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 Elizabeth Jones, 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 lived on South Acton estate, now Acton Gardens, in my 20s and moved back to Ealing aged 40. The ‘fire sale’ of everything – from libraries and town halls to housing estates, community spaces and sports clubs – has shocked me. The Labour Party is no longer ‘labour’. The Council sells off our council assets while paying themselves six figure salaries that increase by 3% every year, while our council tax goes up. I want to change this.
What motivates you?
I’m motivated by the urgency of standing against the ‘fire sale’ of all Ealing’s council buildings, even though the Council is not in debt: for example, 10 children’s centres and the adult social daycare centre in Acton called Michael Flanders. The Council is undemocratic. They have now squashed local petitions and objections by undemocratically raising the number of signatories required 3-fold. The Labour Party has a huge majority on the Council and can do whatever developments they please without proper local consultation. I’ve heard from residents that the Council then ignore residents’ problems with unfinished roads and shoddy repairs by the freeholders of such developments.
What is your own personal connection to either South Acton or any other part of the borough?
I used to live in Acton, and while some regeneration has worked well, Labour failed to get us a good deal financially; we did not get a good percentage of council housing stock back in lieu. We got so little, in fact, that while developers’ profits have soared, Ealing residents’ share of publicly held assets has been minimal. This means the Council turns to private landlords to house anybody on the council housing list and this pushes up private rents for working people and young people. It’s wasteful and short sighted by the Labour Council. And Council Leader Peter Mason has been previously caught schmoozing with developers on overseas trips that are aimed at selling development opportunities. It suits him, not us. I want to stand up for residents and see that we get a good deal on housing.
What do you consider to be your 3 top political, work or personal achievements and what impact have they had?
I’ve worked in the NHS and helped Westminster NHS achieve some of their commissioning goals. I taught at Birkbeck University and worked at Fulham Boys school, which I found very rewarding – coaching those from less well-off backgrounds. Locally, working with others from the community to try to block Ealing Labour Council’s closure of 10 children’s centres through the High Court this year was an important step towards taking a stand against Ealing Labour’s shortsighted cuts. Why replace council services with expensive private nurseries? Once our public land is sold we never get it back. I will retain and invest in our assets for future generations.
What do you consider to be the top 3 challenges South Acton faces and how will you as a councillor address them?
If elected in South Acton I will tackle the following challenges:
1) Hold the freeholder to account in Acton Gardens on roads and repairs for residents, in particular dealing swiftly with water pressure issues, or damp and pest problems for council tenants.
2) I will keep Michael Flanders centre open for elderly residents on Church Road where it has stood since the 1970s, and allow those with dementia to benefit from investment in it. The intensity of housing indicates a need for such spaces for the elderly.
3) I will improve community engagement with young people, through sports , music and education, keeping them safe and free of the dangers of addiction, sometimes a plague around Acton at night – causing distress but also leading to a loss of hope by young people in their future.
What do you love about South Acton and the borough of Ealing?
I love the mix of people in Acton, our green spaces and the ambition I sense in the community to make their lives better. Good councillors can support such ambition to thrive, but what we have from Ealing’s Labour-run Council is self-serving and shortsighted decision-making.
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?
Access and transparency are essential, and South Acton councillors are rarely, if ever, seen in the ward. Labour got rid of ward meetings, while Lib Dems still have them. I will use space in the local area to have regular ward meetings and have time to listen and work for residents, whatever their issue. I can be contacted at ElizabethCameron601@outlook.com
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