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.”