Lists of ethnic minority politicians in the United Kingdom

These are lists of people who belong to non-European ethnic minorities and have been elected as Members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, European Parliament, and other British devolved bodies, as well as members of the non-elected House of Lords.

Definitions

A research briefing published by the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Library in 2023 notes that:

There is no official list of the religious or ethnic background of Members of Parliament. MPs are not required to declare this information and we therefore rely on external sources and any records of self-identification by MPs. Differing understandings of and attitudes towards ethnicity mean it is difficult to be certain about when the first MP from a minority ethnic background entered Parliament and how many MPs from minority ethnic backgrounds there have been since.[1]

According to a research paper from House of Commons Library, published in 2020, the first ethnic minority MP was elected in 1767[2] – excluding Jews, who a House of Commons Library briefing paper states generally considered themselves to be a religious rather than an ethnic minority in the 18th/19th century.[3] This was James Townsend, a Whig MP who was of one-eighth African ancestry and who later went on to become Mayor of London in 1772.[4]

Following the election of Anas Sarwar as Scottish Labour Party leader in February 2021, he was described as the first person from an ethnic minority to lead a major British political party,[5] which led to debate about why Jewish party leaders had been excluded from this comparison.[6][7][8] Stephen Bush, the political editor of the New Statesman, wrote that "As far as British law is concerned, the answer is open-and-shut: we count as both an ethnic and a religious grouping for the purpose of equalities and employment law." He stated: "Whether Benjamin Disraeli would feel today that he were an ethnic-minority Briton is unknowable: but we can say with copper-bottomed certainty that he and other ethnically-Jewish Britons faced what we would now recognise as workplace discrimination in addition to the open dissemination of racist tropes about Disraeli and his family by his political opponents."[8] The House of Commons Library briefing paper notes that the first practising Jew to sit in the Commons was Lionel de Rothschild, who was first elected in 1847 but who refused to take the Christian oath that MPs are required to swear. He took his seat once the rules had been changed, allowing him to swear on the Old Testament.[3]

Commenting on an initial estimate of the number of ethnic minority MPs elected in the 2024 general election published by think tank British Future, academic Maria Sobolewska notes that this estimate definines "ethnic minority" by "Using the 2021 Census primary criterion of ethnic minority as anyone who identifies as other than White".[9]

Academic research

In 2001, Muhammad Anwar of Warwick University wrote a paper titled "The participation of ethnic minorities in British politics" that was published in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (2001) that in part examined the representation of ethnic minorities at national levels of the British political system.[10] In a chapter in the edited book Race and British Electoral Politics (Routledge, 1998), Andrew Geddes, now Professor of Politics at University of Sheffield, explored the question of "what factors contribute to low levels of ethnic minority representation in the House of Commons".[11]

Statistics

At the 2001 general election, the Parliament of the United Kingdom had twelve ethnic minority Members of Parliament (excluding Jews), and after the 2005 general election; that number increased to fifteen.[12] With the 2010 general election, the Parliament of the United Kingdom reported that the number of ethnic minority MPs increased by nearly three-quarters, to a total of 26.[13] The first three Muslim female MPs were elected.[13] All ethnic minority MPs were either Labour (15) or Conservative (11).[13] In October 2013, the UK Parliament reported that the number of ethnic minority MPs stood at 27, or 4.2% of the total.[14]

After the 2015 general election, 41 MPs from an ethnic minority background were elected to Parliament. 25 of the previous 27 ethnic minority MPs retained their seats and were joined by 16 new ethnic minority MPs. 23 were from the Labour Party, 17 of them were Conservatives and one from the SNP.[15] In the 2017 general election, 52 ethnic minority MPs were elected, including 32 Labour MPs, 19 Conservatives and one Liberal Democrat, according to British Future[16] and the House of Commons Library.[3][17] In the 2019 general election, this figure rose to 66, with 23 Conservative, 41 Labour and two Liberal Democrat non-white MPs.[18] After the 2024 general election, the House of Commons had 90 ethnic minority MPs according to initial calculations,[9] including 66 from the Labour Party, 15 Conservatives, five Liberal Democrats and four independent MPs.[19]

Based on data from unofficial sources including Operation Black Vote, the House of Commons Library estimated in a research briefing published in September 2022 that there were 55 ethnic minority members of the House of Lords as of September 2022. Of these, 11 were affiliated with the Labour Party, 16 were crossbenchers, 16 were Conservatives, six were Liberal Democrats, and six were unaffiliated.[18]

House of Commons

Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom in the House of Commons

Party Portrait Name Constituency First office held Year appointed Ethnicity
Conservative Rishi Sunak[20] Richmond (Yorks) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 2022 British Indian

Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons

Party Portrait Name Constituency First office held Year appointed Ethnicity
Conservative Rishi Sunak Richmond and Northallerton Leader of the Opposition 2024 British Indian
Conservative Kemi Badenoch North West Essex 2024 Black British

Members of the Cabinet in the House of Commons

Party Portrait Name Constituency First office held Year appointed Ethnicity
Liberal Henry Arthur Herbert[21][22] Kerry Chief Secretary for Ireland 1857 Black British/White British (Mixed)
Labour Paul Boateng[23] Brent South Chief Secretary to the Treasury (attending Cabinet) 2002 Black British/White British (Mixed)
Conservative Sajid Javid[24] Bromsgrove Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 2013 British Pakistani
Conservative Priti Patel[25] Witham Secretary of State for International Development 2016 British Indian
Conservative Alok Sharma[26] Reading West Secretary of State for International Development 2019 British Indian
Conservative James Cleverly[27] Braintree Minister without Portfolio (attending Cabinet) 2019 Black British/White British (Mixed)
Conservative Rishi Sunak[28] Richmond (Yorks) Chief Secretary to the Treasury (attending Cabinet) 2019 British Indian
Conservative Suella Braverman[29] Fareham Attorney General for England and Wales (attending Cabinet) 2020 British Indian
Conservative Kwasi Kwarteng[30] Spelthorne Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 2021 Black British
Conservative Nadhim Zahawi[31] Stratford-on-Avon Secretary of State for Education 2021 British Iraqi
Conservative Shailesh Vara[32] North West Cambridgeshire Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 2022 British Indian
Conservative Kemi Badenoch[33] Saffron Walden Secretary of State for International Trade 2022 Black British
Conservative Ranil Jayawardena[34] North East Hampshire Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2022 British Sri Lankan
Conservative Claire Coutinho[35] East Surrey Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero 2023 British Indian
Labour David Lammy Tottenham Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs 2024 Black British
Labour Shabana Mahmood Birmingham Ladywood Secretary of State for Justice

Lord Chancellor

2024 British Pakistani
Labour Lisa Nandy Wigan Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport 2024 British Bengali/White British (Mixed)

Ministers in the House of Commons

Party Portrait Name Constituency First office held Year appointed Ethnicity
Liberal Ernest Soares[36] Barnstaple Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 1910 Anglo-Indian
Conservative Sebastian Coe[37] Falmouth and Camborne Assistant Government Whip 1996 Anglo-Indian
Labour Paul Boateng[38] Brent South Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People 1997 Black British/White British (Mixed)
Labour Keith Vaz[39] Leicester East Minister of State for Europe 1999 British Indian
Labour David Lammy[40] Tottenham Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health 2002 Black British
Labour Parmjit Dhanda[41] Gloucester Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Skills 2006 British Indian
Labour Shahid Malik[42] Dewsbury Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development 2007 British Pakistani
Labour Sadiq Khan[42] Tooting Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 2008 British Pakistani
Labour Dawn Butler[43] Brent South Minister of State for Youth Affairs 2009 Black British
Conservative Sajid Javid[44] Bromsgrove Economic Secretary to the Treasury 2012 British Pakistani
Conservative Helen Grant[45] Maidstone and The Weald Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Equalities 2012 Black British/White British (Mixed)
Conservative Shailesh Vara[46] North West Cambridgeshire Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Legal Aid 2013 British Indian
Conservative Priti Patel[47] Witham Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury 2014 British Indian
Conservative Sam Gyimah[48] East Surrey Minister for the Constitution 2014 Black British
Conservative Alok Sharma[49] Reading West Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Asia and the Pacific 2016 British Indian
Conservative Kwasi Kwarteng[50] Spelthorne Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union 2018 Black British
Conservative Nadhim Zahawi[31] Stratford-on-Avon Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families 2018 British Iraqi
Conservative Suella Braverman[51] Fareham Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union 2018 British Indian
Conservative Rishi Sunak[52] Richmond (Yorks) Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government 2018 British Indian
Conservative Nus Ghani[53] Wealden Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aviation and Maritime 2018 British Pakistani
Conservative James Cleverly[54] Braintree Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union 2019 Black British/White British (Mixed)
Conservative Kemi Badenoch[33] Saffron Walden Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families 2019 Black British
Conservative Seema Kennedy[55] South Ribble Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Primary Care 2019 British Iranian/White Irish (Mixed)
Conservative Ranil Jayawardena[34] North East Hampshire Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State International Trade 2020 British Sri Lankan
Conservative Paul Scully[18] Sutton and Cheam Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets 2020 British Burmese
Conservative Alan Mak[56] Havant Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 2021 British Chinese
Conservative Rehman Chishti[57] Gillingham and Rainham Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for North America, Sanctions and Consular Policy 2022 British Pakistani
Conservative Claire Coutinho[57] East Surrey Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People 2022 British Indian
Conservative Darren Henry[57] Broxtowe Assistant Government Whip 2022 Black British
Conservative Gagan Mohindra[58] South West Hertfordshire Assistant Government Whip 2023 British Indian
Conservative Bim Afolami[59] Hitchin and Harpenden Economic Secretary to the Treasury 2023 Black British
Conservative Saqib Bhatti[59] Meriden Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy 2023 British Pakistani
Labour Abena Oppong-Asare Erith and Thamesmead Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office 2024 Black British
Labour Janet Daby Lewisham East Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education 2024 Black British
Labour Miatta Fahnbulleh Peckham Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero 2024 Black British
Labour Seema Malhotra Feltham and Heston Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department 2024 British Indian
Labour Rushanara Ali Bethnal Green and Stepney Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government 2024 British Bangladeshi
Labour Tulip Siddiq Hampstead and Highgate Economic Secretary to the Treasury 2024 British Bangladeshi

Speaker of the House of Commons

Party Portrait Name Constituency First office held Year appointed Ethnicity
Conservative Douglas Clifton Brown Hexham Speaker of the House of Commons 1943 Black British/White British (Mixed)

Chairman of Ways and Means

Party Portrait Name Constituency First office held Year appointed Ethnicity
Conservative Douglas Clifton Brown Hexham Chairman of Ways and Means 1939 Black British/White British (Mixed)
Conservative Nus Ghani Sussex Weald Chairman of Ways and Means 2024 British Pakistani

Members of Parliament

Party Portrait Name Constituency Year elected Year left Reason for tenure ending Ethnicity
Whig James Townsend[2] West Looe 1767 1774 Resigned Black British/White British (Mixed)
Calne 1782 1787 Died in office
Whig Richard Beckford[2] Bridport, Arundel and Leominster 1780 1796 Died in office Black British/White British (Mixed)
Tory Ralph Benson[60][61] Stafford 1812 1818 Retired Black British/White British (Mixed)
1826 1830 Retired
Tory John Stewart[2] Lymington 1832 1847 Defeated Black British/White British (Mixed)
Conservative
Whig Alexander Raphael[2] County Carlow 1835 1835 Unseated by petition British Armenian
St Albans 1847 1850 Died in office
Conservative Charles Cecil Martyn[62] Southampton 1841 1842 Unseated by petition Anglo-Indian
Whig David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre[14][63] Sudbury 1841 1842 Unseated by petition Anglo-Indian
Whig Henry Galgacus Redhead Yorke[64] City of York 1841 1848 Committed suicide Black British/White British (Mixed)
Liberal Henry Arthur Herbert[65][66] Kerry 1847 1866 Died in office Black British/White British (Mixed)
Liberal Peter McLagan[67] Linlithgowshire 1865 1893 Resigned Black British/White British (Mixed)
Liberal Henry Arthur Herbert[68][69] Kerry 1866 1880 Retired Black British/White British (Mixed)
Liberal Hubert Jerningham[70][71] Berwick-upon-Tweed 1881 1885 Retired Black British/White British (Mixed)
Liberal Dadabhai Naoroji[14][63] Finsbury Central 1892 1895 Defeated British Indian
Conservative Mancherjee Bhownagree[14][63] Bethnal Green North East 1895 1906 Defeated British Indian
Liberal Ernest Soares[36] Barnstaple 1900 1911 Resigned due to failing health Anglo-Indian[72] (Goan)
Liberal H. F. B. Lynch[2] Ripon 1906 1910 Defeated British Armenian/White Irish (Mixed)
Conservative Douglas Clifton Brown Hexham 1918 1923 Defeated Black British/White British (Mixed)
1924 1951 Retired
Conservative Howard Clifton Brown Newbury 1922 1923 Defeated Black British/White British (Mixed)
1924 1945 Retired
Labour Shapurji Saklatvala[14] Battersea North 1922 1923 Defeated British Indian
Communist 1924 1929 Defeated
Conservative Jonathan Sayeed[73] Bristol East 1983 1992 Defeated Anglo-Indian[74]
Mid Bedfordshire 1997 2005 Retired
Labour Diane Abbott[14][75] Hackney North and Stoke Newington 1987 Serving Black British
Labour Paul Boateng[14][75] Brent South 1987 2005 Retired Black British/White British (Mixed)
Labour Bernie Grant[14][75] Tottenham 1987 2000 Died in office Black British
Labour Keith Vaz[14][75] Leicester East 1987 2019 Retired British Indian
Labour Ashok Kumar[75][12] Langbaurgh 1991 1992 Defeated British Indian
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland 1997 2010 Died in office
Conservative Sebastian Coe[76][77][78][79] Falmouth and Camborne 1992 1997 Defeated Anglo-Indian
Conservative Nirj Deva[75] Brentford and Isleworth 1992 1997 Defeated British Sri Lankan
Labour Piara Singh Khabra[75] Ealing Southall 1992 2007 Died in office British Indian
Labour Oona King[75] Bethnal Green & Bow 1997 2005 Defeated African American/White British (Mixed)
Labour Mohammad Sarwar[75] Glasgow Central 1997 2010 Retired British Pakistani
Labour Marsha Singh[75] Bradford West 1997 2012 Resigned due to failing health British Indian
Labour Co-op Mark Hendrick[3] Preston 2000 Serving Somali/White British (Mixed)
Labour David Lammy[14] Tottenham 2000 Serving Black British
Labour Parmjit Dhanda[12] Gloucester 2001 2010 Defeated British Indian
Labour Khalid Mahmood[14] Birmingham Perry Barr 2001 2024 Defeated British Pakistani
Liberal Democrats Parmjit Singh Gill[14][12] Leicester South 2004 2005 Defeated British Indian
Conservative Adam Afriyie[14][12] Windsor 2005 2024 Retired Black British/White British (Mixed)
Labour Dawn Butler[3] Brent South 2005 2010 Defeated Black British
Brent Central 2015 Serving
Labour Sadiq Khan[14] Tooting 2005 2016 Resigned to become Mayor of London British Pakistani
Labour Shahid Malik[80] Dewsbury 2005 2010 Defeated British Pakistani
Conservative Shailesh Vara[14][12] North West Cambridgeshire 2005 2024 Defeated British Indian
Labour Virendra Sharma[3] Ealing Southall 2007 2024 Retired British Indian
Labour Rushanara Ali[14] Bethnal Green and Bow 2010 Serving British Bangladeshi
Conservative Rehman Chishti[14] Gillingham and Rainham 2010 2024 Defeated British Pakistani
Conservative Helen Grant[14] Maidstone and The Weald & Maidstone and Malling 2010 Serving Black British/White British (Mixed)
Conservative Sam Gyimah[14] East Surrey 2010 2019 Expelled from Conservatives, joined Liberal Democrats Black British
Liberal Democrats 2019 2019 Defeated
Conservative Sajid Javid[14] Bromsgrove 2010 2024 Retired British Pakistani
Conservative Kwasi Kwarteng[14] Spelthorne 2010 2024 Retired Black British
Labour Shabana Mahmood[13] Birmingham Ladywood 2010 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Lisa Nandy[14] Wigan 2010 Serving British Bengali/White British (Mixed)
Labour Chi Onwurah[14] Newcastle upon Tyne Central 2010 Serving Black British/White British (Mixed)
Conservative Priti Patel[14] Witham 2010 Serving British Indian
Labour Yasmin Qureshi[14] Bolton South East & Bolton South and Walkden 2010 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Anas Sarwar[14] Glasgow Central 2010 2015 Defeated British Pakistani
Conservative Alok Sharma[14] Reading West 2010 2024 Retired British Indian
Labour Chuka Umunna[14] Streatham 2010 2019 (Crossed the floor in 2019) Resigned from Labour, joined Change UK Black British/White British/White Irish (Mixed)
Change UK 2019 2019 Resigned from Change UK, joined Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats 2019 2019 Defeated
Conservative Paul Uppal[14] Wolverhampton South West 2010 2015 Defeated British Indian
Labour Valerie Vaz[14] Walsall South & Walsall and Bloxwich 2010 Serving British Indian
Conservative Nadhim Zahawi[14] Stratford-on-Avon 2010 2024 Retired British Iraqi
Labour Co-op Seema Malhotra[14] Feltham and Heston 2011 Serving British Indian
Conservative James Cleverly[63] Braintree 2015 Serving Black British/White British (Mixed)
Labour Thangam Debbonaire[3] Bristol West 2015 2024 Defeated Anglo-Indian
Conservative Suella Braverman[3] Fareham & Fareham and Waterlooville 2015 Serving British Indian
Conservative Nus Ghani[3] Wealden & Sussex Weald 2015 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Imran Hussain[3] Bradford East 2015 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Rupa Huq[3] Ealing Central and Acton 2015 Serving British Bangladeshi
Conservative Ranil Jayawardena[3] North East Hampshire 2015 2024 Defeated British Sri Lankan
Conservative Seema Kennedy[3] South Ribble 2015 2019 Retired British Iranian/White Irish (Mixed)
Labour Clive Lewis[3] Norwich South 2015 Serving Black British/White British (Mixed)
Conservative Alan Mak[81] Havant 2015 Serving British Chinese
Labour Co-op Kate Osamor[82] Edmonton & Edmonton and Winchmore Hill 2015 Serving Black British
Conservative Paul Scully[18] Sutton and Cheam 2015 2024 Retired British Burmese
Labour Naz Shah[82] Bradford West 2015 Serving British Pakistani
SNP Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh[83] Ochil and South Perthshire 2015 2017 Defeated British Pakistani/White British/Other White (Mixed)
Labour Tulip Siddiq[83] Hampstead and Kilburn & Hampstead and Highgate 2015 Serving British Bangladeshi
Conservative Rishi Sunak[3] Richmond & Richmond and Northallerton 2015 Serving British Indian
Labour Rosena Allin-Khan[3] Tooting 2016 Serving British Pakistani/Other White (Mixed)
Conservative Bim Afolami[83][3] Hitchin and Harpenden 2017 2024 Defeated Black British
Conservative Kemi Badenoch[83][3] Saffron Walden & North West Essex 2017 Serving Black British
Labour Bambos Charalambous[83][3] Enfield Southgate & Southgate and Wood Green 2017 Serving British Cypriot[84]
Labour Marsha de Cordova[83][3] Battersea 2017 Serving Black British
Labour Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi[83][3] Slough 2017 Serving British Indian
Labour Co-op Preet Gill[83][3] Birmingham Edgbaston 2017 Serving British Indian
Labour Afzal Khan[83][3] Manchester Gorton & Manchester Rusholme 2017 Serving British Pakistani
Liberal Democrats Layla Moran[83][85][86] Oxford West and Abingdon 2017 Serving British Palestinian/White British (Mixed)
Labour Fiona Onasanya Peterborough 2017 2018 (Crossed the floor in 2018) Expelled from Labour, became an Independent Black British
Independent 2018 2019 Removed from office
Labour Faisal Rashid[83][3] Warrington South 2017 2019 Defeated British Pakistani
Labour Eleanor Smith[83][87][3] Wolverhampton South West 2017 2019 Defeated Black British
Labour Mohammad Yasin[83][3] Bedford 2017 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Janet Daby[88][89] Lewisham East 2018 Serving Black British
Conservative Imran Ahmad Khan[90] Wakefield 2019 2021 Suspended and later expelled from Conservatives, became an Independent British Pakistani/White British (Mixed)
Independent 2021 2022 Resigned
Labour Tahir Ali[90] Birmingham Hall Green & Hall Green and Moseley 2019 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Apsana Begum[90] Poplar and Limehouse 2019 Serving British Bangladeshi
Conservative Saqib Bhatti[90] Meriden & Meriden and Solihull East 2019 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Feryal Clark[90] Enfield North 2019 Serving British Kurdish[91]
Conservative Claire Coutinho[90] East Surrey 2019 Serving British Indian[92]
Labour Co-op Florence Eshalomi[90] Vauxhall & Vauxhall and Camberwell Green 2019 Serving Black British
Conservative Darren Henry[90] Broxtowe 2019 2024 Defeated Black British
Labour Kim Johnson[90] Liverpool Riverside 2019 Serving Black British/White British (Mixed)
Labour Nav Mishra[90] Stockport 2019 Serving British Indian
Conservative Gagan Mohindra[90] South West Hertfordshire 2019 Serving British Indian[92]
Labour Abena Oppong-Asare[90] Erith and Thamesmead 2019 Serving Black British
Labour Taiwo Owatemi[90] Coventry North West 2019 Serving Black British
Labour Sarah Owen[90] Luton North 2019 Serving British Chinese/White British (Mixed)
Labour Bell Ribeiro-Addy[90] Streatham & Clapham and Brixton Hill 2019 Serving Black British
Labour Zarah Sultana[90] Coventry South 2019 Serving British Pakistani
Liberal Democrats Munira Wilson[90] Twickenham 2019 Serving British Indian
Labour Nadia Whittome[90] Nottingham East 2019 Serving Anglo-Indian
Labour Claudia Webbe[90] Leicester East 2019 2020 Suspended and later expelled from Labour, became an Independent Black British
Independent 2020 2024 Defeated
SNP Anum Qaisar[93] Airdrie and Shotts 2021 2024 Defeated British Pakistani
Labour Paulette Hamilton[94] Birmingham Erdington 2022 Serving Black British
Independent Shockat Adam Leicester South 2024 Serving British Indian
Labour Zubir Ahmed Glasgow South West 2024 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Sadik Al-Hassan North Somerset 2024 Serving British Syrian/White Irish (Mixed)
Labour Bayo Alaba Southend East and Rochford 2024 Serving Black British
Labour Callum Anderson Buckingham and Bletchley 2024 Serving Black British/White British (Mixed)
Labour Jas Athwal Ilford South 2024 Serving British Indian
Liberal Democrats Josh Babarinde Eastbourne 2024 Serving Black British/White British (Mixed)
Labour Calvin Bailey Leyton and Wanstead 2024 Serving Black British/White British (Mixed)
Conservative Peter Bedford Mid Leicestershire 2024 Serving Anglo-Indian
Labour Sureena Brackenridge Wolverhampton North East 2024 Serving British Indian
Labour David Burton-Sampson Southend West and Leigh 2024 Serving Black British/White British (Mixed)
Labour Juliet Campbell Broxtowe 2024 Serving Black British
Liberal Democrats Victoria Collins Harpenden and Berkhamsted 2024 Serving British Chinese/White British (Mixed)
Labour Kirith Entwistle Bolton North East 2024 Serving British Indian
Labour Miatta Fahnbulleh Peckham 2024 Serving Black British
Independent Adnan Hussain Blackburn 2024 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Natasha Irons Croydon East 2024 Serving Black British/White British (Mixed)
Labour Adam Jogee Newcastle-under-Lyme 2024 Serving Black British/White British (Mixed)
Labour Sojan Joseph Ashford 2024 Serving British Indian
Labour Gurinder Josan Smethwick 2024 Serving British Indian
Labour Warinder Juss Wolverhampton West 2024 Serving British Indian
Labour Satvir Kaur Southampton Test 2024 Serving British Indian
Independent Ayoub Khan Birmingham Perry Barr 2024 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Naushabah Khan Gillingham and Rainham 2024 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Sonia Kumar Dudley 2024 Serving British Indian
Labour Uma Kumaran Stratford and Bow 2024 Serving British Sri Lankan
Labour Abtisam Mohamed Sheffield Central 2024 Serving British Yemeni
Independent Iqbal Mohamed Dewsbury and Batley 2024 Serving British Indian
Labour Kanishka Narayan Vale of Glamorgan 2024 Serving British Indian
Conservative Ben Obese-Jecty Huntingdon 2024 Serving Black British/White British (Mixed)
Conservative Shivani Raja Leicester East 2024 Serving British Indian
Labour Jeevun Sandher Loughborough 2024 Serving British Indian
Labour Baggy Shanker Derby South 2024 Serving British Indian
Conservative Neil Shastri-Hurst Solihull West and Shirley 2024 Serving Anglo-Indian
Labour Harpreet Uppal Huddersfield 2024 Serving British Indian
Labour Tony Vaughan Folkestone and Hythe 2024 Serving British Filipino/White British (Mixed)
Labour Yuan Yang Earley and Woodley 2024 Serving British Chinese

House of Lords

Members of the Cabinet in the House of Lords

Party Portrait Name First office held Year appointed Ethnicity
Labour Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos[95] Secretary of State for International Development 2003 Black British
Labour Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland[96] Attorney General for England and Wales (attending Cabinet) 2007 Black British
Conservative Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi[97] Minister without Portfolio (attending Cabinet) 2010 British Pakistani

Ministers in the House of Lords

Party Portrait Name First office held Year appointed Ethnicity
Liberal Satyendra Prasanna Sinha, 1st Baron Sinha Under-Secretary of State for India 1919 British Indian
Labour Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos[95] Baroness-in-Waiting 1998 Black British
Labour Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland[96] Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 1999 Black British
Labour Ara Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham[98] Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health 2007 British Armenian
Labour Shriti Vadera, Baroness Vadera[99] Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Competitiveness and Small Business 2008 British Indian
Labour Kamlesh Patel, Baron Patel of Bradford[100] Lord-in-waiting 2008 British Indian
Conservative Sandip Verma, Baroness Verma[101] Baroness-in-waiting 2010 British Indian
Conservative Tariq Ahmad, Baron Ahmad of Wimbledon[102] Lord-in-waiting 2012 British Pakistani
Conservative Dolar Popat, Baron Popat[103] Lord-in-waiting 2013 British Indian
Conservative Nosheena Mobarik, Baroness Mobarik[104] Baroness-in-waiting 2016 British Pakistani
Conservative Zahida Manzoor, Baroness Manzoor[104] Baroness-in-waiting 2018 British Pakistani
Conservative Syed Kamall, Baron Kamall[105] Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Technology, Innovation and Life Sciences 2021 British Indian
Labour Wajid Khan, Baron Khan of Burnley[106] Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 2024 British Pakistani
Labour Sonny Leong, Baron Leong Lord-in-waiting 2024 British Chinese

Members of the House of Lords

Party Portraitl Name Year entered Year left Reason for tenure ending Ethnicity
Liberal Satyendra Prasanno Sinha, 1st Baron Sinha[14] 1919 1928 Died British Indian
Liberal Arun Kumar Sinha, 2nd Baron Sinha[107] 1945 1967 Died British Indian
Conservative Douglas Clifton Brown, 1st Viscount Ruffside 1951 1958 Died Black British/White British (Mixed)
Crossbench Sudhindra Prasanna Sinha, 3rd Baron Sinha[108] 1969 1989 Died British Indian
Crossbench Learie Constantine, Baron Constantine[14] 1969 1971 Died Black British
Labour David Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead[109] 1975 1994 Died Black British
Crossbench Pratap Chitnis, Baron Chitnis[63] 1977 2013 Died British Indian
Conservative Shreela Flather, Baroness Flather[14][109] 1990 2008 (Crossed the floor) Resigned from the Conservative Party, now a Crossbencher British Indian
Crossbench 2008 2024 Died
Crossbench Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn[110] 1990 2010 Permanently disqualified under the provisions of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 British Chinese[111]
Labour Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai[14] 1991 2020 (Crossed the floor) Resigned from the Labour Party, now a Crossbencher British Indian
Crossbench 2020 Serving
Lords Spiritual Michael Nazir-Ali, Bishop of Rochester[112] 1994 2009 Retired British Pakistani
Crossbench James Lindsay, 3rd Baron Lindsay of Birker[113] 1995 1999 Removed British Chinese/White British (Mixed)
Conservative John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick[14] 1996 2011 (Crossed the floor) Resigned from the Conservative Party, now a Crossbencher[114] Black British
Crossbench 2011 Serving
Labour Swraj Paul, Baron Paul[14] 1996 2010 (Crossed the floor) Resigned from the Labour Party, now a Crossbencher[115] British Indian
Crossbench 2010 Serving
Conservative Raj Bagri, Baron Bagri[110] 1997 2010 Permanently disqualified under the provisions of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 British Indian
Labour Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos[110] 1997 Serving Black British
Labour Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal[14] 1997 Serving Black British
Liberal Democrats Navnit Dholakia, Baron Dholakia[14] 1997 Serving British Indian
Labour Waheed Alli, Baron Alli[14] 1998 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin[14] 1998 2010 (Crossed the floor) Resigned from the Labour Party, now a Crossbencher[116] British Bangladeshi
Crossbench 2010 Serving
Labour Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed[110] 1998 2007 (Crossed the floor) Expelled from the Labour Party, became a Crossbencher[117] British Pakistani
Crossbench 2007 2020 Resigned under threat of expulsion
Crossbench Arup Kumar Sinha, 6th Baron Sinha[118] 1999 1999 Removed British Indian
Labour Tarsem King, Baron King of West Bromwich[110] 1999 2013 Died British Indian
Crossbench Usha Prashar, Baroness Prashar[14] 1999 Serving British Indian
Crossbench Narendra Patel, Baron Patel[14] 1999 Serving British Indian
Labour Rosalind Howells, Baroness Howells of St Davids[14] 1999 2019 Retired Black British
Conservative Sebastian Coe, Baron Coe[76][77][78][79] 2000 2022 Retired Anglo-Indian
Labour Bhikhu Parekh, Baron Parekh[14] 2000 Serving British Indian
Labour Adam Patel, Baron Patel of Blackburn[14] 2000 2019 Died British Indian
Crossbench Herman Ouseley, Baron Ouseley[14] 2001 2019 Retired Black British
Crossbench Victor Adebowale, Baron Adebowale[14] 2001 Serving Black British
Labour Amir Bhatia, Baron Bhatia[14] 2001 2010 (Crossed the floor) Resigned from the Labour Party, now a Crossbencher[119] British Indian
Crossbench 2010 2023 Removed
Crossbench Michael Chan, Baron Chan 2001 2006 Died British Chinese
Lords Spiritual John Sentamu, Baron Sentamu[3] 2002 2020 Retired as Archbishop of York, created a life peer in 2021 Black British
Crossbench 2021 Serving
Labour Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya[14] 2004 2019 Died British Indian
Crossbench Diljit Rana, Baron Rana[14] 2004 2016 (Crossed the floor) Resigned from the Crossbenches, now a Conservative British Indian
Conservative 2016 2024 Retired
Crossbench Lola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey[14] 2004 Serving Black British
Liberal Democrats Kishwer Falkner, Baroness Falkner of Margravine[14][120] 2004 2019 (Crossed the floor) Resigned from the Liberal Democrats, now a Crossbencher British Pakistani
Crossbench 2019 Serving
Crossbench Michael Hastings, Baron Hastings of Scarisbrick[14] 2005 Serving Black British
Conservative Sandip Verma, Baroness Verma[14] 2006 Serving British Indian
Conservative Mohamed Sheikh, Baron Sheikh[14] 2006 2022 Died British Indian
Crossbench Karan Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria[14] 2006 Serving British Indian
Labour Kamlesh Patel, Baron Patel of Bradford[14] 2006 Serving British Indian
Labour Bill Morris, Baron Morris of Handsworth[14] 2006 2020 Retired Black British
Labour Shriti Vadera, Baroness Vadera[110] 2007 Serving British Indian
Crossbench Khalid Hameed, Baron Hameed[14] 2007 Serving British Indian
Labour Ara Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham[14] 2007 2019 (Crossed the floor) Resigned from the Labour Party, now a Crossbencher British Armenian
Crossbench 2019 Serving
Conservative Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi[14] 2007 Serving British Pakistani
Crossbench Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar 2007 2022 Died British Iranian
Crossbench Ajay Kakkar, Baron Kakkar[14] 2010 Serving British Indian
Conservative Nat Wei, Baron Wei[14] 2010 Serving British Chinese
Liberal Democrats Floella Benjamin, Baroness Benjamin[14] 2010 Serving Black British
Labour Paul Boateng, Baron Boateng[3] 2010 Serving Black British/White British (Mixed)
Conservative Dolar Popat, Baron Popat[14] 2010 Serving British Indian
Conservative Bernard Ribeiro, Baron Ribeiro[121] 2010 2023 Retired Black British
Conservative Tariq Ahmad, Baron Ahmad of Wimbledon[14] 2011 Serving British Pakistani
Liberal Democrats Qurban Hussain, Baron Hussain[14][122] 2011 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Oona King, Baroness King of Bow[75] 2011 2024 Retired African American/White British (Mixed)
Liberal Democrats Raj Loomba, Baron Loomba[14] 2011 2016 (Crossed the floor) Resigned from the Liberal Democrats, now a Crossbencher British Indian
Crossbench 2016 Serving
Labour Gulam Noon, Baron Noon 2011 2015 Died British Indian
Crossbench Indarjit Singh, Baron Singh of Wimbledon[14] 2011 Serving British Indian
Liberal Democrats Zahida Manzoor, Baroness Manzoor[14] 2013 2016 (Crossed the floor) Resigned from the Liberal Democrats, now a Conservative British Pakistani
Conservative 2016 Serving
Liberal Democrats Rumi Verjee, Baron Verjee[14] 2013 Serving British Indian
Labour Doreen Lawrence, Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon[14] 2013 Serving Black British
Conservative Ranbir Singh Suri, Baron Suri 2014 Serving British Indian
Conservative Nosheena Mobarik, Baroness Mobarik 2014 Serving British Pakistani
Conservative Ruby McGregor-Smith, Baroness McGregor-Smith[121] 2015 2024 (Crossed the floor) Changed affiliation to non-affiliated British Indian
Non-affiliated 2024 Serving
Liberal Democrats Shas Sheehan, Baroness Sheehan[121] 2015 Serving British Pakistani
Conservative Jitesh Gadhia, Baron Gadhia 2016 Serving British Indian
Labour Shami Chakrabarti, Baroness Chakrabarti[14] 2016 Serving British Indian
Labour Martha Osamor, Baroness Osamor[121][123] 2018 Serving Black British
Conservative Zameer Choudrey, Baron Choudrey[124] 2019 Serving British Pakistani
Conservative Rami Ranger, Baron Ranger[125] 2019 Serving British Indian
Crossbench Simon Woolley, Baron Woolley of Woodford[90] 2019 Serving Black British
Crossbench Minouche Shafik, Baroness Shafik 2020 Serving British Egyptian
Conservative Aamer Sarfraz, Baron Sarfraz 2020 Serving British Pakistani
Conservative Syed Kamall, Baron Kamall[126] 2021 Serving British Indian
Labour Wajid Khan, Baron Khan of Burnley[127] 2021 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Prem Sikka, Baron Sikka[128] 2021 Serving British Indian
Lords Spiritual Guli Francis-Dehqani, Bishop of Chelmsford[129] 2021 Serving British Iranian/White British (Mixed)
Crossbench Shaista Gohir, Baroness Gohir[130][131] 2022 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Sonny Leong, Baron Leong 2022 Serving British Chinese
Conservative Dambisa Moyo, Baroness Moyo 2022 2024 (Crossed the floor) Changed affiliation to non-affiliated Black British
Non-affiliated 2024 Serving
Conservative Tony Sewell, Baron Sewell of Sanderstead 2022 Serving Black British
Labour Kuldip Singh Sahota, Baron Sahota 2022 Serving British Indian
Conservative Shaun Bailey, Baron Bailey of Paddington 2023 Serving Black British
Conservative Kulveer Ranger, Baron Ranger of Northwood 2023 Serving British Indian
Labour Ayesha Hazarika, Baroness Hazarika 2024 Serving British Indian
Conservative Alok Sharma, Baron Sharma 2024 Serving British Indian
Labour Thangam Debbonaire, Baroness Debbonaire 2025 Serving Anglo-Indian
Labour Gerard Lemos, Baron Lemos 2025 Serving British Indian
Liberal Democrats Shaffaq Mohammed, Baron Mohammed of Tinsley 2025 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Claude Moraes, Baron Moraes 2025 Serving British Indian
Labour Krish Raval, Baron Raval 2025 Serving British Indian
Labour Marvin Rees, Baron Rees of Easton 2025 Serving Black British/White British (Mixed)

European Parliament

Party Portrait Name Constituency Year elected Year left Reason for tenure ending Ethnicity
Labour Mark Hendrick[14] Central Lancashire 1994 1999 Defeated British Somali/White British (Mixed)
Conservative Nirj Deva[75][132] South East England 1999 2019 Defeated British Sri Lankan
Conservative Bashir Khanbhai East of England 1999 2004 Retired British Indian
Labour Neena Gill[132] West Midlands 1999 2009 Defeated British Indian
2014 2020 Post abolished
Labour Claude Moraes[132] London 1999 2020 Post abolished British Indian
Liberal Democrats Sajjad Karim North West England 2004 2006 (Crossed the floor in 2006) Left Liberal Democrats, joined Conservative Party British Pakistani
Conservative 2006 2019 Defeated
Conservative Syed Kamall[132] London 2005 2019 Defeated British Indian
UKIP Amjad Bashir[133] Yorkshire and the Humber 2014 2015 (Crossed the floor in 2015) Left UKIP, joined Conservative Party British Pakistani
Conservative 2015 2019 Defeated
Labour M. Afzal Khan North West England 2014 2017 Resigned to become Member of Parliament for Manchester Gorton British Pakistani
UKIP Steven Woolfe North West England 2014 2016 (Crossed the floor in 2016) Left UKIP, became an Independent Black British/White British (Mixed)
Independent 2016 2018 (Crossed the floor in 2018) Joined Conservative Party
Conservative 2018 2019 Retired
Labour Wajid Khan North West England 2017 2019 Defeated British Pakistani
Conservative Nosheena Mobarik Scotland 2017 2020 Post abolished British Pakistani
Liberal Democrats Dinesh Dhamija London 2019 2020 Post abolished British Indian
Brexit Party Benyamin Habib London 2019 2020 Post abolished British Pakistani
Brexit Party Christina Jordan South West England 2019 2020 Post abolished British Malaysian
Green Magid Magid Yorkshire and the Humber 2019 2020 Post abolished British Somali
Liberal Democrats Shaffaq Mohammed Yorkshire and the Humber 2019 2020 Post abolished British Pakistani
Brexit Party Louis Stedman-Bryce Scotland 2019 2019 (Crossed the floor in 2019) Resigned from the Brexit Party Black British[134][135]/White British (Mixed)
Independent 2019 2020 Post abolished

Greater London Authority

Mayors of London

Party Portrait Name Constituency Year elected Year left Reason for tenure ending Ethnicity
Labour Sadiq Khan Mayor of London 2016 Serving British Pakistani[136]

Deputy Mayors of London

Party Portrait Name Role Year appointed Ethnicity
Conservative Ray Lewis Deputy Mayor for Young People 2008 Black British[137]
Conservative Munira Mirza Deputy Mayor for Education and Culture 2012 British Pakistani[138]
Labour Rajesh Agarwal Deputy Mayor for Business 2016 British Indian
Labour Shirley Rodrigues Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy 2016 British Indian
Labour Debbie Weekes-Bernard Deputy Mayor for Communities and Social Justice 2018 Black British[139]

London Assembly

Chairs of the London Assembly

Party Portrait Name Constituency First office held Year appointed Ethnicity
Labour Trevor Phillips London-wide Chair of the London Assembly 2002 Black British
Labour Co-op Jennette Arnold London-wide Chair of the London Assembly 2008 Black British
Labour Navin Shah Brent and Harrow Chair of the London Assembly 2020 British Indian
Labour Onkar Sahota Ealing and Hillingdon Chair of the London Assembly 2022 British Indian

London Assembly Members

Party Portrait Name Constituency Year elected Year left Reason for tenure ending Ethnicity
Labour David Lammy London-wide 2000 2000 Resigned to become Member of Parliament for Tottenham Black British
Labour Trevor Phillips London-wide 2000 2003 Resigned Black British
Labour Jennette Arnold[3] North East 2000 2021 Retired Black British
Labour Murad Qureshi[14] London-wide 2004 2016 Defeated British Bangladeshi
Conservative James Cleverly[14] Bexley and Bromley 2008 2016 Retired to become Member of Parliament for Braintree Black British/White British (Mixed)
Labour Navin Shah[3] Brent and Harrow 2008 2021 Retired British Indian
Labour Onkar Sahota[3] Ealing and Hillingdon 2012 2024 De-selected British Indian
Conservative Kemi Badenoch[14] London-wide 2015 2017 Resigned to become Member of Parliament for Saffron Walden Black British
Conservative Shaun Bailey[3] London-wide 2016 Serving Black British
Labour Unmesh Desai[3] City and East 2016 Serving British Indian
Labour Co-op Florence Eshalomi[3] Lambeth and Southwark 2016 2021 Retired to become Member of Parliament for Vauxhall Black British
UKIP David Kurten[140] London-wide 2016 2021 Defeated Black British/White British (Mixed)
Labour Marina Ahmad Lambeth and Southwark 2021 Serving British Bangladeshi
Liberal Democrats Hina Bokhari London-wide 2021 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Krupesh Hirani Brent and Harrow 2021 Serving British Indian
Labour Sem Moema North East 2021 Serving Black British
Labour Sakina Sheikh London-wide 2021 2024 Defeated British Pakistani
Labour Bassam Mahfouz Ealing and Hillingdon 2024 Serving British Lebanese
Labour James Small-Edwards West Central 2024 Serving Black British/White British (Mixed)

Scottish Parliament

First Ministers of Scotland

Party Portrait Name Constituency First office held Year appointed Ethnicity
SNP Humza Yousaf[141] Glasgow First Minister of Scotland 2023 British Pakistani

Members of the Scottish Cabinet in the Scottish Parliament

Party Portrait Name Constituency First office held Year appointed Ethnicity
SNP Humza Yousaf[141] Glasgow Cabinet Secretary for Justice 2018 British Pakistani

Scottish Government Junior Ministers in the Scottish Parliament

Party Portrait Name Constituency First office held Year appointed Ethnicity
SNP Humza Yousaf[141] Glasgow Minister for External Affairs and International Development 2012 British Pakistani
SNP Kaukab Stewart Glasgow Kelvin Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development 2024 British Pakistani

Members of the Scottish Parliament

Party Portrait Name Constituency Year elected Year left Reason for tenure ending Ethnicity
SNP Bashir Ahmad[142] Glasgow 2007 2009 Died in office British Pakistani
Labour Hanzala Malik[143] Glasgow 2011 2016 Defeated British Pakistani/White British (Mixed)
SNP Humza Yousaf[144] Glasgow 2011 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Anas Sarwar[143] Glasgow 2016 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Foysol Choudhury[145] Lothian 2021 Serving British Bangladeshi
Conservative Pam Gosal West Scotland 2021 Serving British Indian
Conservative Sandesh Gulhane Glasgow 2021 Serving British Indian
SNP Kaukab Stewart[146] Glasgow 2021 Serving British Pakistani

Senedd

First Ministers of Wales

Party Portrait Name Constituency First office held Year appointed Ethnicity
Labour Vaughan Gething[3][147] Cardiff South and Penarth First Minister of Wales 2024 Black British/White British (Mixed)

Members of the Welsh Government Cabinet in the Senedd

Party Portrait Name Constituency First office held Year appointed Ethnicity
Labour Vaughan Gething[3][147] Cardiff South and Penarth Minister for Health and Social Services 2016 Black British/White British (Mixed)

Welsh Government Junior Ministers in the Senedd

Party Portrait Name Constituency First office held Year appointed Ethnicity
Labour Vaughan Gething[3][147] Cardiff South and Penarth Deputy Minister for Tackling Poverty 2013 Black British/White British (Mixed)

Members of the Senedd

Party Portrait Name Constituency Year elected Year left Reason for tenure ending Ethnicity
Plaid Cymru Mohammad Asghar[3][147] South Wales East 2007 2009 (Crossed the floor in 2009) Left Plaid Cymru, joined Conservative Party British Pakistani
Conservative South Wales East 2009 2020 Died in office
Labour Vaughan Gething[3][147] Cardiff South and Penarth 2011 Serving Black British/White British (Mixed)
Conservative Altaf Hussain[148] South Wales West 2015 2016 Defeated British Indian
2021 Serving
Conservative Natasha Asghar[149] South Wales East 2021 Serving British Pakistani

Northern Ireland Assembly

Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly

Party Portrait Name Constituency Year elected Year left Reason for tenure ending Ethnicity
Alliance Anna Lo[150] Belfast South 2007 2016 Retired British Chinese Irish Chinese

Police and Crime Commissioners

Party Portrait Name Constituency Year elected Year left Reason for tenure ending Ethnicity
Labour Hardyal Dhindsa[151] Derbyshire 2016 2021 Defeated British Indian
Conservative Festus Akinbusoye[152] Bedfordshire 2021 2024 Defeated Black British
Labour Gary Godden Nottinghamshire 2024 Serving Black British/White British (Mixed)
Labour Nicolle Ndiweni[153] Derbyshire 2024 Serving Black British
Labour Emma Wools South Wales 2024 Serving Black British/White British (Mixed)

Combined authorities and combined county authorities

Deputy mayors for policing and crime

Party Portrait Name Role Year appointed Year left Reason for tenure ending Ethnicity
Labour Co-op Alison Lowe Deputy Mayor of West Yorkshire for Policing and Crime 2021 Black British/White Irish (Mixed)
Labour Kilvinder Vigurs Deputy Mayor of South Yorkshire for Policing and Crime 2025

Local authorities

Directly elected mayors

Party Portrait Name Constituency Year elected Year left Reason for tenure ending Ethnicity
Independent Lutfur Rahman Mayor of Tower Hamlets 2010 2014 (Crossed the floor in 2014) Created Tower Hamlets First British Bangladeshi
Tower Hamlets First 2014 2015 Election court found corrupt or illegal practices and removed from office
Aspire 2022 Serving
Labour Marvin Rees Mayor of Bristol 2016 2024 Office abolished Black British/White British (Mixed)
Labour Rokhsana Fiaz Mayor of Newham 2018 Serving British Pakistani[154]
Labour Joanne Anderson Mayor of Liverpool 2021 2023 Office abolished Black British
Labour Co-op Brenda Dacres Mayor of Lewisham 2024 Serving Black British

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