Anne Clarke

Constituency: Barnet and Camden

Year elected: 2021

About

Anne was elected as the London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden in 2021. She has lived in the constituency for more than 20 years, having moved to the UK from Chicago as a student in 1998.

Anne has been a Barnet councillor since 2018, representing Childs Hill and Cricklewood wards.

Anne is Labour’s lead on fire, resilience and emergency planning. She has spoken up for Londoners living in homes with unsafe cladding, supported firefighters and raised awareness of the dangers posed by lithium-ion batteries. She chaired the Assembly’s Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee in 2022/23 and 2023/24.

Locally, Anne works to tackle hate crime affecting Jewish and Muslim communities and campaigns on the local effects of climate change, including flooding and wildfires. She is a school governor and a trustee of Childs Hill Foodbank, which she co-founded during the pandemic.

Proudest achievements

• Campaigning for the removal of unsafe cladding.
• Securing step-free access at Colindale station.
• Campaigning for step-free access at Kentish Town station.
• Successfully campaigning for Superloop bus services.
• Pressing the water company to tackle leakage at the Finchley Road underpass.

Priorities

• Step-free access at Totteridge and Whetstone station.
• More frequent services at Mill Hill East station.
• Improvements around Brent Cross station and the surrounding area.
• Road safety on Falloden Way.

Group roles

• Labour lead on fire, resilience and emergency planning.

Committee roles

• Deputy Chair of the Economy, Culture and Skills Committee.
• Deputy Chair of the Fire Committee.
• Member of the Budget and Performance Committee.
• Member of the Environment Committee.