James Tacuma Small-Edwards is a British politician serving as Member of the London Assembly for West Central since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he has served as a Member of Westminster City Council since 2022.

He is a former rugby player and the son of Shaun Edwards,^[1] and the soul singer Heather Small.^[2] Small-Edwards studied politics at the University of Edinburgh and earned a Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree from the University of Oxford.^[1][3]

In 2022, he won a seat representing the ward of Bayswater on Westminster City Council for the Labour Party.^[1][2] He was appointed Deputy Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Development following his election.

In 2024, he became the representative for West Central after winning in the 2024 London Assembly election, defeating the Conservative Party incumbent, Tony Devenish.^[4] This makes him the first non-Conservative representative for West Central since the London Assembly was created in 2000.

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External links

• Official website
• Profile at the London Assembly