On 7 May 2026, residents in the Hanger Hill 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 Jonathan Oxley, standing for Ealing Liberal Democrats in Hanger Hill, has to say:
Tell us a bit about yourself, your priorities for the ward and why you want to be councillor for Hanger Hill?
I am a Londoner who has lived and raised a family in Ealing, moving into my first property more than 30 years ago.
I bring a wealth of private and public sector experience which I put to work as a Councillor. I was a Main Board Director and interim chief executive at Ofcom – the UK’s telecoms, postal and media regulator – where I was responsible for competition policy and enforcement. Prior to that I was a Partner at PwC where I led international teams delivering projects for global companies in the technology and telecoms sectors.
I am committed to making Ealing the best Borough in London for everyone in our community.
My priorities for Hanger Hill are
• action on crime – car crime in particularly is growing scourge which needs additional police patrols.
• Cleaner and safer streets including a focus on dealing with fly-tipping hotspots
• proper representation – working hard for residents all year round and standing up for issues they care about including opposing tall towers and protecting our beautiful parks and open spaces
What motivates you?
Ealing remains a wonderful, leafy borough but in recent years it has been increasingly blighted by organised car crime, tall building developments, and rubbish strewn, overgrown and pot holed streets. I want my children to grow up in a clean and safe neighbourhood.
We need a reinvigorated opposition to the Labour Council who are increasingly arrogant and out of touch with residents.
What is your own personal connection to either Hanger Hill or any other part of the borough?
I come from an Ealing family on my father’s side who have lived in Ealing for more the 100 years! My children go to school in Ealing. I like tennis and regularly play at West Middlesex Lawn Tennis (where I am a member), and occasionally the Brentham Club. My family are regulars at Ealing Cricket Club on Corfton Road and Ealing Trailfinders where my children play competitive club cricket. I play golf at Brent Valley Golf Course and played at Perivale before the Labour Council closed it. I am a friend of the fantastic Questors Theatre on Mattock Lane.
What do you consider to be your 3 top political, work or personal achievements and what impact have they had?
Political – Breaking the Conservative’s hold in Hanger Hill by getting the brilliant Athena Zissimos and myself elected as a LibDem Councillor and replacing the Conservatives as the official opposition to the Labour Council.
Personal – Raising two wonderfully bright and talented girls … but then I’m biased!
Work – Making Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers and getting on to the Board of Ofcom where I helped recast the UK’s telecoms infrastructure policy to encourage investment in Ultrafast fibre optic networks, which are flourishing as a result.
What do you consider to be the top 3 challenges Hanger Hill faces and how will you as a councillor address them?
• Crime – car crime in particularly is growing scourge which needs additional council and police enforcement.
• Dirty and unsafe streets – we need a focus on dealing with fly-tipping hotspots and overhauling our streets and pavements, which have become overgrown and potholed
• proper representation – residents need harder working LibDem councillors to stand up for the issues they care about including opposing tall towers and protecting our beautiful parks and open spaces
What do you love about Hanger Hill and the borough of Ealing?
I love walking my dog in Pitshanger Park and enjoying the other parks and open spaces for which Ealing is justly famous, but I also love the cultural diversity of the Borough from the South Asian communities in Southall to the Japanese community in Hanger Hill. Who doesn’t love the sour dough bread in Pitshanger Bakery or Momo restaurant on Ashbourne Parade!
We have some fantastic schools, theatres and sports amenities in the Borough and despite the awful traffic jams, Ealing is still well connected in terms of public transport including the transformative Elizabeth Line.
How accessible will you be to Hanger Hill 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?
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