Waltham Forest Borough Council where she is Leader of the Conservative Group.
She served as a councillor in Redbridge for the Church End ward between 2014 and 2018.
In 2021, she stood in the North East London constituency, coming third. She was also on the party's London-wide list and elected through that.
In the 2022 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election, she was elected in Endlebury ward.[2]
Best was elected as Deputy Leader of the London Assembly Conservative Group in May 2023.[3]
Best was re-elected in the 2026 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election.[4]
Political positions
Best is a proponent of electoral reform.[5]
Personal life
Best is openly gay.[6]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sem Moema | 112,739 | 51.2 | −7.5 | |
| Green | Caroline Russell | 43,601 | 19.8 | +7.0 | |
| Conservative | Emma Best | 41,398 | 18.8 | +4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kate Pothalingham | 14,827 | 6.7 | +0.4 | |
| Reform | Alex Wilson | 4,251 | 1.9 | N/A | |
| TUSC | Nancy Taaffe | 3,236 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 69,138 | 31.4 | −13.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 220,052 | 98.4 | −0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,555 | 1.6 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 223,607 | 42.2 | −3.8 | ||
