Keith Prince
{{Short description|British Conservative Party politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Councillor
| name = Keith Prince
| title =
| honorific-suffix = AM
| image = Keith Prince 2018.jpg
| caption = Prince in 2018
| constituency_AM = Havering and Redbridge
| assembly = London
| term_start = 7 May 2016
| term_end =
| majority = 15,476 (9.0%)
| predecessor = Roger Evans
| successor =
| office1 = Leader of Redbridge Borough Council
| deputy1 =
| term_start1 = May 2009
| term_end1 = June 2014
| predecessor1 = Alan Weinberg
| successor1 = Jas Athwal
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| nationality = British
| spouse =
| party = Conservative Party
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| residence = Romford
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Politician
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| website = {{URL|https://keithprince.london/}}
| footnotes =
| office2 = Leader of Havering Conservatives
| termstart2 = 23 May 2023
}}
Keith Anthony Prince is a British Conservative Party politician and Member of the London Assembly for Havering and Redbridge since 2016.{{cite web |last=Prince |first=Keith |date= |title=Keith Prince |url=http://www.keithprince.london |accessdate=2017-09-19 |publisher=Keith Prince}} Prince is also a Councillor in the London Borough of Havering for the Squirrels Heath Ward, a position he has held since 2022; he also serves as Leader of the Conservative Group on Havering Council.
Political career
Prince served as a councillor on Havering London Borough Council from 1990, representing Gidea Park ward, before being defeated by the Residents Association in 1994. He was elected as a councillor on Redbridge London Borough Council for the Barkingside ward from 2003 until 2018, serving as leader of the council between 2009 and 2014, in coalition with the Liberal Democrats after May 2010.{{cite web|title=REDBRIDGE: Tories and Lib Dems form council coalition|url=https://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/8173623.redbridge-tories-and-lib-dems-form-council-coalition/|first=Daniel|last=Binns|date=19 May 2010|accessdate=6 January 2022|publisher=Wanstead & Woodford Guardian}} In 2014 Labour won control of Redbridge Council{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=Dave |date=2014-05-23 |title=Local elections: Labour wins control of Redbridge council for first time |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/may/23/local-elections-labour-wins-redbridge-council-east-london |access-date=2023-06-15 |issn=0261-3077}} which consigned Prince to the backbenches.
In 2016, Prince stood to become the Conservative candidate for the London Assembly seat of Havering and Redbridge, after the retirement of the incumbent Assembly Member Roger Evans.{{Cite web |date=2015-08-12 |title=Havering's London Assembly member, Roger Evans, will not stand in election |url=https://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/local-council/21536987.haverings-london-assembly-member-roger-evans-will-not-stand-election/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Romford Recorder |language=en}} Prince was subsequently elected as the Assembly Member in May 2016 with a majority of 1,438.
In 2017, Prince was involved in a heated row with a fellow passenger on a train, on his daily commute to work on the Southeastern train service from Dartford to London.{{Cite web |date=2017-12-08 |title=Man caught up in race row with woman on train is Tory councilor in charge of transport |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/keith-prince-race-row-woman-train-video-tory-councillor-charge-transport-dartford-london-service-a8099621.html |access-date=2020-12-22 |website=The Independent |language=en}} The confrontation was filmed and received attention on social media and in print and broadcast media. Prince subsequently released a statement, stating that “I’d like to apologise to my fellow commuters for the disturbance our initial disagreement caused."{{Cite web |title=Tory councillor apologises over bizarre 'feet on seat' train row |url=https://news.sky.com/story/tory-councillor-apologises-over-bizarre-feet-on-seat-train-row-11161856 |access-date=2020-12-22 |website=Sky News |language=en}}
In 2022, Prince was elected as a councillor on Havering Council for the Squirrels Heath ward with a majority of 1,207. In May 2023 he was elected as Leader of the Havering Conservatives.{{Cite web |last=Dailiy |first=The Havering |date=2023-05-24 |title=Keith Prince elected as Leader of the Conservative Group in Havering. |url=https://thehaveringdaily.co.uk/2023/05/24/keith-prince-elected-as-leader-of-the-conservative-group-in-havering/ |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=The Havering Daily |language=en-GB}}
On 12 May 2023 Keith Prince was re-selected{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=Cllr. Keith Prince A.M. selected as the Conservative candidate for Havering & Redbridge |url=https://www.keithprince.london/news/cllr-keith-prince-am-selected-conservative-candidate-havering-redbridge |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=Keith Prince AM |language=en}} as the Conservative candidate for the Havering & Redbridge constituency for the 2024 London elections.
Conservative Mayoral Candidacy 2023
In May 2023 Prince was announced as official running mate for Samuel Kasumu in a bid for London's Mayoralty; if Kasumu were to be elected as Mayor, Prince would take up a role as Deputy Mayor.
On Prince's website it said "Keith Prince was selected by Kasumu as a running mate following internal modelling which has shown that the East of London will be vital if the Conservatives are to be successful in next year’s mayoral election."{{Cite web |date=2023-05-08 |title=Cllr Keith Prince A.M. joins Forces with London Mayoral Frontrunner |url=https://www.keithprince.london/news/cllr-keith-prince-am-joins-forces-london-mayoral-frontrunner |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=Keith Prince AM |language=en}}
Prince then supported Mozammel Hossain KC to become the Conservative Party Candidate.{{Cite web |title=KeithPrinceAM/status/1669376512930324483 |url=https://twitter.com/KeithPrinceAM/status/1669376512930324483 |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=Twitter |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{official website}}
- [https://www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/what-london-assembly-does/london-assembly-members/keith-prince Profile] at the London Assembly
{{Current London Assembly members}}
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