Keith Prince
Keith Prince | |
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| File:Keith Prince 2018.jpg Prince in 2018 | |
| Member of the London Assembly for Havering and Redbridge | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Roger Evans |
| Majority | 15,476 (9.0%) |
| Leader of Redbridge Borough Council | |
| In office May 2009 – June 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Weinberg |
| Succeeded by | Jas Athwal |
| Leader of Havering Conservatives | |
| In office 23 May 2023 – 4 October 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | British |
| Party | Reform UK (since 2025) |
| Other political affiliations | Conservative (until 2025) |
| Residence | Romford |
| Occupation | Politician |
Keith Anthony Prince is a British Reform UK politician and member of the London Assembly for Havering and Redbridge since 2016. Prince is also a Councillor in the London Borough of Havering for the Squirrels Heath ward, a position he has held since 2022.
Background
[edit | edit source]Prince was born and raised in Havering before moving to Redbridge. Before entering politics, Prince was a marketing manager and worked for LBC Radio. He was later an advisor to Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime Stephen Greenhalgh.[1][2]
Political career
[edit | edit source]Prince served as a councillor on Havering London Borough Council from 1990, representing Gidea Park ward, before being defeated by the Residents Association in 1994. He was elected as a councillor on Redbridge London Borough Council for the Barkingside ward from 2003 until 2018, serving as leader of the council between 2009 and 2014, in coalition with the Liberal Democrats after May 2010.[3] In 2014 Labour won control of Redbridge Council[4] which consigned Prince to the backbenches.
In 2016, Prince stood to become the Conservative candidate for the London Assembly seat of Havering and Redbridge, after the retirement of the incumbent assembly member Roger Evans.[5] Prince was subsequently elected as the assembly member in May 2016 with a majority of 1,438.[6]
In 2017, Prince was involved in a heated row with a fellow passenger on a train, on his daily commute to work on the Southeastern train service from Dartford to London.[7] The confrontation was filmed and received attention on social media and in print and broadcast media. Prince subsequently released a statement, stating that "I'd like to apologise to my fellow commuters for the disturbance our initial disagreement caused."[8]
In 2022, Prince was elected as a councillor on Havering Council for the Squirrels Heath ward with a majority of 1,207. In May 2023 he was elected as leader of the Havering Conservatives.[9] He resigned from the position in January 2025.[10]
In 2023, Prince was re-selected as the Conservative candidate for the Havering and Redbridge constituency in the 2024 London Assembly election.
On 4 October 2025, Prince defected from the Conservative Party to join Reform UK.[11]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Profile at the London Assembly
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