Ahalya Bala

Ahalya Bala was elected as St Clement’s second ever Green councillor in 2026, with 58% of the vote.

Ahalya is a social sciences lecturer, committed to the principles of social and environmental justice. She has been working and living in Oxford for over 6 years. She strives to foster connections between the university and the wider community, having organised events building solidarity with Palestine, challenging state crimes, and celebrating African heritage through music and dance.

Ahalya has been a long-term member of a community-owned housing cooperative and a renters union in Oxford. She is a committee member of a local community choir and she loves engaging in community activities – you can regularly find her singing, dancing, and practising meditation and yoga in the community.

Ahalya is an active trade union member and believes in supporting and protecting people across the public sector. Like so many others, Ahalya has found hope in the Green Party and is keen to make Oxford a safe, clean and welcoming home for all who live here.