Nigerian 35 years- old Florence Eshalomi,a proud mother of two and a long standing Brixton resident has been elected a member of the London Assembly to represent Lambeth and Southwark constituency.
Eshalomi, who took to social media to celebrate tweeted: “Feeling proud 2be elected Assembly Member 4 Lambeth & Southwark. Thank u 2all 4 voting & 2 the fab campaign team. Now let’s turn City Hall Red!”
Reports from the official account for the London Labour Congress, has it that the Lambeth Labour Cllr polled an impressive 96,946 votes across the two boroughs. Conservative Robert Flint came second with 34,703.
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Eshalomi who is from the right of the Labour party,has the backing of Tessa Jowell and Lambeth Council Leader Cllr Lib Peck. She is also a member of the Board at Progress - the party within a party that promotes Blairite values.
The new London Assembly member has consistently voted for cuts to libraries and for the controversial ‘estate regeneration’ at the likes of Cressingham GE shalomi ardens. She didn’t talk about these policies as part of her election campaign. As part of her previous Cabinet role for Culture, Sport and the Olympics, her portfolio included the Lambeth Country Show and the temporary cancellation of the event in 2012 due to the Olympics. This decision was reversed by Eshalomi following strong feedback from the community.
Eshalomi will succeed Valerie Shawcross of the Labour Party who has represented the constituency since the first assembly elections in 2000
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