Laila Cunningham

Laila Cunningham
Westminster City Councillor for
Lancaster Gate
Assumed office
5 May 2022
Personal details
BornLaila Ahmed El-Meleigy
August 1977 (age 48)
Paddington, London, England
PartyReform UK (since 2025)
Other political
affiliations
Conservative (until 2025)
Spouses
  • Philippe Dupuy
    (m. 2004; div. 2014)
  • Michael Cunningham
    (m. 2018)
Children7
EducationLycée Français Charles de Gaulle
Alma materCalifornia State University, Long Beach
OccupationPolitician, lawyer
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Laila Ahmed Cunningham (née El-Meleigy, previously Dupuy; born August 1977) is a British politician and former Crown Prosecution Service prosecutor. She was elected to Westminster City Council in 2022 for the Conservative Party and defected to Reform UK in June 2025. In January 2026, Cunningham was announced as Reform UK's candidate at the 2028 London mayoral election.