Councillors and MPs

Currently some of our councillors personal information has been removed as a safety measure following recent national incidents. If however you still wish to request further information regarding the Councillors register of interests, you can do so by contacting the London Borough of Redbridge, Democratic Services, Town Hall, Ilford Essex, IG1 1DD.

Councillors

Councillors are your local elected representatives. They are usually members of a political party, though some may choose not to belong to any party and are called independents. 

Councillors are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the community about:

  • local services
  • agreeing budgets and Council Tax charges

List of Redbridge councillors

 

Council wards and councillor surgeries

Redbridge is divided into 22 wards with 3 elected councillors for 19 wards and 2 councillors for 3 wards, making 63 councillors in total.

Councillor surgeries also known as ward surgeries are held in various locations throughout Redbridge, at these surgeries you can ask your local councillor about issues concerning your local area. 

 

Redbridge Council's elected political administration  

Redbridge Council is made up of:

  • Labour Party who hold 43 seats (The Labour Party has overall control of Redbridge Council)
  • Redbridge Independents who hold 9 seats
  • Green Party who hold 5 seats
  • Conservative Party who hold 5 seats
  • Reform who hold 1 seat

The council’s cabinet

Members of the Council's Cabinet provide political leadership and strategic direction for the council, both within individual portfolio responsibilities and as part of the corporate responsibilities of the Cabinet.

Each member of the cabinet is democratically accountable to the public and are the public face of the council.

The cabinet usually meets monthly (apart from August), and the meetings are chaired by the Leader of the Council. The meetings are open to the public and press except where confidential matters are being discussed.

The membership of the Cabinet and responsibility for services is as follows:

  • Cllr Kam Rai – Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Growth and Property: Responsible for setting the politician and strategic direction of the council. The Leader is also responsible for the regeneration of Redbridge’s town centres and high streets and the growth of the local economy.
  • Cllr Vanisha Solanki – Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Finance and Shared Prosperity: Leads on the Council’s financial strategy, overseeing the council’s budget, investment and funding to support local growth and services.
  • Cllr Saima Ahmed – Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning: Oversees housing and planning, including housing strategy, development and addressing housing needs.
  • Cllr Jo Blackman – Cabinet Member for Environment and Neighbourhoods: Responsible for environmental services and neighbourhoods, including sustainability, waste management and maintaining high-quality local environments.
  • Cllr Lloyd Duddridge – Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education: Leads on children’s services, education and support for young people, helping to ensure they are safe, supported and able to achieve their full potential.
  • Cllr Sunny Brar – Cabinet Member for Enforcement, Community Safety and Cohesion: Oversees enforcement and community safety, working to tackle anti-social behaviour and strengthen community cohesion.
  • Cllr Judith Garfield – Cabinet Member for Strategy and Modernisation: Responsible for strategy and modernisation, including organisational transformation and driving service improvement.
  • Cllr Daniel Morgan Thomas – Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health: Leads on adult social care and health, supporting vulnerable adults and working to improve health and wellbeing across the borough.
  • Cllr Helen Mullis – Cabinet Member for Leisure and Culture: Responsible for leisure and culture, including community wellbeing, cultural services and access to sport and recreation.

 

Allowances paid to councillors  

Councillors are not paid a salary or wages, but they are entitled to allowances and expenses to cover costs of carrying out their public duties. 

 

Gifts and Hospitality

 

Members of Parliament MP's 

There are 4 Members of Parliament representing constituencies within Redbridge, each MP serves in the House of Commons, representing his or her constituency.

 

Wes Streeting

Constituency: Ilford North 

Wards Represented: Aldborough, Barkingside, Clayhall, Cranbrook, Fairlop, Fullwell, Hainault, Valentines

Political Party: Labour

Telephone: 0203 475 7901

Email: wes.streeting.mp@parliament.uk

 

Rt Hon Iain Duncan-Smith 

Constituency: Chingford and Woodford Green 

Wards Represented: Bridge, Churchfields (part), Monkhams, South Woodford (part)

Political Party: Conservative

Telephone: 020 7219 2667

Email: iain.duncansmith.mp@parliament.uk 

 

Calvin George Bailey 

Constituency: Leyton and Wanstead 

Wards Represented: South Woodford (part), Wanstead Park (part), Wanstead Village 

Political Party: Labour

 

Jas Athwal

Constituency: Ilford South

Wards Represented: Chadwell, Chadwell Health (Barking and Dagenham), Clementswood, Goodmayes, Ilford Town, Loxford, Mayfield, Newbury, Seven Kings

Political Party: Labour

 

You can write to all the MPs at:

House of Commons
Westminster
London
SW1A 0AA

 

Redbridge GLA representative 

The current Assembly Member representing the Havering and Redbridge constituency is Keith Prince (Conservative)

 

Make a complaint

If you wish to make a complaint about a Councillor, please use our online complaints form. You will be asked to provide details of your complaint, details of the Councillor you wish to complain about and the action you would like us to take.

You should use the form below for complaints which involve a breach of the Code of Conduct for Members who are acting in their official capacity as Members.