Bayo Alaba | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament forSouthend East and Rochford | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | James Duddridge |
| Majority | 4,027 (10.1%) |
| Member ofRedbridge London Borough Council forWanstead Park | |
| In office 5 May 2022 – 17 September 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | |
Adebayo Alaba[1] is aBritish Labour Party politician who has been theMember of Parliament (MP) forSouthend East and Rochford since2024.[2][3]
Alaba is from theForest Gate area of London and is of Nigerian descent.
He earned a bachelor's degree in manufacturing and business fromCoventry University in 1995. He later studied social politics at theLondon School of Economics in 2011.[4]
Alaba is a formerparatrooper.[5] In 2024, he was airdropped toNormandy as part of the commemorations for the 80th anniversary of theNormandy landings.[6]
Prior to being a MP, he was a councillor for theWanstead Park ward ofRedbridge.[7]
Alaba won the seat from the Conservatives with a 19% swing, the first time they had lost it since the seat was created in 1997. He was elected as a member of theCulture, Media and Sport Select Committee on 21 October 2024.[8]
He is a member of theFabian Society's executive committee.[9]
Alaba is married and is a father of three.[10] He owns seven rental properties.[11][12]
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