On 6th May 2010, the residents of Ealing Southall will have an opportunity to give their verdict on the 4 years of Conservative administration of Ealing and Labour’s rule at the Westminster over the past 13 years.

By any yardstick, Labour’s administration has been nothing but a disaster. They took us to illegal war in Iraq, presided over the longest and the deepest recession with 3.1m unemployed of which youths count nearly 28%, spent billions on ID cards and despite being at the helm for 13 long years, have not been able to control our boarders where hundreds of people are entering the UK unchecked. We need a CHANGE and there is no better place to start than Ealing Southall.

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While Labour’s recovery plans include more taxes, like death tax, job tax, more tax on your inheritance, possible increase in VAT and more debts, the Conservative plans are based on investment. We will cut Labour’s waste and not the NHS. Under Conservative 7 out of 10 workers will be better off.

On the home front, people of Ealing Southall have never had so good. Under Conservatives, more than 95% of our streets are now cleaned to grade A standard, the recycling rate doubled, more than £10m invested in infrastructure, we've established a new library and health centre in Southall and all this has been achieved on the back of Council tax increase of just 1.9% for 2008/09, no increase for 2009/10 (the lowest for decades) and a refund of £50 to each council tax payer.

My main priorities for Ealing Southall are

• The future of Ealing Hospital
• Crime and youth unemployment
• Congestion and Traffic.

I will strive hard not only to maintain services at Ealing Hospital but also to enhance them. I will campaign for more uniformed police officers on the beat and explore all avenues to extend the Underground to Southall.

I have been a resident of Southall since 1972; all my three children were educated at local schools. I have been a Councillor since 1982, I have held numerous local government posts (including Chair of Housing and Environment and Waste) and was Ealing Mayor for 2003/04 when I raised more than £35,000 for charities which included Meadow House hospice. With these credentials, I offer myself as the Conservative Party Parliamentary candidate for Ealing Southall and look forward receiving your support to bring about the CHANGES we deserve.

Gurcharan