Your Haringey Labour Councillors
Labour councillors representing communities across Haringey
At the Haringey Council elections on 7 May 2026, 21 Labour councillors were elected to represent communities across the borough.
Two by-elections followed on 25 June 2026 after vacancies arose in Northumberland Park and Woodside. Ajda Ovat was elected as Labour councillor for Northumberland Park, while the Woodside by-election was won by the Green Party. Following those contests, Haringey Labour continues to have 21 councillors on Haringey Council.
Our councillors represent residents, help people with local issues and casework, scrutinise council decisions and work with communities across Haringey on housing, safer streets, schools, public services, the environment and the everyday issues that matter locally.
Below you can meet your Haringey Labour councillors, organised by ward.
Cllr AJ Egemonye
Ward: Alexandra Park
Party: Labour
AJ is a long-standing Alexandra Park resident and is raising his two sons locally. His professional experience includes holding developers to account and ensuring that development delivers benefits for the communities around it.
As a councillor, AJ focuses on the practical issues residents raise with him, including traffic, fly-tipping, graffiti and the quality of the local environment. He is committed to being an accessible representative who listens to residents and works with the council and local community to make Alexandra Park safer, cleaner and fairer.
Email: AJ.Egemonye@haringey.gov.uk
Mobile: 07790 359754
Cllr Melanie Gingell
Ward: Alexandra Park
Party: Labour
Council role: Chair of the Alexandra Palace and Park Board
Melanie is a former legal aid lawyer, university lecturer and experienced Haringey community organiser. Her background includes two decades working in crime and family law, giving her extensive experience of supporting people through difficult circumstances and navigating complex public services.
Melanie works on issues including housing disrepair, anti-social behaviour and protecting and improving Alexandra Park’s green spaces.
Email: Melanie.Gingell@haringey.gov.uk
Mobile: 07929 744147
View Cllr Melanie Gingell’s official Haringey Council profile
Cllr Emily Arkell
Ward: Bounds Green
Party: Labour
Council role: Vice-Chair of the Audit Committee
Labour Group role: Deputy Leader
Emily has represented Bounds Green since 2022 and works closely with residents, schools and local businesses across the ward.
Her local priorities include road safety and congestion around Bounds Green junction, maintaining and improving local parks, supporting businesses around Myddleton Road and tackling anti-social behaviour, litter and fly-tipping.
Email: Emily.Arkell@haringey.gov.uk
Phone: 07815 647815
Cllr Andrea Hodgson
Ward: Bounds Green
Party: Labour and Co-operative
Council role: Chair of the Standards Committee
Labour Group role: Chair
Andrea has lived locally for around 30 years and brings extensive community experience to her work as a councillor. She has served on a neighbourhood ward panel and has experience as both a teacher and school governor.
Andrea works with residents on local priorities including road safety, Bounds Green station junction, supporting Myddleton Road and its market, tackling anti-social behaviour and fly-tipping, and improving Finsbury Gardens.
Email: Andrea.Hodgson@haringey.gov.uk
Mobile: 07805 854261
View Cllr Andrea Hodgson’s official Haringey Council profile
Cllr Ibrahim Ali
Ward: Bruce Castle
Party: Labour
Labour Group role: Leader
Ibrahim is a local dad, community volunteer and experienced Bruce Castle councillor. He has worked with residents on housing, greener streets, local public services and investment in the ward’s parks and historic community assets.
His local work has included helping identify opportunities for new council homes, supporting street-tree planting, improvements at White Hart Lane station and investment in Bruce Castle Park, playground and museum.
Email: Ibrahim.Ali@haringey.gov.uk
Mobile: 07815 647857
Cllr Sue Jameson
Ward: Bruce Castle
Party: Labour
Sue has raised her family in Tottenham for more than 25 years and has a professional background in education, including teaching and supporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
As a councillor, she has worked extensively on housing issues and with Haringey’s rivers forum, alongside supporting residents and community organisations across Bruce Castle.
Sue served as Mayor of Haringey from 2024 to 2025.
Email: Sue.Jameson@haringey.gov.uk
Mobile: 07814 374346
Cllr Michael Brookes
Ward: Fortis Green
Party: Labour
Council role: Chair of the General Purposes Committee
Labour Group role: Treasurer
Michael has lived in Fortis Green for many years and believes effective local politics starts with listening to residents and getting everyday problems resolved.
His priorities include safer streets, good local schools, transport, housing and ensuring public spaces are properly maintained.
Email: Michael.Brookes@haringey.gov.uk
Mobile: 07773 164273
View Cllr Michael Brookes’s official Haringey Council profile
Cllr Daniela Parry
Ward: Fortis Green
Party: Labour
Council role: Vice-Chair of the Alexandra Palace and Park Board
Labour Group role: Secretary
Daniela has lived locally for around 25 years and combines professional project-management experience with a long-standing commitment to community activism.
She is particularly interested in residents’ quality of life, education and opportunities for children and young people.
Email: Daniela.Parry@haringey.gov.uk
Mobile: 07970 208234
Cllr Dana Carlin
Ward: Hornsey
Party: Labour
Dana has lived in Hornsey since 1994, raised her family locally and has represented the ward as a councillor since 2018.
She has worked with residents on issues ranging from parking and planning to housing and anti-social behaviour. Her community work has included helping establish the Hornsey foodbank during the pandemic and supporting improvements to Hornsey High Street, Priory Park and new council housing.
Email: dana.carlin@haringey.gov.uk
Mobile: 07976 977711
Cllr Adam Small
Ward: Hornsey
Party: Labour
Council role: Chair of the Culture, Community Safety and Environment Scrutiny Panel
Labour Group role: Assistant Whip
Adam works with residents across Hornsey on the everyday issues that affect their neighbourhoods. He has supported action on anti-social behaviour around Hornsey High Street and campaigned for safer, cleaner streets.
Email: Adam.Small@haringey.gov.uk
Mobile: 07885 498389
Cllr Elin Weston
Ward: Hornsey
Party: Labour
Labour Group role: Chief Whip
Elin has represented Hornsey since 2014 and has deep roots in the local community. As a local parent, she is particularly passionate about ensuring children and young people have access to excellent education and opportunities.
Her work has included supporting improvements to Priory Park and the delivery of new council homes in Hornsey.
Email: elin.weston@haringey.gov.uk
Mobile: 07976 978252
Cllr Kaushika Amin
Ward: Northumberland Park
Party: Labour
Kaushika has lived in Tottenham for more than 40 years and has raised her family locally. Her long connection with the area informs her work representing Northumberland Park residents.
Her priorities include safe and genuinely affordable homes, cleaner streets, road safety, reducing dangerous traffic, planting trees and improving green spaces. She also campaigns for investment in schools and essential public services.
Email: kaushika.amin@haringey.gov.uk
Mobile: 07977 562105
Cllr John Bevan
Ward: Northumberland Park
Party: Labour
Council roles: Vice-Chair of the Planning Sub-Committee and Strategic Planning Committee
John is an experienced Northumberland Park councillor with a long record of working directly with local residents. He regularly attends residents’ meetings, walks the ward to identify problems and holds local advice surgeries.
He has worked with neighbourhood police and council services on housing, anti-social behaviour, planning and environmental issues.
Email: john.bevan@haringey.gov.uk
Mobile: 07967 336448
Cllr Ajda Ovat
Ward: Northumberland Park
Party: Labour
Ajda was elected as Northumberland Park’s Labour councillor in the 25 June 2026 by-election, returning to represent the ward after previously serving as a councillor and Cabinet Member for Communities.
Her local work has included plans around Northumberland Park station and event-day coordination, community safety initiatives, action on problem properties and estates, a new zebra crossing on Willoughby Lane and measures to reduce inappropriate HGV traffic.
Email: ajda1.ovat@haringey.gov.uk
Cllr Mark Grosskopf
Ward: South Tottenham
Party: Labour
Mark believes good local representation starts with listening, which is why he holds regular surgeries and works directly with residents on neighbourhood concerns.
His work in South Tottenham has included securing investment to address flooding on Markfield Road, supporting a community garden, improving pedestrian safety and helping transform a former crime hotspot into a community space.
Email: mark.grosskopf@haringey.gov.uk
Mobile: 07976 975114
View Cllr Mark Grosskopf’s official Haringey Council profile
Cllr Makbule Gunes
Ward: South Tottenham
Party: Labour
Council role: Deputy Mayor of Haringey
Labour Group role: Deputy Chair
Makbule has lived in Tottenham since 1997 and brings many years of experience as a councillor to her work representing South Tottenham.
She is committed to equality and social justice and has consistently advocated for better services, improved housing and investment in local parks and children’s play facilities.
Email: makbule.gunes@haringey.gov.uk
Mobile: 07812 677722
Cllr Anna Lawton
Ward: South Tottenham
Party: Labour
Anna has worked with residents across South Tottenham on community safety, cleaner streets, parks and stronger neighbourhood organisations.
Her local work has included helping residents establish a residents’ association, campaigning for investment in parks, organising ward-wide action weeks and coordinating work with the police to address anti-social behaviour.
Email: Anna.Lawton@haringey.gov.uk
Mobile: 07974 909000
Cllr Seema Chandwani
Ward: West Green
Party: Labour
Seema’s connection with West Green stretches from attending West Green Primary School to representing the community as its councillor.
She has supported hundreds of residents through individual casework and works closely with residents, police, community organisations and faith groups on keeping West Green safe, clean and welcoming.
Seema is passionate about the ward’s diversity and strong community spirit and is committed to ensuring people from every background can access effective representation.
Email: seema.chandwani@haringey.gov.uk
View Cllr Seema Chandwani’s official Haringey Council profile
Cllr Sarah Williams
Ward: West Green
Party: Labour
Sarah has raised her family locally and has served the community as a school governor, alongside her work as a musician and trade unionist.
She is passionate about opportunities for children and young people, access to arts and culture, genuinely affordable council housing and protecting West Green’s parks and public spaces.
Email: sarah.williams@haringey.gov.uk
View Cllr Sarah Williams’s official Haringey Council profile
Cllr Beverley Berrick
Ward: White Hart Lane
Party: Labour
Labour Group role: Assistant Whip
Beverley has lived locally for almost 40 years and has deep roots in White Hart Lane, where she raised her family and has an allotment on De Quincey Road.
Her professional and trade-union experience includes supporting parents of excluded children and many years of casework in family services.
Email: Beverley.Berrick@haringey.gov.uk
Mobile: 07976 346047
View Cllr Beverley Berrick’s official Haringey Council profile
Cllr Lucia das Neves
Ward: Woodside
Party: Labour and Co-operative
Council roles: Chair of Overview and Scrutiny; Vice-Chair of the Licensing Committee; Vice-Chair of the North Central London Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Lucia is an experienced Woodside councillor who has worked with residents on green spaces, anti-social behaviour, housing conditions, parking, care services and road safety.
Her previous council leadership work included Haringey’s work to reduce gambling-related harm and supporting the development of local mental-health services.
Email: lucia.dasneves@haringey.gov.uk
Mobile: 07976 977297
View Cllr Lucia das Neves’s official Haringey Council profile
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