The London assembly holds the Mayor to account by examining his or her decisions. It also investigates isues that matters to Londoners. The London Assembly is made up of 25 Members. 14 Assembly Members are elected to represent London's 14 constituencies. Another 11 Members represent London as a whole. Assembly Members are elected for 4 years.
London Assembly Member candidates who are of Asian origin:
Brent and Harrow
Jafar Hassan: Green Party
Akib Mahmood: Respect (George Galloway)
Navin Shah: Labour party
City & East (includes Barking & Dagenham, Newham, Tower Hamlets and the City of London)
Unmesh Desai: Labour Party
Croydon & Sutton
Amna Ahmad: London Lib Dem
Marina Ahmad: Labour Party
Ealing and Hillingdon
Onkar Singh Sahota: Labour Party
Merton and Wandsworth
Thamilini Kulendran: Independent
North East
Samir Jeraj: Green Party
London-Wide Assembly Member Candidates who are of Asian origin:
Caroline Pidgeon's London Liberal Democrats
Marisha Ray
Conservative Party
Kishan Devani
Amandeep Bhogal
Green Party
Shahrar Ali
UKIP
Akram Afzal
Labour Party
Murad Qureshi
