Ella is the Labour Councillor for Whetstone in the London Borough of Barnet. She worked professionally in the Jewish community for many years, including at the Holocaust Educational Trust and Jewish Labour Movement. She started her career as the President of the Union of Jewish Students and is not the External Relations Director for Unlocked Graduates. She is a trustee of the London Jewish Forum and Keshet UK, Co-Chair of LGBT+ Labour London and the Equalities Officer of the Jewish Labour Movement.