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Joanne McCartney

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Not to be confused with Joanne McCarthy (disambiguation).

Joanne McCartney
AM
7th Deputy Mayor of London
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 May 2016
MayorSadiq Khan
Preceded byRoger Evans
Member of the London Assembly
for Enfield and Haringey
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 June 2004
Preceded byNicky Gavron
Majority46,102
Personal details
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour Co-operative
Children3
OccupationBarrister, politician

Joanne McCartney is a British barrister and Labour and Co-operative Party politician. Since 2004, she has served as a member of the London Assembly, representing Enfield & Haringey. Following the election of Sadiq Khan as Mayor of London in 2016, McCartney has served as Statutory Deputy Mayor of London.

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Prior to her career in politics, Joanne McCartney worked as a barrister specialising in employment law. She also worked as an adjudicator for the Housing Ombudsman dealing with disputes between landlords and tenants.[1][2]

Political career

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McCartney was elected councillor in the London Borough of Enfield in 1998, representing Edmonton and then Palmers Green.[citation needed]

She was elected to the London Assembly for Enfield and Haringey in the 2004 Assembly Elections and stood down as a councillor at the 2006 local elections.[3] Subsequently, she has retained her seat at the 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021[4] and 2024[5] elections.

McCartney won re-election in 2008 by approximately 1,400 votes. In the 2012 election, she increased her margins to 36,741 votes. In the 2016 election, she broke records by winning by a margin of 51,152 votes.[6]

She was a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority. She currently sits on the London Assembly's Environment Committee, Oversight Committee and Transport Committee.[7]

Since the election of Sadiq Khan as Mayor of London in 2016, McCartney has served as Statutory Deputy Mayor of London.[8] As Deputy Mayor, McCartney has led work on the Mayor of London's universal free school meals programme [9] and on the Young Londoners fund and worked to create "Early Years Hubs" for disadvantaged children.[10] As an Assembly Member, she has campaigned on rail devolution[11] upgrades to the Piccadilly Line[12] and child poverty.[13]

Personal life

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McCartney has three children, and was chair of governors at her local primary school.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "About me". Joanne McCartney AM. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Hornsey & Wood Green Labour". www.hornseywoodgreenlabour.org.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Joanne McCartney - Assembly Member". London City Hall. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Enfield & Haringey results | London Elects". www.londonelects.org.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Enfield and Haringey results 2024 | London Elects". www.londonelects.org.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ^ "2016 GLA Elections - Enfield & Haringey result | London Elects" (PDF). londonelects.org.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Joanne McCartney | London City Hall". www.london.gov.uk. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Sadiq Khan appoints Joanne McCartney as London's deputy mayor". London Citizen. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Joanne McCartney welcomes further free school meal funding for over 20,000 children in Enfield and Haringey | London City Hall".
  10. ^ "Mayor launches Early Years Hubs to help most disadvantaged children | London City Hall". london.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Joanne McCartney: It's time to give more rail services to London Overground – just ask my constituents | OnLondon". onlondon.co.uk. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  12. ^ https://www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/what-london-assembly-does/questions-mayor/find-an-answer/piccadilly-line-signalling-upgrade-0 [bare URL]
  13. ^ "Publication from Joanne McCartney: Children - victims of austerity | London City Hall". london.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Joanne McCartney – Hazelwood Schools". Retrieved 26 June 2019.
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