Bassam Mahfouz | |
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Member of the London Assembly for Ealing and Hillingdon | |
Assumed office 4 May 2024 | |
Preceded by | Onkar Sahota |
Majority | 4,861 |
Personal details | |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Profession | Politician |
Bassam Mahfouz is a British politician. A member of the Labour Party,he has represented Ealing and Hillingdon in the London Assembly since the 2024 London Assembly election. He has served as a councillor on the London Borough of Ealing representing Northolt West End ward.
Mahfouz was born in Beirut,Lebanon but fled the Lebanese civil war with his family aged four and settled in Northolt. [1]
He attended St. Raphael's RC Primary School and Gunnersbury High School. [2]
Mahfouz was first elected to the Ealing London Borough Council in 2005 at the age of 24. [3] He unsuccessfully contested Northolt Mandeville in the 2002 election.
In 2006 election he was elected in Northolt West End ward.
In the 2010 United Kingdom general election he was the Labour candidate in Ealing Central and Acton but was defeated by Conservative candidate Angie Bray. [4]
Mahfouz is currently serving as Cabinet Member for Safe and Genuinely Affordable Homes on the Ealing London Borough Council. [5]
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The members of the Hillingdon London Borough Council in London,England are elected every four years. Since the 2022 boundary changes,the council is composed of 53 councillors.
Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1978. Elections took place in the London boroughs and metropolitan districts.
The 1964 Ealing Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Ealing London Borough Council in London,England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party gained control of the council.
The 1964 Hillingdon Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Hillingdon London Borough Council in London,England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained control of the council.
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The 2022 London local elections took place on 5 May 2022,as part of the 2022 United Kingdom local elections. All London borough councillor seats were up for election. Mayoral elections took place in Hackney,Lewisham,Newham and Tower Hamlets,with Croydon electing a mayor for the first time following a local referendum in October 2021.
The 2022 Ealing London Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022,under new election boundaries,which increased the number of Ealing London Borough Council councillors to 70. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.
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