Benali Hamdache

Councillor Benali Hamdache AM
Member of the London Assembly for Londonwide
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 May 2026
Preceded by	Zoë Garbett
Councillor for Islington London Borough Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2022
Ward	Highbury
Preceded by	Sue Lukes
Personal details
Party	Green Party of England and Wales
Occupation	Politician

Benali Hamdache is a British politician who has served as a member of the London Assembly for the Green Party since May 2026. He has served as a councillor for Highbury ward on Islington London Borough Council since May 2022.^[1] As of 2025, he was leader of the Islington Green group.^[2]

He stood in Islington South and Finsbury in the 2017 United Kingdom general election, coming fourth.

In September 2024, he helped found the Greens Organise pressure group.^[3]

Hamdache has been a Green Party list candidate in every London Assembly election since 2016. He was fifth on the Green London-wide list in the 2024 London Assembly election, in which three Green MLAs were elected — Siân Berry, Caroline Russell, and Zack Polanski. Berry resigned from the Assembly three days after being elected, being replaced by fourth-placed candidate Zoë Garbett.

On 11 May 2026, Hamdache became a Member of the London Assembly, after Garbett's resignation following her election as Mayor of Hackney.^[4]

References

1. Mortimer, Josiah (6 May 2022). "London local elections: Labour hold on to Islington Council but Greens triple their seats". My London. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
2. Loubser, Isobel (10 October 2025). "Greens predict voters will 'punish' Labour in May local elections". Islington Tribune. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
3. Loubser, Isobel (20 September 2024). "Green councillors say homeless left-wingers unable to support Starmer are welcome". Islington Tribune. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
4. Assembly, London (11 May 2026). "Welcome to Benali Hamdache, who will be the new Assembly Member for the Green Party". X.