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I am a retired businessman with a record of working voluntarily in the community.

I have run many voluntary organisations, and at present I am serving as the president of Redbridge Community Trust. Through my voluntary work I have gained huge experience working with local authorities. I am committed to working with the local community, listening to them and acting on their concerns. I can use my experience to strengthen ties between Churchfields residents and local councillors. I’ll work all year round, not just at election time!

I grew up in Redbridge and have campaigned in Woodford for many years.

I was a candidate for Bridge in 2018. Despite falling a few votes short, we still delivered, like encouraging our council to repair Ray Lodge Park bridge, invest in community sport and upgrade local libraries. Churchfields needs effective representatives. Three Labour councillors working constructively with the council leadership will deliver. We will be accessible with regular surgeries – and you can always find me at Ashtons for Woodford Town games!

I want to work with my local community in South Woodford and achieve more for our area.

Our Labour council has kept every library open, introduced free one-hour parking and supported the excellent schools we offer, to name just a few achievements. Having been a Labour councillor for the last eight years in Redbridge, I have seen the challenges with cuts to our funding. However, despite this, I want to build on the good work delivered by our local council under leader Jas Athwal and would be honoured to represent our home.

I am a tech entrepreneur and passionately believe in unlocking human potential.

I have experienced the struggles of life – filling shelves at Tesco, working for British Rail, the wonderful NHS and people with disability. I have been living in Woodford for over a decade; five years in South Woodford. I feel passionately about seeing our local community thrive. I will campaign tirelessly to ensure residents’ voices are heard loud and clear and the council does not impose Ilford-centric policies in South Woodford.

I want to be a councillor that brings the community together and work with a Labour team that is on your side.

I know that in South Woodford there are many hardworking families like mine who are worried about rising energy bills, national insurance hikes and more. On 5 May, you have the opportunity to send the Conservatives a clear message that they aren’t doing enough by electing three Labour councillors. Let’s make sure we have a team in the Town Hall that will work for South Woodford.

I am a 53-year-old local resident having moved to Woodford over 10 years ago.

I’m a registered nurse and have worked most of my life for the NHS. For the last five years, I have been employed as a senior lecturer at Middlesex University, Hendon. I’m a parishioner at St Anne Line and my children attend Trinity School. I watch rugby, like a drink at The Cricketers, have a kebab from Woodford BBQ and I think I’m normal. I vote Green because I can’t afford not to. And on 5 May, I hope you will too.

I have lived in E18 for 18 years and served as a councillor for Roding ward for eight years until 2018.

I am a retired civil servant. I am a Friend of Elmhurst Gardens and have been heavily involved in the campaign to secure the former bowling club for community use. I take a keen interest in housing and planning issues. The Labour council’s record of providing sustainable and truly affordable housing is appalling. We need councillors who will stand up for the local area and not just nod through every developer’s proposal.

I have had the privilege of representing South Woodford ward since 2018 and, before that, the then Snaresbrook ward since 1998.

As the current spokesman for the Conservatives on health, I will continue to fight for more beds at Whipps Cross, better transport links and to retain the Margaret Centre. I also successfully fought for blood testing at Wanstead Hospital. I am passionate about protecting and enhancing the character of South Woodford, and I will fight for our residents to the best of my ability.

I have lived in Churchfields ward since 1971, and for 10 years taught in Churchfields Junior School.

My top priority is to make our council stop paying lip service to tackling climate change. We need measures such as positive encouragement to install heat insulation; traffic calming and good cycle lanes; reliable charge points and free parking for electric vehicles; refusing planning permission to all developments that are not carbon neutral; public transport improvements; and many more!

After graduating with a Master of Physics honours degree, I became a software engineer.

Together with my partner, I have lived in South Woodford for 16 years. As a parent of a Year 6 child, I’m aware of many of the issues facing parents of school-aged children in the ward. As well as supporting a greener, fairer future, I can be found running along the Roding Valley Path most mornings. I believe this, as well as the rest of Epping Forest, is a local resource that should be promoted and made accessible to all.

I have lived in South Woodford for most of my life, having been born and educated in the area.

I had a long career as a film and television engineer and even (briefly) as a stuntman. Following that, I worked for 20 years as a bus and coach driver. Living in Crescent Road, I am supporting the campaign against the development proposal there that would damage the local environment. The Liberal Democrats are the only party who get things done locally and keep residents informed.

I am proud to have been able to represent the interests of Churchfields residents over the last four years.

If you re-elect me, I will continue to campaign to: keep our children safe on the streets outside schools; work with the Safer Neighbourhood Team to stamp out antisocial behaviour; oppose inappropriate developments, such as on Crescent Road; and campaign for improvements around the Orchard Estate. Most importantly, I will continue to listen to residents, regardless of whether they voted for me or not.