On 7 May 2026, residents in the South Acton ward will vote to choose who represents them at Ealing Council.
EALING.NEWS has asked all candidates standing to become a councillor, 7 questions about who they are, what they hope to deliver and why they want residents to vote for them.
Here’s what Mica Evans, standing for Ealing Community Independents in South Acton has to say:
Tell us a bit about yourself, your priorities for the ward and why you want to be councillor for South Acton?
I’m a mental health nurse by background, have worked for nearly 10 years in the NHS, and I am currently focusing on my rugby career. I play for Ealing Trailfinders, and love living in Acton which is just a quick cycle to training.
My priorities for South Acton would be on stopping closures of our public services, to build a campaign against the closure of the Michael Flanders centre. And to fight for better housing for all, but particularly on the South Acton estate where residents are being seriously let down.
What motivates you?
Big movements and campaigns, working class people feeling their power. The Palestine movement got me into politics because I felt the power of collective action. The same goes for Stand Up to Racism, the Together against the far right demonstration was a such a great day. It felt like we can win and smash the far right again!
What is your own personal connection to either South Acton or any other part of the borough?
I’ve lived in Acton for around 6 years now. I moved here to play rugby first for Wasps and now for Ealing Trailfinders. Now I love Acton – it’s my home. I love our ActOne community cinema, the Acton Coffee house, the parks, Sabiib. It’s a hugely diverse, buzzing community.
What do you consider to be your 3 top political, work or personal achievements and what impact have they had?
I’ve been part of West London Stand Up to Racism for 3 years and in the summer of 2024 I helped mobilise 400 people in Brentford against the far right during the racist riots. We pushed back the far right that day – it gave me huge confidence and strength to be an antiracist.
In May 2024, in my workplace, I faced persecution from management for wanting to advocate for Palestinian children I was working with. I was accused of being antisemitic and banned from my workplace for four months. I fought it for 1.5 years through my union and now I’m taking the NHS Trust to a tribunal next year. I’m proud to be part of the resistance in speaking out against genocide and the racist apartheid state of Israel.
I’ve played premiership rugby for three London clubs: Wasps, Saracens and now Trailfinders. I’m proud to play alongside the best players in world – they inspire me to push myself in everything I do. Being a female athlete in a male dominated sport is a challenge we’ve had to fight to be taken seriously. It’s served me well in other political fights I’ve faced.
What do you consider to be the top 3 challenges South Acton faces and how will you as a councillor address them?
I think we’re facing a housing crisis. We do not have enough affordable housing, we do not have enough social housing. What’s happening on the South Acton estate is social cleansing – they are pushing residents out by making in completely unaffordable, in some cases even evicting people by force.
I want to support residents to build a housing campaign on the South Acton estate, to link it with national housing struggles. I encourage residents to attend the national housing demonstration on 18 April @ 1pm Soho Square Gardens. I will help to fight for rent controls and more social housing.
Cutting of our public services, like the Michael Flanders Centre, and in Ealing 10 of the children’s centres. This puts enormous pressures on people’s lives. People can’t work if they have to be carers – they can’t have good lives, everyone suffers. Poor mental health and drug and alcohol services – these services have been deliberately underfunded and then privatised under the Tories and now Labour. We have to fight to save them. As a councillor I will support any struggles against this and help to create campaigns around closures.
Anti-war and antigenocide. I say welfare not warfare. Our governments seem to have money for war and killing but not for housing or our public services. I will fight for Ealing Council to divest from the £112 million it has invested through its pension funds in companies complicit in genocide.
How accessible will you be to South Acton residents and how can they get in contact with you now and if elected how will you ensure you are accessible to them in the future?
I live in Acton and I work in Ealing. When I’m not training at Trailfinders, I can be available to come and meet people to discuss issues or phone check ins. Acton is my home I want to be part of a community that feels cohesive and a collective force to fight to improve our lives. Residents can contact me through info@ealingindependents.org
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