Arujuna Sivananthan lives in Blackheath and is passionate about Education. He feels that Greenwich Council has let down students in the borough and campaigns for Head Teachers and parents to be given more powers so that local people have the schools that their children deserve.

He is concerned about increase in victims of burglary and anti-social behaviour. He says “Greenwich Council’s track record in fighting and preventing crime is just plain awful. The Middle Park and Sutcliffe Conservatives will fight to stop the closure of Police stations within the Borough”.

He is also strong supporter of our armed forces. He says “Our armed forces are stretched and many individuals and their families are making sacrifices for our country. It is only appropriate for a borough with such a strong history of links to all services to have a specific policy aimed at supporting our brave serviceman and their families”.He strongly believes that serviceman leaving the forces should have easy access to Council housing and will work with the British Legion to update war memorials within the borough to include soldiers who have served in all wars.

Charlie Easton lives and works locally, in East Greenwich as an HR Administrator at the National Maritime Museum. Charlie would like to see a number of things improved in Peninsula ward, including cleaner streets, better access to local services and a more thoughtful approach to the development of communities and infrastructure on the peninsula.

"There is a lot to like about Greenwich, but I believe there's always room to improve. Sometimes it only takes small things, like keeping the rubbish off your street, or the assurance that your council tax is being spent wisely, that make a big difference to everyone's lives. That's why I am campaigning with the Conservatives for Greenwich - to do what I can to make things better.

Elizabeth Drury is 39 years old, and married with two young children. She was raised in Downham and went to Prendergast Comprehensive School. Having moved away with work, Elizabeth returned to South East London and has lived in Greenwich since the mid 1990s.

Elizabeth worked for nearly ten years as a journalist and broadcaster. She also worked briefly in public relations for a cancer charity. She has taken a break from full time work to look after her children.

She has been a school governor for eight years and is currently a governor at Invicta Primary School. Elizabeth enjoys reading and helps out at her children’s school, reading with the students. She also runs a book club.

James Garry was born in 1979 in Greenwich Hospital and has lived in Charlton all his life. James currently works for Goldsmiths College. He has previously worked in an eating disorders clinic and has also undertaken voluntary work with special needs children.

James is actively involved in the local community and is the deputy co-ordinator of a local Neighbourhood Watch Scheme. In his spare time, he enjoys films, cooking and wildlife.

James is standing in Charlton ward because he wants to improve the levels of cleanliness and safety on our streets. He says: "If I am elected to the Council, I will work to enhance the quality of life and quality of the environment for the people of Charlton. I am keen to serve Charlton's residents and respond to their concerns quickly and efficiently."

John Nichols was born in Greenwich District Hospital and has been brought up his entire life on Vernham Road, Plumstead. He attended the local St Margaret's Primary School, where his mother was a governor. John is now finishing a degree in Natural Sciences at Durham University, where he has been avidly involved in a range of activities. He is a keen runner, has been a Cub Scout leader and an academic mentor for children taken into care, and hopes to join the Royal Navy in the future. John has strong views on justice, bureaucracy, equality of opportunity, freedom, education, health, constitutional affairs and defence, and is determined to help make the community he has grown up in better, especially for people that may not be, or have been, as fortunate as himself.

John says, "Greenwich council is riddled with incompetence, waste and bureaucracy, which is exactly what we don't need given the current recession. I strongly support the concept of having less government interference in our lives and more common sense in our leadership. No one needs councillors to tell them what to do, they just need councillors who will get their bins emptied, ensure discipline and effective teaching in their schools and who will cut down the costs of government. In particular, Queen Elizabeth II hospital, in my ward, needs financial support, not fines for being unable to cope in an ineffective government system.

Some of the most prominent issues for me are justice and defence. We need to provide people with a clear path, away from crime and into training, to give local people the skills and confidence to gain and fulfil new aspirations. But we need to tackle crime seriously: no more lenient sentences. Street thugs know exactly what they are doing and should face serious punishment for the effects of their actions on their victims, not just a slap on the wrist. The 'get-away-with-it' culture must end now.

In defence, I think the boys on the ground are paid far too little, especially the lower ranks, and their treatment by the current government is disgusting and contemptuous. Our armed forces are expected to deal with some of the most difficult threats ever and need our absolute support. We should be very proud of them."

Malcolm Reid is 36 years old and has lived in Peninsula ward for the past 6 years, having previously lived in West Greenwich from 2000. At work, Malcolm is the Chief Financial Officer for an investment advisory firm based in Mayfair. He is also the current Treasurer of the Greenwich Conservative Federation.

Malcolm wants to tackle waste and bureaucracy in the borough to ensure residents get value for money from their council tax, and are able to access services and work to improve the environment.

Malcolm is a keen cyclist, making use of the cycle networks around the O2 and elsewhere in the borough and he enjoys regular fitness at the Arches Leisure Centre.

Malcolm says, “I would like to see an increase in dedicated cycle routes and ongoing maintenance of them and I will work together with Transport for London to improve the traffic management in the ward, particularly along Trafalgar Road”.

Maureen Burgess (Mo) was born in Wimbledon in 1944 and has lived in Shooters Hill for 33 years and in Greenwich for forty years with her husband and two children. Both her children went to a primary catholic school in Greenwich. She was a cab driver for a local firm for many years and then did Freelance Auditing. Mo had her own business selling children's clothes and had shops in most of the local Hospitals. She is now retired and widowed and spends most of her time campaigning for the Conservative Party.

Mo says “I am passionate about my local area and want to improve things for the local residents who have been neglected for forty years under a Labour Council. I especially feel that older residents have had no help in any way and are fearful to go out because of anti-social behaviour and the need for greater Police numbers to adequately patrol our streets. I want to get Red Lion Lane made one-way only, as it gridlocks nearly every day and is a constant problem to the local residents. I also would like to get something done about the number of phone masts on the hill which are multiplying and being built closer to people's homes, which is very worrying. I have the time and the energy to play a very active role if I am elected as your Councillor.”

Professional communications strategist Richard Shackleton has lived in the Borough for 25 years and is a huge fan of everything Greenwich....except for the Labour-run Council.

Richard says "Greenwich could be a fantastic place to live and work in if only we had a local administration that kept the streets clean, emptied our bins and educated our kids. Just how hard can that be? Other London Boroughs seem to do it just fine."

Simon Emmett was born in Plumstead in 1977 and lives in the Shooters Hill ward with his wife and two daughters. He is a Duty Manager for London Underground and is also a Scout Leader for the 27th Woolwich Scout Group.

Simon is standing in Shooters Hill as he is passionate about the area where he has spent the majority of his life, and feels that Labour Councillors have badly let down the residents of the ward. Simon says “There’s almost a complete disregard of residents' opinions with the Council seemingly doing as it likes. There are so many issues in the ward that simply have not been addressed, the most serious of which are the levels of anti-social behaviour and graffiti.”