Kingston upon Thames
London Assembly
Local councillor Stephen Knight is the Liberal Democrats’ candidate for the South West London Assembly seat that includes Kingston upon Thames. Labour came a distant third in the 2004 election - only Stephen Knight or the current Conservative Assembly Member can win here in May.
Email: gla@stephenknight.org.uk
Residents in Kingston 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
Edward Davey has been the Member of Parliament for Kingston and Surbiton since winning the seat from the Conservatives in 1997. He was recently appointed the Liberal Democrats’ Shadow Foreign Secretary.
Edward is currently campaigning for Kingston and Surbiton stations to be re-zoned from Zone 6 to Zone 5 to prevent local communters being clobbered with massive rises in annual season ticket costs. Here’s Edward’s Channel 4 programme on the issue:
Edward’s other local campaigns include work to save Subiton Hospital, to scrap the unfair council tax, and for more NHS dentists in the area.
Susan Kramer is the Member of Parliament for Richmond Park. She is the Liberal Democrats’ spokesperson on issues relating to families and Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office. She was educated locally at St Paul’s Girls’ School and worked in international finance and transport before becoming an MP.
Email: info@susankramer.org.uk
Sarah Ludford is the Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament for the whole of London.
Local Council
The Liberal Democrats have run Kingston Council since taking control from the Conservatives in the 2002 local elections. When the people of Kingston re-elected the Liberal Democrats in 2006, it was the first time in nearly 25 years that a party had won a second term.
Cllr Derek Osbourne is the Leader of the Council, heading a team of 25 Liberal Democrat councillors working hard for residents across Kingston. The Conservatives are the official opposition; Labour have only one councillor in the whole borough.
Blogs: Cllr Mary Reid | Mayor Shiraz Mirza | Deputy Mayor Bart Ricketts
