Anne Clarke (politician)

Councillor
Anne Clarke
AM
Clarke litter-picking with residents in 2021
Member of the London Assembly
for Barnet and Camden
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 May 2021
Preceded byAndrew Dismore
Councillor for Cricklewood
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 May 2022
Serving with Alan Schneiderman
Preceded byWard created
Councillor for Childs Hill
In office
4 May 2018 – 6 May 2022
Personal details
Born
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Citizenship
  • USA
  • UK
PartyLabour & Co-operative
Children2
Websitewww.anneclarke.co.uk

Anne Marie Bates Clarke is an American-born British Labour Party politician who has been the London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden since 2021.[1] She represented Childs Hill ward on Barnet Council from 2018 to 2022,[2] and represents Cricklewood ward since 2022.[3]

Early and personal life

Clarke is from Winnetka, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago in the United States. Having moved to London to study in 1998, she became a naturalised British citizen in 2007. She lives in Cricklewood with her husband and two children.[4]

Political career

In 2021, Clarke was elected as the London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden, and re-elected in 2024. She won 70,749 votes, 19,143 more than Julie Redmond, the Conservative Party Candidate, who came second.[1]

Clarke is the Labour group spokesperson for Fire at the London Assembly, having lobbied for Londoners still living in homes with unsafe cladding and advocating for implementation of all recommendations from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.

She has also fought for firefighters' pay and conditions to ensure the London Fire Brigade has enough staff, advocating for staff throughout the Brigade's Culture Review and "engage" process, known as being in special measures, from 2022 to 2024.[5]

Clarke has campaigned for better regulation of lithium-ion batteries,[6] obtaining data showing that the larger batteries used in e-bikes and scooters cause a fire every two days on average in London.

Clarke chaired the Assembly's Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee throughout 2022/23 and 2023/24.[7] As of 2024 she serves as a member on the London Assembly Budget and Performance Committee,[8] the Economy, Culture and Skills Committee,[9] and the Fire Committee.[10]

Election results

2024 London Assembly election: Barnet and Camden[11][12]
Party Candidate Constituency List
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Anne Clarke 70,749 43.6 1.3 62,350 38.3
Conservative Julie Redmond 51,606 31.8 3.2 49,393 30.4
Green Kate Tokley 18,405 11.3 1.2 18,157 11.2
Liberal Democrats Scott Emery 12,335 7.6 0.4 11,751 7.2
Reform UK Raj Forhad 7,703 4.7 2.4 7,272 4.5
Rejoin EU 4,457 2.7
Socialist (GB) Bill Martin 1,639 1.0 New
Animal Welfare 2,555 1.6
Britain First 1,632 1.0
SDP 1,295 0.8
CPA 1,282 0.8
Independent Laurence Fox 919 0.6
Communist 719 0.4
Independent Farah London 422 0.3
Heritage 315 0.2
Independent Gabe Romualdo 79 0.0
Majority 19,143 11.8 4.5
Valid Votes 162,437 162,598
Invalid Votes 1,218 1,108
Turnout 163,655 39.6 3.4 163,706 39.6
Labour hold Swing 2.3
2022 Barnet London Borough Council election: Cricklewood (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Anne Clarke* 1,314 69.7
Labour Co-op Alan Schneiderman* 1,109 58.8
Conservative Yosef David 415 22.0
Conservative Ajantha Tennakoon 356 18.9
Green Danielle Pollastri 192 10.2
Liberal Democrats Sophie Leighton 131 6.9
Liberal Democrats Charles Lawton 106 5.6
Turnout 1,885 30.6
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)


2021 London Assembly election: Barnet and Camden[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anne Clarke 75,180 42.3 2.0
Conservative Roberto Weeden-Sanz 62,178 35.0 0.5
Green Kirsten De Keyser 22,180 12.5 3.3
Liberal Democrats Marisha Ray 14,172 8.0 1.9
Reform UK Mark Simpson 4,107 2.3 New
Majority 13,002 7.3 1.4
Total formal votes 177,817 98.4 0.4
Informal votes 2,821 1.6 0.4
Turnout 180,638 43.0 5.0
Labour hold Swing 1.4
2018 Barnet London Borough Council election: Childs Hill (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shimon Ryde 2,262 39.4 +6.6
Conservative Peter Zinkin 2,243 39.0 +6.4
Labour Anne Clarke 2,224 38.7 +7.7
Conservative Vanessa Gearson 2,222 38.7 +5.9
Labour Lisa Pate 2,080 36.2 +6.3
Labour Nigel Young 1,877 32.7 +3.4
Liberal Democrats Jack Cohen 1,279 22.3 −9.7
Liberal Democrats Susette Palmer 1,126 19.6 −6.3
Liberal Democrats Sachin Patel 876 15.3 −10.1
Green Jemma Ferguson 406 7.1 −3.5
Turnout 5,744 44.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

References

  1. ^ a b "Results 2024". London Elects.
  2. ^ "Local Government Election Results 2018". Barnet Council. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Local Government Election results May 2022". Barnet Council. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Anne Clarke AM". Anne Clarke AM. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  5. ^ "London Fire Brigade taken out of special measures". BBC News. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  6. ^ "London officials raise concerns over e-bike and e-scooter fires". BBC News. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Anne Clarke". London City Hall. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Budget and Performance Committee". London City Hall. 11 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Economy, Culture and Skills Committee". London City Hall. 31 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Fire Committee". London City Hall. 17 October 2024.
  11. ^ "GLA 2024 Elections, Constituency Member of London Assembly Elections, Barnet and Camden" (PDF). London Elects.
  12. ^ "GLA 2024 Elections, London Wide Assembly, Barnet and Camden" (PDF). London Elects.
  13. ^ "Final results" (PDF). www.londonelects.org.uk. 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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