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 Christina Meiklejohn, standing for Ealing Green Party 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’ve lived in the borough of Ealing for over 40 years, originally in Hanwell Broadway ward, now we live in the adjacent ward to South Acton. I’m retired from work as a technician at the BBC and a long time ago I studied engineering, I like practical solutions. South Acton is quite a small ward one of the things I notice is that there are few substantial green spaces, Acton Gardens of course, but I work with Abundance London and I find their method of finding small spaces in communities and supporting a “head” gardener to help and maintain renovation of them really works well and engages people who live close by.
What motivates you?
I’ve been a member of the Green Party for over 35 years, the reason I joined and the reason I have remained are the same, protect the environment, obviously but the Green Party has always been about all aspects of life, it’s become better known for its vision of social justice but that has always
been there.
What is your own personal connection to either South Acton or any other part of the borough?
I’ve lived south of Acton for over 25 years now so I know this area well, I cycle most places which means you get to see streets in a different way to when you drive through them. I shop on Acton high road, I volunteer at ActOne cinema – a great community asset! My doctor’s surgery is in the ward.
What do you consider to be your 3 top political, work or personal achievements and what impact have they had?
Most green initiatives propose “Think globally, act locally”, that’s my mantra. I walked my dog in the park and fumed at the littler, so for the past 15 years I’ve just taken my litter picker and picked it up, I feel better and the park is better and other people have started doing it too. The council flowerbed at the end of the road was a bed of weeds for most of the year, I started caring for it then went to the council and asked to take it on and have cared for it for the past 7 years.
What do you consider to be the top 3 challenges South Acton faces and how will you as a councillor address them?
The pressure on housing and for housing is intense, I’d want to be very sure that the right sort of houses are being built in the right place, I want us to build homes for people , not just investment opportunities. I’d want to hold Labour to account on that. Residents have spoken to me regarding the issue of street parking. I’d like everyone who can to use public transport or walk or cycle but who parks where and when is a real issue that needs careful thought.
What do you love about South Acton and the borough of Ealing?
Many of the streets in South Acton have a real community going on, I’d like to encourage that. There has been a lot of street tree planting in the last few years, which I’m really pleased about, I’d like more variety, but I expect the Tree Officer knows a lot more about urban trees than I do!
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?
One of the issues raised more often than any other is how inaccessible the council is, how hard it is to find someone to talk to and how getting a response is like pulling teeth, I’d want to change that, sometimes just getting back to someone can make them at least feel heard.
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