Three candidates blazing the trail! - Gallery 10

Tulip Siddiq, Labour Candidate for Hampstead and Kilburn

Tulip lives in West Hampstead and has spent her adult life involved in local and community politics. She is currently a governor of two local schools, chair of the Camden Faith Leaders’ Forum, and a trustee of several community groups, and was previously a local councillor and Cabinet Member for Culture and Communities in Camden council which improved the free childcare offer for parents, undertook the Community Investment Programme to support local schools, and pledged to build more housing in the borough.

She oversaw Camden’s engagement with the 2012 London Olympics, which saw the launch of three legacy schemes to encourage more physical activities, Camden Sports Academy, School and Community Games, and Pro-Active Ambassadors. In her career at Amnesty International she worked on issues related to people trafficking and modern-day slavery.

“Through my various roles in the local community, I have learned more about people’s diverse priorities and needs, understanding better what they want from their MP.”

Twitter: @TulipSiddiq
FB: https://www.facebook.com/tulipsiddiq
Web: www.tulipsiddiq.com

Lorraine Francis, Green Party Candidate for Bristol East

Lorraine Francis was born in this country of her parents who arrived from the Caribbean in the 1960s. Her career as a social worker and a counsellor gives her the insight and passion for freedom, fairness and the belief that people can affect change.

“People have the right to a good, access free education and the opportunity to find a decent job that pays a living wage. They have a right to expect good public services and healthcare, to drink clean water and breathe clean air.

“I grew up in an era of prejudice and discrimination, and sometimes I feel that change has been difficult to measure. I live in the city I love, but it’s also a city where evidence of inequality is everywhere. For years, under Labour and Tory-Lib Dem governments, that inequality seemed to get worse.”

Lorraine believes the voices for change in UK politics are getting louder every day, citing that Bristol Green Party’s membership has grown tenfold since the last general election. “This election will be one of the most important in living memory and every vote will count.”

Twitter: @bristolgreen
Web: http://www.bristolgreenparty.org.uk/lorraine-francis-for-bristol-east

James Cleverly, Conservative candidate for Braintree

Cleverly was finally selected as the Conservative elected in the Bexley and Bromley constituency of the London Assembly in a very tightly fought contest 2008

In January 2009, Cleverly was appointed as the Mayor of London's Youth Ambassador, a newly created role which was seen as being a replacement post for the Deputy Mayor for Young People, a post left vacant after the resignation of Ray Lewis.

In February 2010, Cleverly was appointed as the Chairman of the London Waste and Recycling Board replacing Boris Johnson who stood down from the role at that point.

After defeating Brian Coleman at the 2012 London elections he was appointed to the Chair of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA).

Twitter: @JamesCleverly

Picture: Tulip Siddiq, Lorraine Francis, and James Cleverly, (From left to right)