Key information
Start date for this term:
Salary: £62,761
Constituency: Londonwide
Political group: Labour Group
Biography
Elly Baker was elected as a Londonwide Member of the London Assembly in May 2021.
Elly lives in East London, where she grew up, and for the two decades before her election was a trade union activist and organiser, ensuring that workers get their fair share of the wealth they create. Elly worked across many industries, including transport, the arts and education.
In her time at the Assembly, Elly has worked on key campaigns, fighting for fair funding for Transport for London, campaigning to save important bus routes, keep ticket offices open, for cheaper fares including concession rates for vulnerable groups and has consistently advocated for transport workers.
Responsibilities for 2023-24
Member of the Planning and Regeneration Committee
Member of the Transport Committee
Member of the GLA Oversight Committee.
Latest press release
Jump in Measles cases shows the importance of vaccination – Elly Baker AM