At a meeting earlier this week the three current Southfield Councillors (Gary Busuttil, Gary Malcolm and Andrew Steed) were re-selected as the Liberal Democrat candidates for Southfield to fight the local elections which take place in May next year.

The vote took place amongst Liberal Democrat members.

All three Councillors live locally and have been councillors in Southfield for between eight and 20 years.

Southfield Councillor Gary Busuttil said: "Residents in Southfield and our borough are fed up with the Council failing to inform, involve or consult them on important decisions affecting us in Southfield.

"Liberal Democrats want the Council to bring back ward forums so that local people can have a say on how their money is spent in our area."

Southfield Councillor Gary Malcolm added: "From the many times we have knocked on doors the Liberal Democrats know that people are concerned with the dirty, leaf filled streets where potholes and broken kerbs are still too common.

"Liberal Democrats want clean and safe streets and parks. We want to see Chiswick Police station opened up which was closed after Tory government cuts."

Southfield Councillor Andrew Steed said: "Labour in Ealing have voted through and allowed large tower block after large tower block to affect our area without the necessary infrastructure to give people good access to healthcare and schooling.

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"They are ignoring people's views and only recently agreed to the Liberal Democrat proposal to consult residents on which types of developments the Council should allow in the future."