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Lib Dems Attend Literary Festival In Acton Green New!

Sat 6th Sep 2008

Andrew Steed and Lib Dem councillor Gary Malcolm attended the council-organised Literary Festival in Acton Green today (Saturday) despite the (gothic) weather, which is the second year the festival has taken place.

Lib Dem Andrew Steed at the West London Literary Festival (photography: Gary Malcolm)

Read "Lib Dems Attend Literary Festival In Acton Green" in full.

Jon Ball welcomes Tory capitulation on Southall Black Sisters

Sun 20th Jul 2008

Ealing Council withdrew its case in the High Court on Friday where Southall Black Sisters had taken action against the Council's decision to cut their funding.

SBS Demo on the steps of Ealing Town Hall

Read "Jon Ball welcomes Tory capitulation on Southall Black Sisters" in full.

Indiscriminate parking tickets "erode trust between citizen and state" - Ball

Wed 16th Jul 2008

In a speech during last night's meeting of Ealing Council, Liberal Democrat Councillor for Ealing Common and parliamentary campaigner for Ealing Central and Acton Jon Ball has hit out at the indiscriminate way that Ealing Council is issuing parking tickets for both parking and moving traffic offences and the poor attitude that it shows to residents who appeal. He warned that this threatens to erode the trust between the citizen and the state.

A London Borough of Ealing parking ticket on a vehicle in Ealing Broadway (photography: Jon Ball)

Read "Indiscriminate parking tickets "erode trust between citizen and state" - Ball" in full.

Lib Dems Slam Dickens Yard Plans

Fri 27th Jun 2008

Ealing Liberal Democrats have formally objected to the Council about plans for Dickens Yard, the site behind the Town Hall which is to be redeveloped.

Lib Dems Tony Miller and Cllr Jon Ball at the Dickens Yard Site

Read "Lib Dems Slam Dickens Yard Plans" in full.

Lib Dem Councillor Wants Mayor Boris Johnson to Change His Mind And Get the Piccadilly Line to Stop At Turnham Green tube station

Wed 25th Jun 2008

Lib Dem councillor, Gary Malcolm, for Southfield ward wrote to the new Mayor of London to ask that he arrange for the Piccadilly Line tube to stop at Turnham Green station. He received a reply saying that this would not happen.

Local Councillor Gary Malcolm speaking to local man Michael at Turnham Green tube whilst petitioning (photography: Gary Malcolm)

Read "Lib Dem Councillor Wants Mayor Boris Johnson to Change His Mind And Get the Piccadilly Line to Stop At Turnham Green tube station" in full.

Labour Sheep Back 42-Day Detention Bill

Thu 12th Jun 2008

Ealing Southall Liberal Democrat campaigner Nigel Bakhai has slammed the three local Labour MPs in Ealing for backing the Government's controversial plans to extend the length of time terror suspects can be held without charge to 42 days.

Nigel Bakhai (photography: Nigel Bakhai)

Read "Labour Sheep Back 42-Day Detention Bill" in full.

Lib Dem Councillor Fights to Protect Residents in local Gas Supplier Fraud

Tue 10th Jun 2008

Local Lib Dem councillor for Southfield ward has written to many residents, particularly those in Ivy Crescent and Bollo Lane after he heard that a vulnerable elderly resident had her gas supply changed without her permission.

Lib Dem Councillor Gary Malcolm working with the local police team (photography: Gary Malcolm)

Read "Lib Dem Councillor Fights to Protect Residents in local Gas Supplier Fraud" in full.

Town centre: Battle won... but war goes on

Mon 9th Jun 2008

Following a huge local campaign by Lib Dem councillor Jon Ball and local residents, plans for a 40-storey tower on the Arcadia site in the centre of Ealing have been WITHDRAWN by the developers. A revised scheme is expected later this summer.

Artist's impression of the DIcken's Yard development

Read "Town centre: Battle won... but war goes on" in full.

Lib Dem Councillor Wants Residents Views as Part of TfL Bus Consultation

Mon 23rd Jun 2008

Local Lib Dem councillor for Southfield ward, Gary Malcolm, received an email from Transport for London informing him of possible changes to local buses - 440, 27 and E10 - which would now serve the area or run with slightly different routes to include the new Chiswick Business Park offices.

Cllr Gary Malcolm Asking for Views on local Bus Services (photography: Gary Malcolm)

Read "Lib Dem Councillor Wants Residents Views as Part of TfL Bus Consultation" in full.

Bakhai: Five Years on troops must leave Iraq

Mon 17th Mar 2008

Ealing and Hillingdon Lib Dem London Assembly candidate Nigel Bakhai has marked the fifth anniversary of the outbreak of war in Iraq by calling for British troops to withdraw.

Nigel Bakhai and Ealing Southall Lib Dems march against war in Iraq in 2003 (photography: Nigel Bakhai)

Read "Bakhai: Five Years on troops must leave Iraq" in full.

TUBE SURVEY CRITICISES MAYOR FOR POOR SERVICE

Tue 11th Mar 2008

A tube survey undertaken by Ealing Liberal Democrats has found that a majority of passengers think that the London Underground service has worsened under Mayor Ken Livingstone.

Ealing Lib Dems Nigel Bakhai and Simon Rowley conducting a tube survey at Ealing Broadway station (photography: Nigel Bakhai)

Read "TUBE SURVEY CRITICISES MAYOR FOR POOR SERVICE" in full.

Gupta elected new chair of Ealing Southall Lib Dems

Wed 27th Feb 2008

Former Deputy Chair of Ealing Southall Conservatives, Brij-Mohan Gupta, has been unanimously elected as the Chair of the new branch of Ealing Southall Liberal Democrats.

Brij-Mohan Gupta, Nigel Bakhai and Ealing Southall Lib Dems (photography: Nigel Bakhai)

Read "Gupta elected new chair of Ealing Southall Lib Dems" in full.

Ealing Lib Dems Attended No Third Runway Rally

Tue 26th Feb 2008

On Monday 25th February HACAN with the help of Lib Dems in West London organised a massive rally at the Methodist Central Hall in Westminster.

Lib Dem Councillor Gary Malcolm at the NO Heathrow Expansion Rally (photography: Gary Malcolm)

Read "Ealing Lib Dems Attended No Third Runway Rally" in full.

Cllr Jon Ball hits out at Ealing Post Office closures

Tue 19th Feb 2008

Cllr Jon Ball, the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman for Ealing Central and Acton, has been campaigning against the threat to close 20% of London's post offices alongside Lib Dem Mayoral candidate, Brian Paddick.

Jon campaigns against the closures with Brian Paddick (photography: Daniel Kelly)

Read "Cllr Jon Ball hits out at Ealing Post Office closures" in full.

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Ealing Southall By Election Result

Turnout: 36780 (43%)

41.3%

Labour: 15188 (−7.5%)

27.5%

Liberal Democrat: 10118 (+3.1%)

22.4%

Conservative: 8230 (+0.8%)

View the results in detail.