Saiqa Ali’s vacant seat draws eleven hustings hopefuls as Streatham St Leonard’s by-election looms

Lambeth Green Party members gather online this evening for a hustings with eleven candidates seeking the party’s nomination for the expected Streatham St Leonard’s by-election.

The seat became vacant after Saiqa Ali, who was suspended by the party during the campaign, declined to take her seat. A win would take the Greens to 29 on the 63-seat council, strengthening newly elected leader Martin Abram’s position as he seeks to form an administration.

The candidates are:

Anidi, Emmanuel – smart meter engineer and COVID volunteer with British Gas

Ball, Michael – veteran community campaigner who led the fight against the Garden Bridge

Collins, Andrew – former Labour councillor for Clapham East who defected this week

Goddard, Ronald -Coleman – politics student and Windrush descendant who grew up in Lambeth social housing

Goodwin, Dario – Green election organiser, union rep with IWGB and Green New Deal Rising

Golah-Ebue, Richard – Brixton-based former NHS consultant and Metropolitan Police volunteer

Johnson, Pete – 30-year ward resident and retired rail industry IT specialist

Mbiada, Ife – community activist focused on solutions for local and environmental issues

Mugenyi, Moses – law student at Birkbeck with community organising experience

Rana, Qaisar – Streatham filmmaker and illustrator who stood in Stockwell East on May 7th

Young, Stacey – lifelong Lambeth resident and former Green candidate for Gipsy Hill

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Existing Green Party members can join online via an email link sent this afternoon.

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Lambeth Borough Council Elections – Thursday 7 May 2026