"I live, work in, and represent the communities which make up the constituency.

What affects your families affects mine. I live in Teddington, went to school in Ham, lecture at Kingston University Business School, lead the Conservatives in Richmond, was Surbiton's GLC Member and have served as a councillor for Hampton Wick and Petersham.

"As a member of the GLA I will put the interests of our local individual communities first and be their voice. I will not support a ban on traffic in Richmond Park or any new taxes on motorists. I want a crack down on vandalism, graffiti and filthy streets and will support the police in imposing it. I will support a ban on night-flights.

"The Thames unites our three boroughs, I want the opportunity to help do the same."

GEOFFREY POPE - LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Geoff Pope is a Londoner who was Mayor of Richmond upon Thames and worked for SmithKline Beecham in Brentford for 29 years.

A Twickenham councillor for 16 years, he now chairs the NHS trust at Teddington and Alcohol Services Kingston and Richmond. He is a governor of Waldegrave School, Twickenham.

He is a leading campaigner for public transport improvements, faster bus services, more reliable trains and much better passenger information and wants higher profile community policing and major projects to clean up London's environment.

He said: "My business Local Authority, International Business, Voluntary Sector and Health Service experience are an invaluable platform to represent local people."

JUDY MACIEJOWSKA - GREEN PARTY

A political researcher, Mrs Maciejowska has lived in Twickenham for almost 30 years.

She currently works alongside the party's Members of the European Parliament. She joined the Green Party in the 1980s and has actively campaigned against the building of Terminal 5 at Heathrow, as well as solutions to local transport problems. She said: "The new London Assembly will have jurisdiction over many of the issues that the Green Party has campaigned on for many years.

"These elections give the people of south west London a unique opportunity to elect a real voice for radical change."

JAGDISH SHARMA - LABOUR PARTY

"To me London is the greatest financial and cultural capital City of the world.

I want the benefits of London not just to go to the inner city but the outer areas too. I believe that with my knowledge, commitment and experience, I am best suited to argue the case for investment into my area.

The London Assembly allows the voices of Londoners to be heard through a democratically elected body. If elected to the London Assembly, I will work towards improving relationships between the Police and local communities to help tackle crime. In the past weeks, people have told me of the need to improve bus provision to and from hospitals and that they welcome the idea of an outer London orbital route."

DANIEL FAITH - LONDON SOCIALIST ALLIANCE

Danny Faith lives in Brentford and works as a Computer Programmer at Heathrow.

He is an experienced local campaigner and been involved in Justice for Ricky Reel and support for the Lufthansa Sky Chef employees fighting against unfair dismissal.

He said: "I will campaign against the privatisation of public services such as Air Traffic Control - these should remain under public control and be funded by taxing the rich - and an end to racism and corruption in the Metropolitan Police.

"I believe in putting people before profit - the only real protection working people have is when they stick together."