Islington
London Assembly
Meral Ece is the Liberal Democrats’ candidate for the Assembly constituency of North East London, which covers Islington, Hackney and Waltham Forest and where the Liberal Democrats came second to Labour in 2004.
Meral has been a community activist and health campaigner for 20 years, and elected councillor in Hackney from 1994 to 2002. She was elected to Islington Council in 2002, and served as Cabinet Member for Health & Social Care from 2002 to 2006.
Meral has lived in Islington and Hackney all her life. She has three children, who have all studied in local state schools in both Islington and Hackney. Her son is currently studying for his A-levels at Stoke Newington Sixth Form College. Meral knows only too well the challenges faced by families bringing up teenagers in inner-city London.
Blog: meralece.blogspot.com
Email: info@meralece.org.uk
Islington residents are represented on the London Assembly by five Liberal Democrats who cover the whole of London: Dee Doocey, Sally Hamwee, Geoff Pope, Graham Tope and group leader Mike Tuffrey.
The Liberal Democrats’ London-wide “top-up” list for the 2008 London Assembly election consists of Mike Tuffrey, Dee Doocey, Caroline Pidgeon, Jeremy Ambache, Geoff Pope, Ben Abbotts, Stephen Knight, Shas Sheehan, Duncan Borrowman, Monica Whyte and Merlene Emerson.
Parliament
Bridget Fox, the Liberal Democrats’ parliamentary campaigner for Islington South & Finsbury, has lived in the borough for over 15 years. A former Deputy Leader of the Council, Briget is passionate about transforming Islington for the better. She has worked with local people to improve housing estates, defend local post offices & fire engines, improve safety at Angel Crossing and get action from Thames Water.
Blog: bridgetfox.wordpress.com
Email: bridget@bridgetfox.org.uk
Sarah Ludford is the Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament for the whole of London and was an Islington councillor for nearly a decade before becoming an MEP.
Local Council
Cllr James Kempton is Leader of Islington Council. He heads a group of 24 Liberal Democrat councillors working for the people of Islington, which has no Conservative councillors. Islington has been run by the Liberal Democrats since 2000.
James writes a Leader’s Diary about his work which you can read on the council’s website.
