Local Campaigner Chosen

12.00.00am BST (GMT +0100) Wed 8th Sep 2004

Lib Dems select local councillor as parliamentary spokesperson

At a selection meeting this week Cllr Gary Malcolm was chosen as the Lib Dem spokesperson for the constituency of Ealing, Acton & Shepherds Bush.

Local people know Gary as one of the hard-working councillors representing residents in Southfield. He lives in Acton and has a strong background in environmental matters and has worked with many community groups on issues such as the proposed tram. He voted against the council cuts this year that hit the elderly and other local groups in Ealing.

Gary Malcolm says: "I am very pleased to have been selected to represent my party when the general election is called. With Labour on the slide and the Conservative party not being effective in opposition, the Lib Dems are confident of success given the last set of general election results."

Gary added: "We have seen in the recent Brent East and Leicester South by-elections that Lib Dems can win in traditional Labour areas. We are a party that shares many of the views that people are talking about. There are no no-go areas for the Liberal Democrats!"