Molly Samuel-Leport

Molly Irene Samuel-Leport MBE (born 12 September 1961) is a British karateka,^[2] community leader and political candidate. She has a 6th Dan black belt in karate and is the winner of multiple European Karate Championships. Samuel-Leport received the 1989 Sunday Times International Sports Woman of the Year and 1987 Jamaican Jubilee Award for Excellence.^[3][4]

Molly Samuel MBE
Born	Molly Irene Samuel[1] (1961-09-12) 12 September 1961 (age 63) London, England
Style	Isshin-ryū karate
Rank	6th Dan
Medal record Women's karate Representing  Great Britain European Championship 1986 Madrid Kumite −60 kg 1987 Glasgow Kumite −60 kg 1989 Titograd Kumite −60 kg 1991 Hannover Kumite −60 kg 1992 Den Bosch Kumite −60 kg World Championship 1986 Sydney Kumite −60 kg 1990 Mexico City Kumite −60 kg 1992 Grenada Kumite −60 kg World Games 1993 Denn Haag Kumite −60 kg

She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to karate.^[5][6]

Achievements

• 1986 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
• 1986 World Karate Championships Kumite Silver Medal
• 1987 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
• 1989 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
• 1990 World Karate Championships Kumite Bronze Medal
• 1991 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
• 1992 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
• 1992 World Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
• 1993 World Games Gold Medal

Politics

Samuel-Leport was the Conservative PPC for Walthamstow in the 2015 general election. She polled 5,584 votes, which was 13.4% of the overall vote. This was the first time the Conservatives had finished in second place in the constituency since 2001.^[7]

At the 2017 general election, she was selected again to contest the seat where she finished in second again, increasing her vote share to 14.1%.

She stood as the Conservative Party candidate for Brent and Harrow for the 2021 London Assembly election, coming second, and as a Conservative Party candidate for Upper Walthamstow ward in the 2022 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election, coming fourth in the two-member ward.^[8][9]