Sakina Sheikh

Sakina Zahra Sheikh is a British Labour Party politician who was a Member of the London Assembly for Londonwide from 2021 to 2024. She also represents Perry Vale on Lewisham Council.

Early life and education

Sheikh studied Law with an emphasis on Human Rights.

Political career

Sheikh was first elected to Lewisham Council in 2018 as a councillor for the Perry Vale ward. She was re-elected in 2022.
In 2020, she ran for selection as a Labour candidate in the London Assembly list, which covers the entire city. Her campaign emphasised social housing, acting on the climate crisis, and equalities. She won second place on Labour's list of list candidates, and was elected as the second of Labour's two Londonwide Assembly Members in the 2021 London election.
Since her election, she continued to focus on the climate and is chair of the 2022-2023 Planning and Regeneration committee.
Sheikh lost her seat in the 2024 London Assembly election.