Bayo Alaba
Bayo Alaba | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Southend East and Rochford | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | James Duddridge |
| Majority | 4,027 (10.1%) |
| Member of Redbridge London Borough Council for Wanstead Park | |
| In office 5 May 2022 – 17 September 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | |
Adebayo Alaba[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Southend East and Rochford since 2024.[2][3]
Early life and career
[edit]Alaba is from the Forest Gate area of London and is of Nigerian descent.
He earned a bachelor's degree in manufacturing and business from Coventry University in 1995. He later studied social politics at the London School of Economics in 2011.[4]
Alaba is a former paratrooper.[5] In 2024, he was airdropped to Normandy as part of the commemorations for the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings.[6]
Prior to being a MP, he was a councillor for the Wanstead Park ward of Redbridge.[7]
Parliamentary career
[edit]Alaba won the seat from the Conservatives with a 19% swing, the first time they had lost it since the seat was created in 1997. He was elected as a member of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee on 21 October 2024.[8]
He is a member of the Fabian Society's executive committee.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Alaba is married and is a father of three.[10] He owns seven rental properties.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Southend East and Rochford results". BBC News.
- ^ "Labour select candidate to fight to become new Southend MP when James Duddridge quits". Basildon Canvey and Southend Echo. 2 December 2023.
- ^ Busari, Biodun (6 July 2024). "Four British-Nigerians who won UK parliament seats". Punch. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "Tory's taunting tweet aimed at Southend Labour candidate sparks 'smearing' claims". Echo. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ Jones, Morgan (9 June 2024). "Rayner and Streeting hit out at Tory "smearing" of Labour candidate". LabourList. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ Mann, Sebastian (18 October 2024). "Bayo Alaba resignation as Wanstead councillor triggers vote". Ilford Recorder. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
- ^ "Parliamentary career for Mr Bayo Alaba – MPs and Lords – UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "Executive committee". Fabian Society. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
- ^ "Labour select candidate to fight to become new Southend MP when James Duddridge quits". Echo. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ Gross, Anna; Pickard, Jim (23 August 2024). "New Labour MP is biggest landlord in House of Commons". Financial Times. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ "Exclusive: How a Labour MP evicted a homeless mother of two". The Londoner. 22 November 2024.
External links
[edit]
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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