Brockley

Parliamentary Candidate: Gemma Townsend

Gemma is a native Londoner, who grew up in Wapping in the East End. Since graduating from the University of Manchester where she studied Sociology, she has lived all over London including Deptford where she was a candidate in the 2006 local elections. Gemma has been the Conservative Association Deputy Chairman in Deptford since the beginning of 2007.

Currently Gemma works for the GLA dealing with policing and crime issues for the Conservative Assembly Members, where she works closely with the Deputy Mayor for Policing. She has previously worked in a number of social policy and research roles for Southwark Council, Ofsted and Populus.

Over the years Gemma has been proud to have had an impact on policies to improve standards in education, youth crime, housing, health and social care and has learnt a great deal from a wide range of practitioners in the field. She has been volunteering with her local youth offending team since spring 2007 and also volunteers with the charity Age Concern.

Gemma is particularly concerned by the levels of violent crime in Lewisham. She will also be campaigning on regeneration, transport and education. Having worked in local government, Gemma is adamant that local authorities could be more resourceful and provide significantly better services, she will ensure her campaign holds Lewisham Council to account.

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Rose Freeman:

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Ardian Preci:

Ardian has lived in Brockley for 9 years and is an independent business consultant with experience as a community development coordinator, focusing particularly on community cohesion and intercultural understanding.   Ardian is very passionate about politics and local issues and wants to make local government more accountable, effective and efficient.  He is particularly interested in improving housing and common public spaces, increasing recycling opportunities, reducing crime and improving the quality of life in Lewisham.