"I am proud to be born and bred in Islington, and that’s why I am honoured to have the opportunity to represent my community and to make a positive impact on the lives of local people." Gulcin Ozdemir, Islington Labour candidate for St George's by-election
Gulcin Ozdemir, Islington Labour candidate for St George

Islington Labour’s candidate for the St George’s by-election will be local resident Gulcin Ozdemir. 

Born and bred in Islington, local campaigner Gulcin was selected at the weekend by Labour Party members to fight the by-election for Islington Labour, which will take place on 12th December following Cllr Kat Fletcher’s decision to step-down after 6 years as a local councillor.

As a professional advocate for people living in social housing, Gulcin is rooted in her community and understands the priorities and challenges local people face.

Previously, Gulcin was the Chair of the Parents Association at Christ the King Primary School, helping to organise fundraising drives to raise money for school trips, and is actively involved in her daughter’s primary school, which Gulcin also attended as a child.

Gulcin first became involved in campaigning when the Whittington Hospital was at risk of losing its maternity and A&E services – a cause close to her heart, as both she and her daughter were born at the Whittington.

Gulcin Ozdemir, Islington Labour’s candidate for the St George’s by-election said:

“I am proud to be born and bred in Islington, and that’s why I am honoured to have the opportunity to represent my community and to make a positive impact on the lives of local people.

 

“Like many people in the local area, one of my priorities is improving community safety. As the Council and local charities have shown, to help support young people, we need to have early prevention programmes in our primary and secondary schools. We also need to engage with children and young people in our community to identify the services they need and to invest in them.

 

“If I am lucky enough to be elected, I will represent the needs and concerns of all local people, but especially those people who don’t always have a platform where their voice is consistently heard.

 

“As a housing association tenant, I know the importance of having a genuinely affordable place to call home. As a local councillor for St George’s, I would do everything I could to campaign to secure as many genuinely affordable homes for local people on the former Holloway Prison site, and to ensure that local residents and the community benefit from the development.

 

“I am looking forward to meeting and listening to local people across the community in the weeks ahead. I promise that, if I am elected, I will be an advocate for my community, representing the needs of the marginalised.”

The by-election will take place on 12th December.

Further details about registering to vote and the by-election can be found here.

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