WOMEN
MEMBERS OF THE LONDON ASSEMBLY
Although the CAWP Observatory does not list members of other
English city councils, the London Assembly is included as it represents
a population not only larger than that of any other council but even the
three devolved assemblies. The London Assembly is made up of 25 members
elected using the Additional Member System. Fourteen members represent
constituencies, with a further 11 members elected from a party list to
make the total members from each party proportional to the votes cast
for that party across the whole city. Women's representation in the 2008
Assembly has decreased by 2 members or 8%. Labour female representation
has decreased by 7% while the Conservative female representation stands
at just 9%, a decrease of 13% since the 2004 elections. The Liberal Democrats
have increased their female representation while the Green Party remains
at 50%. The overall decrease may in part be due to the retirement of three
members: Angie Bray, Elizabeth Howlett and Baroness Hamwee. Former members
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Table
1: Women members of the London Assembly (as at October 2010)
Table 2: Gender breakdown of London
Assembly, 2008
|
Party
|
Women
|
Men
|
%
women
|
|
Labour
|
4
|
4
|
50
|
|
Conservative
|
1
|
10
|
9
|
|
Liberal Democrat
|
2
|
1
|
66
|
|
Green
|
1
|
1
|
50
|
|
BNP
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Total
|
8..
|
17.
|
32
|
Table 3: Former women members of the Greater London
Assembly
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