Amina Ali
| Amina Ali | |
|---|---|
| Ward Councillor for Tower Hamlets | |
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Assumed office May 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Religion | Islam |
Amina Ali (Somali: Aamiina Cali, Arabic: أمينة علي) is a Somali-British politician. She is a Labour Party Ward Councillor representing Tower Hamlets.
Career
Ali initially worked as a journalist and researcher with the BBC. She subsequently began a career as a legal adviser.[1]
In 2006, Ali ran under a Labour Party ticket for a seat as Councillor for the Weavers ward in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. She placed sixth in a field of sixteen candidates, earning 652 (6.68%) total votes.[2]
Ali later ran again for a Bow East ward seat in the 2014 Tower Hamlets Council election. She earned 2023 (14.94%) total votes, securing the third seat on the local Council.[3]
In February 2015, Ali was chosen as the Labour Party's candidate to run against incumbent Bradford West MP George Galloway of the Respect Party in the year's general election. She was the first Somali woman selected to contest a seat in Parliament.[4][5] Ali was chosen from a shortlist of three women,[1] beating out campaigner Naz Shah and councillor Naveeda Ikram. She resigned three days later, indicating that she did not want to disrupt her children's upbringing by moving residences.[4] Galloway was defeated at the election by the eventual Labour candidate, Naz Shah.
References
- 1 2 "Labour choose British-Somali Londoner to stand against George Galloway". The Guardian. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ "Election results for Weavers - Local Elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2006". Tower Hamlets. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ "Election results for Bow East - Local Elections - Thursday, 22nd May, 2014". Tower Hamlets. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- 1 2 "Labour candidate chosen to face George Galloway resigns after three days". The Guardian. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ "George Galloway's Battle To Hold Bradford West From Labour's Amina Ali Is Already Getting Personal". Huffington Post. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.