Hear Ealing's Election Hopefuls Live On Air

West London's local radio station host a week of debates

Perplexed about healthcare? Fed up about crime? Irritated over immigration? Whatever the topic, if you care about it, we’ll be covering it.
Westside 89.6FM will be hosting a series of debates with candidates from the three main political parties kicking off on Monday 26 April (6 - 8pm)
Hosted by 'Community Show's' Carla Battisti, this is an amazing opportunity for the public to make up their own minds and to quiz the candidates before the elections on May 6.

The Debates

Monday 26th April – Ealing Community Safety issues
Cllr Wolodymyr Barczuk (Con), Cllr Kamaljit Dhindsa (Lab) & Cllr Jon Ball (Lib)
Tuesday 27th April - Ealing North MP candidates
Ian Gibb (Con), Steve Pound (Lab), & Chris Lucas (Lib)
Wednesday 28th April – Ealing Youth Services issues
Cllr Ian Gibb (Con), Cllr Patricia Walker (Lab) & Cllr Jon Ball (Lib)
Thursday 29th April – candidates for Leader of Ealing Council
Cllr Jason Stacey (Con), Cllr Julian Bell (Lab) & Cllr Harvey Rose (Lib)
Friday 30th April - Ealing Southall MP candidates
Gurcharan Singh (Con), Virendra Sharma (Lab) and Nigel Bakhai (Lib)

Carla Battisti, Westside presenter, said:

“I’m so excited about these debates – there have been so many contentious issues over the past year and this provides the perfect platform for the local community to put their questions to elected representatives in the week running up to the general election.

''Our election coverage will ensure that you don’t end up in the polling booth scratching your head. You only have one chance to make your voice heard, so use it well – and if you happen to find yourself falling victim to ‘voter apathy’, just remember: if you don’t vote, you don’t have a say.”

The election specials will be broadcast live between 6-8pm every day during the week commencing 26 April on Westside 89.6FM or via www.westsideradio.co.uk.
If you have a question to put to the panel, please email it in advance to info@westsideradio.co.uk or call 020 8571 9700 for more details.

April 24, 2010