Three candidates blazing the trail! - Gallery 16

Azzees Minott, Green Party Candidate, Warwick and Leamington

Azzees, an International Relations and Politics graduate, left university feeling that the three major parties did not represent her as a young black female. She was also concerned at rising rail fares and tuition fees, dwindling accessibility to university and bleak employment prospects.

Since working with the local Green Party and living in Leamington she believes that the Green Party is the only political party that offers a real alternative to what she calls ‘the current profit-driven system’.

The Green Party, according to Azzees, “presents the possibility of a community-based way of life that cares for the individual and the environment. It is the party that chooses morality over profit, the many rather than the few.”

Twitter: @Azzees
Web: http://www.leamington.greenparty.org.uk

Ranil Jayawardena, Conservative Party Candidate, North East Hampshire

Ranil has served as a local councillor since 2008 and is Deputy Leader of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, responsible for the Council’s strategy and Chairman of the Community Safety Partnership.

He gained his degree from the London School of Economics, and his commercial background is in financial services, giving him a useful insight into economic issues.

Ranil says: “I’m honoured to be the Conservative Candidate for North East Hampshire. I grew up here, live here and care passionately about our area. With the support of local residents,I’ll seek to make our corner of Hampshire even better.”

Twitter: @TellRanil
FB: https://www.facebook.com/tellranil
Web: http://www.tellranil.com/

Amina Lone, Labour Party Candidate, Morecambe and Lunesdale

Amina has spent over 20 years working with under-served communities throughout England and is passionate about empowering people to realise their full potential. Her personal and professional experiences have embedded her commitment to influence public policy to fight social injustice, poverty and inequality.

Amina is the founder and co-director of the Social Action and Research Foundation, which produces policy to combat poverty and strengthen democracy. She is a Common Purpose graduate, a former Chair of the North West Women's Solidarity Forum, a trustee of the Henna Foundation and a trainer with the national Local Government Association's ‘Be a councillor’ programme.

Twitter: @Amina_Lone
FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Amina-Lone
Web: http://www.labour.org.uk/people/detail/amina-lone