Palace Riverside (Hammersmith and Fulham Liberal Democrats)

Hammersmith and Fulham Liberal Democrats <info@hflibdems.org.uk>

The Liberal Democrat candidate for the general election constituency of Chelsea and Fulham is Dirk Hazell. The Conservatives believe that Chelsea and Fulham is their "safe seat", because Labour have given up here. But we came second in the old seat of Kensington and Chelsea, and we are the only party actively challenging the Conservatives at local level.

Unlike other parties, both our Council candidates in Palace Riverside ward live locally:

Rachel Buchan - is a research scientist from Imperial College and works at Hammersmith Hospital. She lives in Fulham Palace Road, SW6.

Dr Tamara Dragadze - is a lecturer and writer, and a longstanding Fulham resident and Fulham fan. She lives in Niton Street, SW6.

Key points to remember for the elections on 6 May:

1. The Liberal Democrats are the party of local democracy. All our Fulham candidates live locally and if elected we will work hard for you. We are the only party committed to fairness, sustainability, free education, and fixing our rotten system of safe seats and divisive Labour/Tory games. Only Lib Dem councillors can be trusted to be independent-minded, listen to local residents and keep in touch, through local surveys, consultations and Focus leaflets.

2. The Tories currently hold all 17 council seats in SW6, and have been taking the residents of Palace Riverside ward for granted. The local party appears to be dominated by a right-wing clique linked to Lord Ashcroft and the US Republican party, and intolerant of dissent even from its own members. Four years ago, and against the wishes of local residents, they deselected their popular local councillors - Emile Al-Uzaizi and Amanda Lloyd-Harris - who stood as independents and nearly won. We aim to follow Emile and Amanda's example, by standing up for local residents and holding the Tory administration to account.

3. Labour can't win here and don't deserve to. They have only been able to find 5 local candidates who live in SW6 for the 17 seats available in Fulham, and neither of their candidates for Palace Riverside ward lives in SW6. All their attention is focused on trying to save their remaining seats in Hammersmith. They came 3rd behind us in the Fulham Town Ward by-election in October 2009, when their vote plummeted. Only the Lib Dems are challenging the Tories here in Fulham.

To get in touch or join us:

Email: palaceriverside@hflibdems.org.uk

Telephone: 020-7736 3252 Write to: Fulham Liberal Democrats, 26 Barclay Road, Fulham SW6 1EH

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