Elly Baker

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Elly Baker
AM
Member of the London Assembly for Londonwide
Assumed office
6 May 2021
Personal details
Political party Labour
Website ellybaker.org.uk

Eleanor Anna "Elly" Baker (born April 1977) [1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been a Member of the London Assembly (AM) for Londonwide since 2021. [2] She worked as an organiser for the National Education Union. [3]

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Early life

Baker grew up in East London and was educated in Hackney. [4]

London Assembly

For Baker's nomination as a Labour candidate for the London Assembly, she received endorsements from Sam Tarry, GMB, Fire Brigades Union, BFAWU, ASLEF, Communication Workers Union and Unite the Union. [4]

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References

  1. Find and update company information. "Eleanor Anna BAKER personal appointments". Find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  2. "Election 2021: Full results for London Mayor and London Assembly". ITV News. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  3. "Elly Baker". National Interest. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Elly Baker for Thurrock Labour". Elly Baker for Thurrock Labour. Retrieved 14 December 2022.