Local campaigner James
Coldwell has been selected to stand as the Labour candidate in Newington ward
.
Residents
in Newington will vote for a new councillor to replace Neil Coyle
MP, who has decided to stand down from his council seat to focus on his
parliamentary work for Bermondsey and Old Southwark. A by-election will be held in Newington ward on 5 May, the same
day as the London Mayoral and Assembly elections.
James is
a local campaigner in Bermondsey and lives off the Old Kent Road. James is Secretary of Bermondsey & Old Southwark CLP and was an organizer for Neil Coyle's election to parliament in 2015.
James
volunteers for educational charities ReachOut, the Social Mobility Foundation
and Childhood First and works as a consultant for a shipping services firm
based at St Katharine Docks.
James said: “I am standing to be a
Labour councillor in Newington because I want to ensure that regeneration
delivers real opportunities for local residents. I will work hard with council
colleagues to deliver new homes and jobs for local people in the ward, as well
as new facilities, green spaces and transport improvements.”